S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3844
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE, ASHBY, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO,
J. M. GIGLIO, HAWLEY, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER,
M. MILLER, MORINELLO, RA, SALKA, SCHMITT, SMITH, WALCZYK -- Multi-
Sponsored by -- M. of A. BYRNES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to codifying
distinctive plates for emergency medical technician paramedics and
eliminating the annual service charge for such plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-ff to read as follows:
§ 404-FF. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMED-
ICS. 1. ANY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMEDICS RESIDING IN THIS
STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORD
"PARAMEDIC". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM AND DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED HEREIN SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF,
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT IS AN EMERGENCY
MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMEDIC.
3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE SIXTY
DOLLAR REGISTRATION FEE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO ANNUAL SERVICE
CHARGE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
§ 2. Distinctive plates issued prior to the effective date of this act
bearing the word "paramedic" shall be considered to have been issued
under section 404-ff of the vehicle and traffic law and all such plates
issued after the effective date of this act shall be issued with the
same issuance requirements, fees and service charges as a plate issued
under such section.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03605-02-1
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§ 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a surety bond
in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a
surety company authorized by the department of financial services to
transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis-
sioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to plate design,
production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
plate together with the additional annual service charge applicable to
each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no such surety bond
shall be required. All service charges collected pursuant to this
section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo
of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g
of the state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,
advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
with such section 95-g.
2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two
hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
such plates are sold by such time, the department of motor vehicles
shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
to such shortfall.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.