Assembly Bill A5667

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to repealing the driver's license access and privacy act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A5667 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §201 subs 8 - 12, §502 subs 1, 7 & 8, amd §§502 & 508, V & T L; rpld §7, Chap 37 of 2019
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10168
2023-2024: A5395

2021-A5667 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Repeals the driver's license access and privacy act.

2021-A5667 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5667
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to repealing
   the driver's  license  access  and  privacy  act;  to  repeal  certain
   provisions  of  such  law relating thereto; and to repeal section 7 of
   chapter 39 of the laws of 2019, amending the vehicle and  traffic  law
   relating to the issuance of non-commercial drivers' licenses and lear-
   ners' permits; and to repeal subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehi-
   cle and traffic law
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of  section  201  of  the
 vehicle and traffic law are REPEALED.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
   1. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S  LICENSE  SHALL
 BE  MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE FEE PRESCRIBED BY LAW MAY BE SUBMITTED
 WITH SUCH APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH SUCH PROOF OF IDENTI-
 TY, AGE, AND FITNESS AS MAY  BE  REQUIRED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.    THE
 COMMISSIONER  MAY  ALSO  PROVIDE  THAT  THE  APPLICATION PROCEDURE SHALL
 INCLUDE THE TAKING OF A PHOTO  IMAGE  OR  IMAGES  OF  THE  APPLICANT  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN
 ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER ALSO SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE
 HIS  OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON THE APPLI-
 CATION SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE NEW  YORK  STATE  ORGAN
 AND  TISSUE  DONOR REGISTRY UNDER SECTION FORTY-THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE
 PUBLIC HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN  CLEAR
 AND CONSPICUOUS TYPE:
   "YOU  MUST  FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED
 TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS  QUES-
 TION'."
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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