NY State Senate Bill 2021-S5993

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2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6752
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §§401, 318, 404, 404-a, 404-c, 499-b, 510, 514 & 2261, V & T L; amd §§11-809.1, 11-2202, 11-2204 & 19-506, NYC Ad Cd; amd §9110, Ins L; amd §1201, Tax L; amd §§80 & 140, Transp L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: S4527, A4221

2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the registration of motor vehicles; makes conforming changes.

2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5993

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the regis-
tration of motor vehicles; and to amend the administrative code of the
city of New York, the insurance law, the tax law, the transportation
law, and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making conforming
changes

 
PURPOSE:

To eliminate the requirement that registrations for motor vehicles and
trailers be renewed every two years.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 of the bill amends subdivisions 5 and 5-a of Section 401 of
the Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) to delete references to reregistration
and renewal of motor vehicle registrations and add new language requir-

ing that motor vehicles need only be registered upon the initial acqui-
sition of the vehicle and keeping such registrations in effect until the
certificate of title is transferred to a new owner. New language is also
added to provide that existing motor vehicle registrations remain valid
until the certificate of title is transferred. Finally, upon the trans-
fer of title, the new owner would then be required to register the vehi-
cle anew.

Sections 1-a through 1-h of the bill amends subdivision 5-a of Section
401 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to delete references to renewal.

Section 2 of the bill amends VTL 401(6)(a),(d), and (g) to delete refer-
ences to reregistration and renewal.

Sections 3 and 4 of the bill amend VTL 401(7) to delete references to
reregistration.

Section 5 of the bill amends VTL 401(8)(a) to change the reference to
"times of registration" to "validity of registration" and to delete
references to reregistration and renewal.

Sections 6 through 26 of the bill amend various relevant provisions of
the VTL, Administrative Code of the City of New York, Insurance Law, Tax
Law, and Transportation Law to delete references to reregistration and
renewal.

Section 27 of the bill is the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

As New Yorkers find it more difficult to work, conduct business and
survive than ever before, one simple thing we can do to incentivize
people and businesses to stay is to reduce their costs. This bill takes
a rational approach to reducing overall personal and business expenses
by requiring that the registration of motor vehicles and trailers be
done only upon the initial acquisition of the vehicle or trailer or upon
the transfer of a certificate of title to a new owner. This would elimi-
nate the requirement to renew those registrations biennially at a cost
of well over a $100 for the average two-car family or the average busi-
ness with one vehicle and two trailers. This small incentive would
demonstrate goodwill on the state's part toward its law-abiding citi-
zens.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This bill would take effect on the 180th day.

2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5993
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  regis-
   tration of motor vehicles; and to amend the administrative code of the
   city  of  New York, the insurance law, the tax law, the transportation
   law, and the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to making conforming
   changes
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The section heading and subdivisions 5 and 5-a of section
 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, subdivision 5 as amended by  chapter
 136  of  the  laws  of  1969, paragraph a of subdivision 5 as amended by
 chapter 137 of the laws of   1989,  paragraph  b  of  subdivision  5  as
 amended  by chapter 826 of the laws of 1985, and paragraph c of subdivi-
 sion 5 as amended by chapter 356 of the laws of 1990, subdivision 5-a as
 added by chapter 164 of the laws of 1970, paragraph a of subdivision 5-a
 as separately amended by chapters 19, 20 and 23 of  the  laws  of  2009,
 subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 5-a as separately amended
 by  chapters 145 and 148 of the laws of 2019, paragraph b of subdivision
 5-a as added and paragraph c as relettered by chapter 487 of the laws of
 1993, and paragraph c of subdivision 5-a as added by chapter 164 of  the
 laws of 1970, are amended to read as follows:
   Registration of motor vehicles; fees[; renewals].
   5. [Times for] VALIDITY OF registration[, reregistration and renewal];
 proportionate  fees.  [a.  Registrations,  reregistrations  and renewals
 shall take effect and expire on dates determined  by  the  commissioner.
 However,  where  the expiration date of the registration of any vehicle,
 except a taxi or an omnibus, falls on a Saturday, Sunday or state  holi-
 day,  such registration shall be valid for the operation of such vehicle
 until midnight of the next day on which state offices shall be open  for
 business.  Provided, however, that renewal of a registration may be used

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD09798-02-1

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 preceding the expiration date of such registration including such  expi-
 ration  date.  Provided, further, however, that where the required proof
 of registration consists of an expired registration for the  same  vehi-
 cle, issued to the same person applying for the registration or renewal,
 and the expired registration certificate and number plates and date tags
 issued for such registration had not been surrendered to the commission-
 er  on  or  before the expiration date of such registration, the commis-
 sioner may in his discretion deem such application to be  a  renewal  of
 the  expired  registration and require that the fee paid for such regis-
 tration be computed as if the registration had been made  prior  to  the
 date of expiration of the expired registration.
   b.  The fee for the renewal of a registration shall be the same as the
 annual registration fee, and, where a registration or renewal is  for  a
 period  of  more  or  less  than  one  calendar year, the annual fees as
 provided in this section shall be increased or  reduced  proportionately
 on  a daily computation basis, except that where the annual registration
 fee for such vehicle would amount to ten dollars or less, the fee  shall
 not be so prorated.
   c.]  Notwithstanding  any other provision of this article, the commis-
 sioner shall issue registrations [and  renewals  of  registrations]  for
 motor  vehicles  for which a registration fee established in paragraph a
 of subdivision six of this section is required to be paid and for  motor
 vehicles  having  a maximum gross weight of not more than eighteen thou-
 sand pounds for which a registration fee established in paragraph one of
 schedule B of subdivision seven of this section is required to  be  paid
 [for a period of not less than two years]. THE INITIAL REGISTRATION OF A
 NEW MODEL YEAR MOTOR VEHICLE FOR WHICH A REGISTRATION FEE ESTABLISHED IN
 PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION IS REQUIRED AND FOR A NEW
 MODEL  YEAR MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF NOT MORE THAN
 EIGHTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS FOR WHICH A  REGISTRATION  FEE  ESTABLISHED  IN
 PARAGRAPH  ONE  OF  SCHEDULE  B  OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION IS
 REQUIRED TO BE PAID SHALL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE TITLE OF SUCH MOTOR VEHI-
 CLE IS TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN  ARTICLE  FORTY-SIX  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER. THE REGISTRATION OF ANY SUCH OLDER MODEL YEAR MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES THAT ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED SHALL NOT EXPIRE UNTIL THE  TITLE  OF
 SUCH  MOTOR VEHICLE IS TRANSFERRED TO A NEW OWNER AS PROVIDED IN ARTICLE
 FORTY-SIX OF THIS CHAPTER. UPON SUCH TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE OF  TITLE
 THE  NEW OWNER SHALL REGISTER THE MOTOR VEHICLE AND PAY THE REGISTRATION
 FEE ESTABLISHED IN PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION SIX OR IN PARAGRAPH ONE OF
 SCHEDULE B OF SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION. In addition,  the  full
 amount  of  any other charges, taxes or fees [which would be required to
 be paid to, or collected by, the commissioner during the  entire  regis-
 tration  period  if  registrations were issued for twelve month periods]
 shall be paid to the commissioner at the time of such  registration  [or
 renewal  of  registration.  The  commissioner shall promulgate rules and
 regulations for  the  issuance  of  registration  renewals  extended  as
 required  in  this paragraph. However, such regulations may provide that
 the initial issuance of extended renewals be  accomplished  over  a  two
 year  period.  The  commissioner  may  by  regulation  exempt  from  the
 provisions of this paragraph registrations for motor vehicles issued  in
 conjunction  with  any  long-term  registration  program or registration
 reciprocity or proration agreement which this state has  established  or
 to which this state is a party].
   5-a.  Denial  of  registration [or renewal].  a. (i) If at the time of
 application for a registration [or renewal thereof] there is  a  certif-
 ication  from  a  court,  parking violations bureau, traffic and parking

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 violations agency or administrative tribunal of appropriate jurisdiction
 or administrative tribunal of appropriate jurisdiction that  the  regis-
 trant  or  his or her representative failed to appear on the return date
 or  any subsequent adjourned date or failed to comply with the rules and
 regulations of an administrative tribunal following  entry  of  a  final
 decision  in  response  to  a  total of three or more summonses or other
 process in the aggregate, issued within an eighteen month period, charg-
 ing either that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or standing,
 or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by  the  registrant  or
 his  or  her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for hire by
 the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of  the  provisions
 of  this  chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by a
 local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable  in  accordance  with
 section  eleven  hundred  eleven-a,  section  eleven hundred eleven-b or
 section eleven hundred eleven-d of  this  chapter  for  a  violation  of
 subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or
 (iii) the registrant  was  liable  in  accordance  with  section  eleven
 hundred  eleven-c  of  this  chapter  for  a  violation  of  a  bus lane
 restriction as defined in such  section,  or  (iv)  the  registrant  was
 liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chap-
 ter for a violation of subdivision (c) or (d) of section eleven  hundred
 eighty  of this chapter, or (vi) the registrant was liable in accordance
 with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a violation  of
 subdivision  (d)  of  section  eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or
 (vii) the registrant  was  liable  in  accordance  with  section  eleven
 hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter for a violation of section eleven
 hundred  seventy-four  of this chapter, or [(vii)] (VIII) the registrant
 was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred  eighty-d  of  this
 chapter  for  a  violation  of  subdivision (c) or (d) of section eleven
 hundred eighty of this chapter, the commissioner or  his  or  her  agent
 shall deny the registration [or renewal] application until the applicant
 provides  proof from the court, traffic and parking violations agency or
 administrative tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an  appear-
 ance  or answer has been made or in the case of an administrative tribu-
 nal that he or she has complied with the rules and regulations  of  said
 tribunal  following  entry  of a final decision. Where an application is
 denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may,  in  his  or  her
 discretion,  deny  a  registration [or renewal] application to any other
 person for the same vehicle and may deny  a  registration  [or  renewal]
 application  for  any  other motor vehicle registered in the name of the
 applicant where the commissioner has determined that  such  registrant's
 intent  has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the
 commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe  that  such  registration
 [or  renewal]  will  have  the  effect of defeating the purposes of this
 subdivision. Such denial shall only remain in  effect  as  long  as  the
 summonses  remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative tribu-
 nal, the registrant fails to  comply  with  the  rules  and  regulations
 following entry of a final decision.
   (ii)  For purposes of this paragraph, the term "motor vehicle operated
 for hire" shall mean and include a taxicab, livery, coach, limousine  or
 tow truck.
   b.  If at the time of application by any person for a registration [or
 renewal thereof] there is a certification from a court or an  agency  or
 administrative  tribunal  with regulatory or adjudicatory authority over
 van services or other such common carriers of  passengers  in  any  city
 with  a  population  of over one million pursuant to subdivision five of

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 section eighty of the transportation law that  there  remains  unpaid  a
 penalty  imposed  by  such  agency  or  administrative tribunal or court
 following entry of a decision or order, including a decision or order in
 a  proceeding  in  which  there  has been a failure to appear or pay, in
 response to a notice of  violation,  summons  or  other  process  issued
 charging  that  the  vehicle was operated as a van service or other such
 common carrier of passengers without the operating authority required by
 such local law or ordinance,  the  commissioner  or  the  commissioner's
 agent  shall  impose  a vehicle identification number block and deny the
 registration [or renewal] application until the applicant provides proof
 from the court or agency or other administrative  tribunal  wherein  the
 charges  were adjudicated that such penalty has been paid in full or the
 violation has been corrected to its satisfaction. Where  an  application
 is  denied  pursuant  to  this  paragraph,  the commissioner may, in the
 commissioner's discretion, deny a registration [or renewal]  application
 for  any  other  motor  vehicle  registered in the name of the applicant
 where the commissioner has determined that such registrant's intent  has
 been  to evade the purposes of this paragraph and where the commissioner
 has reasonable grounds to believe that such  registration  [or  renewal]
 will  have  the effect of defeating the purposes of this paragraph. Such
 vehicle identification number block and  denial  shall  only  remain  in
 effect until the penalty has been paid in full or the violation has been
 corrected  to  the satisfaction of the court, city agency or administra-
 tive tribunal.
   c. The commissioner may promulgate such regulations as  are  necessary
 to  effectuate  the provisions of this subdivision, including provisions
 for the recovery of the administrative costs of the program incurred for
 each municipality. The commissioner may, in his  discretion,  refuse  to
 process a certification received from a court or administrative tribunal
 in  any  municipality  which has failed to comply with the provisions of
 section five hundred fourteen of this chapter or which does not have  an
 effective  program for enforcing suspension and revocation orders issued
 by the department.
   § 1-a. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph a of subdivision 5-a  of  section
 401  of  the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 8 of chapter
 145 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (i) If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal ther-
 eof] there is a certification from a court, parking  violations  bureau,
 traffic  and  parking  violations  agency  or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction or [adminstrative] ADMINISTRATIVE  tribunal  of
 appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his or her represen-
 tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
 date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
 trative tribunal following entry of a final decision in  response  to  a
 total  of  three  or  more  summonses or other process in the aggregate,
 issued within an eighteen month period, charging either that:  (i)  such
 motor  vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor vehi-
 cle was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent  without
 being  licensed  as  a  motor  vehicle for hire by the appropriate local
 authority, in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter  or  of
 any  law,  ordinance,  rule  or regulation made by a local authority; or
 (ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eleven-a, section eleven hundred  eleven-b  or  section  eleven  hundred
 eleven-d  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
 eleven hundred eleven of this  chapter;  or  (iii)  the  registrant  was
 liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap-

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 ter for a violation of  a  bus  lane  restriction  as  defined  in  such
 section,  or  (iv)  the registrant was liable in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
 (c)  or  (d) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter, or [(vi)]
 (V) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven  hundred
 eleven-e  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or [(vii)]  (VI)  the  registrant
 was  liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of
 this chapter for a violation of section eleven hundred  seventy-four  of
 this chapter, the commissioner or his or her agent shall deny the regis-
 tration [or renewal] application until the applicant provides proof from
 the  court,  traffic  and  parking  violations  agency or administrative
 tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an  appearance  or  answer
 has  been  made  or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or
 she has complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal follow-
 ing entry of a final decision. Where an application is  denied  pursuant
 to  this section, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a
 registration [or renewal] application to any other person for  the  same
 vehicle  and  may  deny  a registration [or renewal] application for any
 other motor vehicle registered in the name of the  applicant  where  the
 commissioner  has  determined  that such registrant's intent has been to
 evade the purposes of this subdivision and where  the  commissioner  has
 reasonable  grounds  to believe that such registration [or renewal] will
 have the effect of defeating the  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such
 denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unan-
 swered,  or  in  the  case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant
 fails to comply with the rules and  regulations  following  entry  of  a
 final decision.
   §  1-b.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-a of chapter 145  of
 the laws of 2019 and section 11-a of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is
 amended to read as follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of]  there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry of a final decision in response to a
 total of three or more summonses or  other  process  in  the  aggregate,
 issued  within  an eighteen month period, charging either that: (i) such
 motor vehicle was parked, stopped or standing, or that such motor  vehi-
 cle  was operated for hire by the registrant or his or her agent without
 being licensed as a motor vehicle for  hire  by  the  appropriate  local
 authority,  in  violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or of
 any law, ordinance, rule or regulation made by  a  local  authority;  or
 (ii) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eleven-b  of  this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d) of section
 eleven hundred eleven of this  chapter;  or  (iii)  the  registrant  was
 liable  in accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-c of this chap-
 ter for a violation of  a  bus  lane  restriction  as  defined  in  such
 section;  or  (iv)  the registrant was liable in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
 (d)  of  section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter or (v) the regis-
 trant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred  eighty-b  of
 this chapter for a violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of
 section  eleven  hundred  eighty of this chapter; or (vi) the registrant

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 was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred  eleven-e  of  this
 chapter  for  a  violation  of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
 eleven of this chapter; or (vii) the registrant was liable in accordance
 with  section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a  of  this  chapter  for a
 violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four  of  this  chapter;  or
 [(vii)]  (VIII)  the  registrant  was  liable in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter,  the  commissioner  or his or her agent shall deny the registration
 [or renewal] application until the applicant  provides  proof  from  the
 court or administrative tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an
 appearance  or  answer has been made or in the case of an administrative
 tribunal that he or she has complied with the rules and  regulations  of
 said  tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an application
 is denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in his or  her
 discretion,  deny  a  registration [or renewal] application to any other
 person for the same vehicle and  may  deny  a  registration  or  renewal
 application  for  any  other motor vehicle registered in the name of the
 applicant where the commissioner has determined that  such  registrant's
 intent  has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the
 commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe  that  such  registration
 [or  renewal]  will  have  the  effect of defeating the purposes of this
 subdivision. Such denial shall only remain in  effect  as  long  as  the
 summonses  remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative tribu-
 nal, the registrant fails to  comply  with  the  rules  and  regulations
 following entry of a final decision.
   §  1-c.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-b of chapter 145 and
 section 11-b of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of]  there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
 three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
 month  period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped
 or standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated  for  hire  by  the
 registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle
 for  hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the
 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
 made  by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in accord-
 ance with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-c  of  this  chapter  for  a
 violation of a bus lane restriction as defined in such section; or (iii)
 the  registrant  was  liable  in  accordance with section eleven hundred
 eleven-d of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d)  of  section
 eleven hundred eleven of this chapter; or (iv) the registrant was liable
 in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-b of this chapter for a
 violation  of  subdivision  (b),  (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven
 hundred eighty of this chapter,[,]  or  the  registrant  was  liable  in
 accordance  with  section  eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter for a
 violation of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or  (g)  of  section  eleven
 hundred  eighty  of  this  chapter;  or (v) the registrant was liable in
 accordance with section eleven hundred eleven-e of this  chapter  for  a
 violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this

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 chapter; or (vii) the registrant was liable in accordance  with  section
 eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter for a violation of section
 eleven  hundred seventy-four of this chapter, the commissioner or his or
 her agent shall deny the registration [or renewal] application until the
 applicant provides proof from the court or administrative tribunal wher-
 ein  the  charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made
 or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or she has complied
 with the rules and regulations of said tribunal  following  entry  of  a
 final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant to this section,
 the  commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny a registration [or
 renewal] application to any other person for the same  vehicle  and  may
 deny a registration [or renewal] application for any other motor vehicle
 registered  in  the  name  of  the  applicant where the commissioner has
 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the  purposes
 of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to
 believe  that  such  registration  [or  renewal] will have the effect of
 defeating the purposes of  this  subdivision.  Such  denial  shall  only
 remain  in  effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the
 case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply  with
 the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
   §  1-d.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-c of chapter 145 and
 section 11-c of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of]  there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
 three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
 month  period, charging that: (i) such motor vehicle was parked, stopped
 or standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated  for  hire  by  the
 registrant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle
 for  hire by the appropriate local authority, in violation of any of the
 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
 made  by a local authority; or (ii) the registrant was liable in accord-
 ance with  section  eleven  hundred  eleven-d  of  this  chapter  for  a
 violation  of  subdivision  (d) of section eleven hundred eleven of this
 chapter; or (iii) the registrant was liable in accordance  with  section
 eleven  hundred  eighty-b  of this chapter for violations of subdivision
 (b), (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty of this chap-
 ter,[,] or the registrant was liable in accordance with  section  eleven
 hundred eighty-d of this chapter for violations of subdivision (b), (c),
 (d),  (f)  or  (g)  of section eleven hundred eighty of this chapter; or
 (iv) the registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred
 eleven-e of this chapter for a violation of subdivision (d)  of  section
 eleven  hundred eleven of this chapter; or (v) the registrant was liable
 in accordance with section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter
 for a violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four of this  chapter,
 the  commissioner  or  his  or her agent shall deny the registration [or
 renewal] application until the applicant provides proof from  the  court
 or  administrative  tribunal  wherein  the  charges  are pending that an
 appearance or answer has been made or in the case of  an  administrative
 tribunal  that  he or she has complied with the rules and regulations of
 said tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an  application

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 is  denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her
 discretion, deny a registration [or renewal] application  to  any  other
 person  for  the  same  vehicle and may deny a registration [or renewal]
 application  for  any  other motor vehicle registered in the name of the
 applicant where the commissioner has determined that  such  registrant's
 intent  has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the
 commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe  that  such  registration
 [or  renewal]  will  have  the  effect of defeating the purposes of this
 subdivision. Such denial shall only remain in  effect  as  long  as  the
 summonses  remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative tribu-
 nal, the registrant fails to  comply  with  the  rules  and  regulations
 following entry of a final decision.
   §  1-e.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-d of chapter 145 and
 section 11-d of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of]  there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
 three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
 month  period,  charging  that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or
 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
 trant or his OR HER agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle  for
 hire  by  the  appropriate  local  authority, in violation of any of the
 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
 made  by  a  local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance
 with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter for  violations  of
 subdivision  (b),  (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty
 of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eleven-d of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
 (d)  of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the registrant
 was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred  eleven-e  of  this
 chapter  for  a  violation  of subdivision (d) of section eleven hundred
 eleven of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accordance  with
 section eleven hundred seventy-four-a of this chapter for a violation of
 section eleven hundred seventy-four of this chapter, the commissioner or
 his  or  her  agent shall deny the registration [or renewal] application
 until the applicant provides proof  from  the  court  or  administrative
 tribunal  wherein  the  charges are pending that an appearance or answer
 has been made or in the case of an administrative tribunal  that  he  or
 she has complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal follow-
 ing  entry  of a final decision. Where an application is denied pursuant
 to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deny  a
 registration  [or  renewal] application to any other person for the same
 vehicle and may deny a registration [or  renewal]  application  for  any
 other  motor  vehicle  registered in the name of the applicant where the
 commissioner has determined that such registrant's intent  has  been  to
 evade  the  purposes  of this subdivision and where the commissioner has
 reasonable grounds to believe that such registration [or  renewal]  will
 have  the  effect  of  defeating  the purposes of this subdivision. Such
 denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unan-
 swered, or in the case of an  administrative  tribunal,  the  registrant

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 fails  to  comply  with  the  rules and regulations following entry of a
 final decision.
   §  1-f.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-f of chapter 145 and
 section 11-f of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to  read  as
 follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of]  there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  or  her  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
 three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
 month  period,  charging  that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or
 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
 trant or his or her agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle  for
 hire  by  the  appropriate  local  authority, in violation of any of the
 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
 made  by  a  local authority, or the registrant was liable in accordance
 with section eleven hundred eighty-d of this chapter for  violations  of
 subdivision  (b),  (c), (d), (f) or (g) of section eleven hundred eighty
 of this chapter, or the registrant was liable in accordance with section
 eleven hundred eleven-e of this chapter for a violation  of  subdivision
 (d)  of section eleven hundred eleven of this chapter, or the registrant
 was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred  seventy-four-a  of
 this  chapter  for a violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four of
 this chapter, the commissioner or his or her agent shall deny the regis-
 tration [or renewal] application until the applicant provides proof from
 the court or administrative tribunal wherein  the  charges  are  pending
 that an appearance or answer has been made or in the case of an adminis-
 trative  tribunal that he has complied with the rules and regulations of
 said tribunal following entry of a final decision. Where an  application
 is  denied pursuant to this section, the commissioner may, in his or her
 discretion, deny a registration [or renewal] application  to  any  other
 person  for  the  same  vehicle and may deny a registration [or renewal]
 application for any other motor vehicle registered in the  name  of  the
 applicant  where  the commissioner has determined that such registrant's
 intent has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where  the
 commissioner  has  reasonable  grounds to believe that such registration
 [or renewal] will have the effect of  defeating  the  purposes  of  this
 subdivision.  Such  denial  shall  only  remain in effect as long as the
 summonses remain unanswered, or in the case of an administrative  tribu-
 nal,  the  registrant  fails  to  comply  with the rules and regulations
 following entry of a final decision.
   § 1-g. Paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401  of  the  vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by section 8-g of chapter 145 and
 section  11-g  of chapter 148 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration [or renewal there-
 of] there is a certification from a court or administrative tribunal  of
 appropriate  jurisdiction  that  the  registrant or his OR HER represen-
 tative failed to appear on the return date or any  subsequent  adjourned
 date  or  failed to comply with the rules and regulations of an adminis-
 trative tribunal following entry of a  final  decision  in  response  to
 three  or  more  summonses  or  other process, issued within an eighteen
 month period, charging that such motor vehicle was  parked,  stopped  or

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 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
 trant  or his OR HER agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle for
 hire by the appropriate local authority, in  violation  of  any  of  the
 provisions  of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or regulation
 made by a local authority, or the registrant was  liable  in  accordance
 with  section  eleven  hundred  seventy-four-a  of  this  chapter  for a
 violation of section eleven hundred seventy-four of this chapter, or the
 registrant was liable in accordance with section eleven hundred eighty-d
 of this chapter for violations of subdivision (b), (c), (d), (f) or  (g)
 of  section  eleven  hundred eighty of this chapter, the commissioner or
 his OR HER agent shall deny the registration  [or  renewal]  application
 until  the  applicant  provides  proof  from the court or administrative
 tribunal wherein the charges are pending that an  appearance  or  answer
 has  been  made  or in the case of an administrative tribunal that he or
 she has complied with the rules and regulations of said tribunal follow-
 ing entry of a final decision. Where an application is  denied  pursuant
 to  this section, the commissioner may, in his OR HER discretion, deny a
 registration [or renewal] application to any other person for  the  same
 vehicle  and  may  deny  a registration [or renewal] application for any
 other motor vehicle registered in the name of the  applicant  where  the
 commissioner  has  determined  that such registrant's intent has been to
 evade the purposes of this subdivision and where  the  commissioner  has
 reasonable  grounds  to believe that such registration [or renewal] will
 have the effect of defeating the  purposes  of  this  subdivision.  Such
 denial shall only remain in effect as long as the summonses remain unan-
 swered,  or  in  the  case of an administrative tribunal, the registrant
 fails to comply with the rules and  regulations  following  entry  of  a
 final decision.
   §  1-h.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as separately amended by chapters 339 and  592  of  the
 laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
   a. If at the time of application for a registration or renewal thereof
 there  is  a  certification  from  a court or administrative tribunal of
 appropriate jurisdiction that the registrant or  his  OR  HER  represen-
 tative  failed  to appear on the return date or any subsequent adjourned
 date or failed to comply with the rules and regulations of  an  adminis-
 trative  tribunal  following  entry  of  a final decision in response to
 three or more summonses or other  process,  issued  within  an  eighteen
 month  period,  charging  that such motor vehicle was parked, stopped or
 standing, or that such motor vehicle was operated for hire by the regis-
 trant or his OR HER agent without being licensed as a motor vehicle  for
 hire  by  the  appropriate  local  authority, in violation of any of the
 provisions of this chapter or of any law, ordinance, rule or  regulation
 made  by  a  local authority, the commissioner or his OR HER agent shall
 deny the registration  [or  renewal]  application  until  the  applicant
 provides  proof  from  the  court or administrative tribunal wherein the
 charges are pending that an appearance or answer has been made or in the
 case of an administrative tribunal that he OR SHE has complied with  the
 rules  and regulations of said tribunal following entry of a final deci-
 sion. Where an application is  denied  pursuant  to  this  section,  the
 commissioner  may,  in  his  OR  HER discretion, deny a registration [or
 renewal] application to any other person for the same  vehicle  and  may
 deny a registration [or renewal] application for any other motor vehicle
 registered  in  the  name  of  the  applicant where the commissioner has
 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the  purposes
 of this subdivision and where the commissioner has reasonable grounds to

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 believe  that  such  registration  [or  renewal] will have the effect of
 defeating the purposes of  this  subdivision.  Such  denial  shall  only
 remain  in  effect as long as the summonses remain unanswered, or in the
 case  of an administrative tribunal, the registrant fails to comply with
 the rules and regulations following entry of a final decision.
   § 2. Paragraphs a, d and g of subdivision 6  of  section  401  of  the
 vehicle  and  traffic law, paragraph a as amended by section 1 of part G
 of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, paragraph d as amended by chapter 385
 of the laws of 1991, subparagraph (ii) of  paragraph  d  as  amended  by
 section  2 of subpart E of part C of chapter 20 of the laws of 2015, and
 paragraph g as added by chapter 789 of the laws of 1992, are amended  to
 read as follows:
   a.  The  following  fees  shall be paid to the commissioner, or agent,
 upon the registration [or reregistration] of a motor vehicle,  including
 a suburban, in accordance with the provisions of this article:
   If  such  motor  vehicle,  fully  equipped, weighs thirty-five hundred
 pounds or less, eighty-one cents for each one hundred  pounds  or  major
 fraction  thereof;  if  such  motor vehicle, fully equipped, weighs more
 than thirty-five hundred pounds, eighty-one cents for each  one  hundred
 pounds  up  to thirty-five hundred pounds, and one dollar and twenty-one
 cents for each hundred pounds, or major fraction thereof, in  excess  of
 thirty-five  hundred  pounds; provided, however, that the total fees for
 the registration [or reregistration]  of  any  passenger  motor  vehicle
 propelled by electricity shall be sixteen dollars and eighteen cents, of
 a  six,  eight,  or  twelve cylinder motor vehicle not less than sixteen
 dollars and eighteen cents, and of any other motor vehicle not less than
 twelve dollars and ninety-five cents;  and  provided  further  that  for
 motor  vehicles  described in subdivision seven of this section, the fee
 for such registration shall be as therein prescribed. Provided  further,
 however,  that  the  maximum registration fee under this paragraph shall
 not exceed seventy dollars and eight cents per  registration  year.  For
 the  purposes of this section a "suburban" shall be a motor vehicle with
 a convertible or interchangeable body or with  removable  seats,  usable
 for  both passenger and delivery purposes, and including motor vehicles,
 commonly known as station or depot wagons. The manufacturer's weight  of
 motor  vehicle shall be accepted as the weight for the purpose of regis-
 tration under this paragraph.
   d. (i) In addition to the other fees provided for in this section, the
 commissioner shall, upon the application for the registration of a motor
 vehicle [or the renewal thereof], collect the tax authorized by subdivi-
 sion (g) of section twelve hundred one of the tax law, if a city of  one
 million  or  more, pursuant to subdivision (h) of section twelve hundred
 one of such law, enacts a local law providing for the collection of such
 tax by the commissioner and enters into the required agreement  relating
 thereto.
   (ii)  In  addition to the other fees provided for in this section, the
 commissioner shall, upon the application for the registration of a motor
 vehicle [or the renewal thereof], collect the tax of the type authorized
 under subdivision (e) of section twelve hundred one of the tax law, if a
 county, pursuant to subdivision (c), (e), (f) or (g) of  section  twelve
 hundred  two  of  such  law, enacts a local law, ordinance or resolution
 providing for the collection of such tax by the commissioner and  enters
 into the required agreement relating thereto.
   g.  In  addition  to  the other fees provided for in this section, the
 commissioner shall, upon the application for the registration of a motor
 vehicle [or the renewal thereof], collect any tax  imposed  pursuant  to

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 the authority of chapter one thousand thirty-two of the laws of nineteen
 hundred  sixty, if the city imposing such tax enacts a local law provid-
 ing for the collection of such tax by the commissioner and  enters  into
 the required agreement relating thereto.
   §  3. The opening paragraph and schedule A of subdivision 7 of section
 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, the opening paragraph as amended  by
 chapter  55  of the laws of 1992, and schedule A as amended by section 6
 of part G of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009,  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Registration  fees  for auto trucks, tractors, buses, taxicabs, livery
 and certain other motor vehicles. The registration fees to be paid  upon
 the  registration [or reregistration], in accordance with the provisions
 of this article, of buses, of motor vehicles  constructed  or  specially
 equipped for the transportation of goods, wares and merchandise, common-
 ly  known as auto trucks or light delivery cars, of taxicabs, livery and
 of certain other motor vehicles specified herein are hereby  established
 as follows:
   A. Schedule for buses.
   For each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of five
 passengers  or less, and meeting the requirements of subdivisions twenty
 and twenty-one, notwithstanding the capacity limitation  of  subdivision
 twenty-one,  of  section three hundred seventy-five of this chapter, the
 annual fee of twenty-one dollars and fifty-six cents.
   For each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of  not
 less  than  six  passengers, nor more than seven passengers, and meeting
 the requirements of subdivisions twenty and twenty-one,  notwithstanding
 the  capacity  limitation  of  subdivision  twenty-one, of section three
 hundred seventy-five of this chapter,  the  annual  fee  of  thirty-five
 dollars and twenty-three cents.
   For  each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of not
 less than eight passengers, nor more than ten  passengers,  and  meeting
 the  requirements of subdivisions twenty and twenty-one, notwithstanding
 the capacity limitation of  subdivision  twenty-one,  of  section  three
 hundred  seventy-five  of  this  chapter,  the annual fee of forty-three
 dollars and eighty-five cents.
   For each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of  not
 less  than  eleven  passengers,  nor  more than fourteen passengers, and
 meeting the requirements of subdivisions twenty and twenty-one, notwith-
 standing the capacity limitation of subdivision twenty-one,  of  section
 three  hundred seventy-five of this chapter, the annual fee of sixty-one
 dollars and eighty-one cents.
   For each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of  not
 less than fifteen passengers, nor more than twenty passengers, the annu-
 al fee of seventy-four dollars and seventy-five cents.
   For  each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of not
 less than twenty-one passengers, nor more  than  twenty-two  passengers,
 the annual fee of seventy-nine dollars and six cents.
   For  each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of not
 less than twenty-three passengers, nor more than twenty-six  passengers,
 the annual fee of eighty-eight dollars and forty-one cents.
   For  each such vehicle having a seating capacity for passengers of not
 less than twenty-seven passengers, nor more than thirty passengers,  the
 annual fee of ninety-seven dollars and four cents.
   For  each  such  vehicle  having  a seating capacity for passengers in
 excess of thirty passengers, the fee of ninety-seven  dollars  and  four
 cents,  and the additional fee of two dollars and eighty-eight cents for

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 each passenger (measured  by  seating  capacity)  in  excess  of  thirty
 passengers.
   For  the  purposes  of  this  schedule, the term "seating capacity for
 passengers" shall exclude the driver.
   The words "seating capacity for passengers", as used in this  section,
 shall  mean  seating  capacity  for  adults. The commissioner shall have
 authority to determine, for registration purposes, the manner of comput-
 ing the seating capacity of any vehicle.
   Provided, however, that in the case of  a  bus  operated  entirely  by
 electricity  not generated by an engine contained therein the fees to be
 paid upon registration [or reregistration] thereof shall  be  fifty  per
 centum in excess of the foregoing rates.
   The foregoing schedules shall not apply to omnibuses operated pursuant
 to  a  franchise or franchises over streets designated in said franchise
 or franchises wholly within a city or cities, provided the holder of the
 franchise or franchises pays for the same  a  percentage  of  its  gross
 earnings  or  gross receipts and for any such omnibus, without regard to
 the seating capacity; nor shall the foregoing schedules apply  to  omni-
 buses  operated  pursuant  to  a  certificate  of public convenience and
 necessity granted under  the  transportation  law  and  based  upon  the
 consent  of  the  local  authorities of any city, town or village, other
 than in the counties of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, as required  by
 the  transportation  corporations law or, in the county of Nassau, based
 upon the consent of the board of supervisors of such county  or  of  any
 city  or village therein, or of both such county and any city or village
 therein or, in the counties of Suffolk and Westchester, based  upon  the
 consent of the county board of legislators of such counties, as required
 by  chapter  eight  hundred seventy-nine of the laws of nineteen hundred
 thirty-six, provided the holder of such local consent pays for the  same
 an  annual  fee  to  any such county, city, town or village, and for any
 such omnibus, without regard to the seating  capacity,  the  annual  fee
 shall  be  twelve dollars and fifty cents. The foregoing schedules shall
 not apply to trackless trolleys, but if such omnibus shall not be  oper-
 ated  in  local transit service pursuant to a certificate of convenience
 and necessity issued by the commissioner of transportation the foregoing
 schedule of fees shall apply.
   § 4. Paragraph 4 of schedule E of subdivision 7 of section 401 of  the
 vehicle  and traffic law, as amended by chapter 527 of the laws of 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   4. An agricultural truck and an agricultural trailer may be registered
 [or reregistered] for periods of less than one calendar year upon appli-
 cation forms furnished by the commissioner for  such  purpose,  and  the
 annual fees as provided in this schedule shall be reduced proportionate-
 ly on a monthly computation basis.
   §  5.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 8 of section 401 of the vehicle and
 traffic law, as amended by section 13 of part G of  chapter  59  of  the
 laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  The  provisions  of this chapter in relation to registration books
 and registration, certificates of registration,  number  plates,  dupli-
 cates  of  certificates and number plates, [times] VALIDITY of registra-
 tion [and reregistration] and the duration thereof, for motor  vehicles,
 shall  apply also to trailers. The following fees shall be paid upon the
 registration [or reregistration] of a trailer, other  than  a  coach  or
 house  trailer  or  a  semitrailer, in accordance with the provisions of
 this article: The annual fee of five dollars and thirty-nine  cents  for
 each five hundred pounds or fraction thereof of maximum gross weight but

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 in  no case shall the annual fee be less than fourteen dollars and thir-
 ty-eight cents. The following fees shall be paid upon  the  registration
 [or  reregistration]  of a coach or house trailer in accordance with the
 provisions  of  this  article: The annual fee of one dollar and seventy-
 three cents for each one hundred pounds or  major  fraction  thereof  of
 unladen  weight but in no case shall the annual fee be less than twenty-
 one dollars and fifty-seven cents. The following fees shall be paid upon
 the registration [or reregistration] of a semitrailer in accordance with
 provisions of this article: The annual fee of twenty-eight  dollars  and
 seventy-five  cents. However, upon the request of the applicant upon the
 registration [or renewal of a registration] of a nineteen hundred eight-
 y-nine or later model year semitrailer, such semitrailer may  be  regis-
 tered  for a period of not less than five and one-half nor more than six
 and one-half years for a  fee  of  eighty-six  dollars  and  twenty-five
 cents. A semitrailer, used with any device for converting it to a trail-
 er,  other  than one being drawn by a tractor semitrailer combination as
 part of a double tandem combination, shall be registered as a trailer.
   For the purposes of this paragraph, the unladen weight of a  coach  or
 house  trailer  shall  include  the  weight of any equipment permanently
 attached to or installed in such trailer. Notwithstanding the  foregoing
 provisions and pursuant to regulations and limitations to be established
 by  the commissioner and upon payment of a fee of two dollars and thirty
 cents therefor a temporary permit to move a coach or  house  trailer  on
 the  public  highways  from  one  site to another shall be issued to the
 owner thereof upon application therefor. Such application shall be  made
 in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.
   §  6. Subdivision 18 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by section 10 of part C of chapter 62 of the laws  of  2003,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   18. A violation of subdivision one of this section shall be punishable
 by  a  fine  of  not  less than seventy-five nor more than three hundred
 dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen days, or  by  both
 such fine and imprisonment [except, if the violation consists of failure
 to  renew  a  registration  which  was valid within sixty days, the fine
 shall be not less than forty dollars]. A violation of subdivision  seven
 or  eight of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than
 one hundred fifty nor more than three hundred seventy-five  dollars,  or
 by  imprisonment for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and
 imprisonment, for the first offense,  except  where  the  violation  was
 committed  with  a  vehicle  having  a maximum gross weight of less than
 eighteen thousand pounds the violation should be punished by a  fine  of
 not less than forty nor more than three hundred seventy-five dollars; by
 a fine of not less than three hundred seventy-five dollars nor more than
 seven  hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than sixty
 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, for the  second  or  subse-
 quent  offense;  provided  that  a sentence or execution thereof for any
 violation under this subdivision may not be suspended. For any violation
 of said subdivision seven or eight of this section, the registration  of
 the  vehicle may be suspended for a period of not less than ten days nor
 more than six months whether at the time of the  violation  the  vehicle
 was  in charge of the owner or his agent. The provisions of section five
 hundred ten of this chapter shall apply to  such  suspension  except  as
 otherwise provided herein.
   § 7. The fifteenth undesignated paragraph of subdivision 21 of section
 401  of  the vehicle and traffic law, as added by section 3 of part G of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

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   Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision  of  this  section,  eleven
 dollars  and  fifty cents of the registration fees collected pursuant to
 paragraph (a) of subdivision five of section four hundred  ten  of  this
 title shall be deposited pursuant to this subdivision. Three dollars and
 fifty  cents  of such fees collected in relation to applications for new
 registrations [and renewals of existing registrations] expiring  on  and
 after September first, two thousand nine shall be deposited to the cred-
 it of the dedicated highway and bridge trust fund. Two dollars and fifty
 cents  of  such registration fees shall be deposited into the motorcycle
 safety fund established pursuant to section ninety-two-g  of  the  state
 finance law.
   § 8. Subdivisions a, b and h of section 11-809.1 of the administrative
 code  of  the  city  of New York, as added by local law number 57 of the
 city of New York for the year 1996, are amended to read as follows:
   a. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary,  the
 tax imposed by this chapter on any commercial motor vehicle with a maxi-
 mum gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less and on any motor vehicle
 for  transportation of passengers, other than a medallion taxicab, shall
 be collected by the commissioner of motor vehicles,  provided  that  any
 such  motor  vehicle is registered or required to be registered pursuant
 to any provision of section four hundred one of the vehicle and  traffic
 law.  The owner of each such motor vehicle shall pay the tax due thereon
 to  the  commissioner of motor vehicles on or before the date upon which
 such owner registers [or renews the registration] SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE  of
 such  motor  vehicle  or is required to register [or renew the registra-
 tion] SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE thereof pursuant to section four hundred one of
 the vehicle and traffic law.
   b. Notwithstanding any provision of section four hundred of the  vehi-
 cle  and traffic law to the contrary, payment of the tax with respect to
 a motor vehicle described in subdivision a of this section  shall  be  a
 condition  precedent  to  the  registration [or renewal thereof] of such
 motor vehicle and to the issuance of any certificate of registration and
 plates or removable date tag in accordance with the vehicle and  traffic
 law  and  the  rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and no such
 certificate of registration, plates or tag shall be issued  unless  such
 tax  has  been  paid.  If the registration period applicable to any such
 vehicle is a period of not less than two  years,  as  a  result  of  the
 application  of  the  provisions  of  paragraph c of subdivision five of
 section four hundred one  of  the  vehicle  and  traffic  law,  the  tax
 required  to  be  paid  pursuant to this section shall be the annual tax
 specified in section 11-802 of this chapter multiplied by the number  of
 years  in  the  registration period. The commissioner of motor vehicles,
 upon payment of the tax pursuant to this section or upon the application
 of any person exempt therefrom, shall furnish to  each  taxpayer  paying
 the  tax  a  receipt  for  such tax and to each other taxpayer or exempt
 person a statement, document or other form prescribed by the commission-
 er of motor vehicles, showing that such tax has been paid or is not  due
 with respect to such motor vehicle.
   h.  Notwithstanding any provision of section 11-807 of this chapter to
 the contrary, at the time a tax is required to be paid  to  the  commis-
 sioner  of  motor vehicles pursuant to this section, the person required
 to pay such tax shall file a return with the commissioner of motor vehi-
 cles in such form and containing such  information  as  he  or  she  may
 prescribe.  The  taxpayer's application for registration [or the renewal
 thereof] shall constitute the return  required  under  this  subdivision
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 rule. A return filed pursuant to this  subdivision  with  respect  to  a
 motor  vehicle  for  a  tax year or years shall be in lieu of any return
 otherwise required to be filed with respect thereto pursuant to  section
 11-807 of this chapter.
   §  9.  Paragraphs  a  and b of subdivision 1 of section 11-2202 of the
 administrative code of the city of New  York  are  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   a.  Upon  each  individual resident for each such motor vehicle regis-
 tered or for which registration is [renewed, or] required to  be  regis-
 tered [or renewed] by him or her; and
   b. Upon each other resident of each such motor vehicle regularly kept,
 stored,  garaged or maintained in the city and registered or required to
 be registered [or renewed] by such other resident; and
   § 10. Section 11-2204 of the administrative code of the  city  of  New
 York is amended to read as follows:
   § 11-2204 Payment of tax and evidence of tax payment. Every owner of a
 motor  vehicle subject to tax hereunder shall pay the tax thereon to the
 commissioner of motor vehicles of the state of New York on or before the
 date upon which he or she registers [or renews his or  her  registration
 thereof]  or  is  required to register [or renew his or her registration
 thereof] pursuant to section four hundred one of the vehicle and traffic
 law.
   Notwithstanding the provisions of section four hundred of the  vehicle
 and  traffic  law  to  the  contrary, the payment of such tax shall be a
 condition precedent to the registration [or  renewal  thereof]  of  such
 motor vehicle and to the issuance of any certificate of registration and
 plates  or  removable tag specified in subdivision three of section four
 hundred one and in sections four hundred three and four hundred four  of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law, and no such certificate of registration,
 plates or tag shall be issued unless such tax has been paid. The commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles shall not issue a registration certificate  for
 any  motor vehicle for which the registrant's address is within any such
 city, except upon proof, in a form approved by the commissioner of motor
 vehicles, that such tax has been paid, or is not due,  with  respect  to
 such motor vehicle. The commissioner of motor vehicles, upon the payment
 of  such  tax  or  upon  the application of any person exempt therefrom,
 shall furnish to each taxpayer paying the tax a receipt for such tax and
 to each such taxpayer or exempt person a statement,  document  or  other
 form approved by the commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to the last
 sentence,  showing  that  such  tax  has  been  paid or is not due, with
 respect to such motor vehicle.
   § 11. Subdivision j of section 19-506 of the  administrative  code  of
 the  city  of  New York, as added by local law number 115 of the city of
 New York for the year 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   j. Where the commission or administrative tribunal  thereof  finds  an
 owner  liable  for  operating  a  vehicle  as  a commuter van without an
 authorization to operate a commuter van service or  without  a  commuter
 van  license,  the  commission shall notify the [New York state] commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles pursuant to subparagraph four of paragraph a of
 subdivision five of section eighty of the [New York  state]  transporta-
 tion  law  of  such finding. Upon such notification, the commissioner of
 motor vehicles, pursuant to  such  subparagraph  four,  shall  thereupon
 suspend  the registration of such vehicle and shall deny any application
 for the registration of such vehicle [or any application for the renewal
 thereof] pursuant to subdivision five-a of section four hundred  one  of
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 notice that the violation has been corrected to its satisfaction.  Oper-
 ation of any motor vehicle for which the registration has been suspended
 as herein provided shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.  The  commis-
 sion shall also notify the department of finance where it finds an owner
 liable  for  operating  a  vehicle as a commuter van without an authori-
 zation to operate a commuter van  service  or  without  a  commuter  van
 license.
   §  12.  Subdivision (g) of section 9110 of the insurance law, as added
 by chapter 55 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) The fees imposed by this section  shall  be  applicable  to  motor
 vehicles  insured  under  policies  issued [or renewed] on or after July
 first, nineteen hundred ninety-two.
   § 13. Subdivision (g) of section 1201 of the tax law,  as  amended  by
 chapter  402 of the laws of 1971, paragraphs 1 and 2 as amended by chap-
 ter 576 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
   (g) A tax not to exceed fifteen dollars per annum per  vehicle  to  be
 paid  by  the  owner  thereof: (1) for every motor vehicle registered or
 required to be registered pursuant to subdivision six  of  section  four
 hundred one of the vehicle and traffic law if such vehicle is owned by
   (i)  one  or  more natural persons, other than a firm, co-partnership,
 limited liability company, trustee or trustees conducting a business  or
 association, who, or one of whom: (A) at the time when he makes applica-
 tion  for the registration[, re-registration or renewal thereof] of such
 motor vehicle is domiciled in the city, unless he maintains no permanent
 place of abode in the city, maintains a permanent place of  abode  else-
 where,  and  during  the period of one year next preceding the date upon
 which such application is made, spent in the  aggregate  not  more  than
 thirty  days in the city, or (B) at the time when he makes such applica-
 tion, is not domiciled in the city, but maintains a permanent  place  of
 abode  in the city and, during the period of one year next preceding the
 date upon which such application is made, spent in  the  aggregate  more
 than one hundred and eighty-three days in the city, unless such individ-
 ual is in the armed forces of the United States; or
   (ii)  a person, firm, co-partnership, limited liability company, trus-
 tee or trustees conducting a business or association, or  a  corporation
 who or which at the time when such owner makes application for registra-
 tion[,  re-registration or renewal thereof] of such motor vehicle, regu-
 larly keeps, stores, garages or maintains  such  motor  vehicle  in  the
 city; and
   (2)  for  every  motor  vehicle  owned by a person, firm, partnership,
 limited liability company, association or  corporation  engaged  in  the
 business  of  renting  or leasing motor vehicles to be operated upon the
 public highways for carrying passengers registered  or  required  to  be
 registered  pursuant to any provision of section four hundred one of the
 vehicle and traffic law, which vehicle at the time when such owner makes
 application for registration[, re-registration or  renewal  thereof]  is
 regularly kept, stored, garaged or maintained in the city including such
 vehicles  which  have  been  rented  or  leased  by the owner and are in
 possession of lessees when such application for registration[, re-regis-
 tration or renewal] is made.
   (3) The payment of such tax shall be a condition  [precendent]  PRECE-
 DENT  to  the  registration[, re-registration or renewal therof] of such
 motor vehicle and to the issuance of any certificate of registration and
 plates or removable date tag specified in subdivision three  of  section
 four  hundred  one  and  in sections four hundred three and four hundred
 four of the vehicle and traffic law, and no such certificate  of  regis-

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 tration,  plates  or  tag shall be issued unless such tax has been paid.
 The commissioner of  motor  vehicles  shall  not  issue  a  registration
 certificate  for any motor vehicle for which the registrant's address is
 within  any  such  city,  except  upon  proof, in a form approved by the
 commissioner of motor vehicles, that such tax, if imposed by such  city,
 has been paid, or is not due, with respect to such motor vehicle.
   §  14. Subparagraph 4 of paragraph a of subdivision 5 of section 80 of
 the transportation law, as amended by chapter 487 of the laws  of  1993,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (4)  Such  local law or ordinance shall provide that where such agency
 or administrative tribunal finds an owner liable for operating a vehicle
 as a van service or other such  common  carrier  without  the  operating
 authority required by such local law or ordinance, such agency or admin-
 istrative tribunal may notify the commissioner of motor vehicles of such
 finding and the commissioner shall thereupon suspend the registration of
 such vehicle and shall deny any application for the registration of such
 vehicle  [or any application for the renewal thereof] pursuant to subdi-
 vision five-a of section four hundred one of the vehicle and traffic law
 until such time as such  agency  or  administrative  tribunal  may  give
 notice  that  the  violation has been corrected to its satisfaction. The
 procedure on any such suspension shall be the same as in the case  of  a
 suspension  under  the  vehicle  and traffic law. Operation of any motor
 vehicle for which the registration has been suspended as herein provided
 shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
   § 15. Paragraph a and subparagraph (i) of paragraph b of subdivision 9
 of section 140 of the transportation law,  paragraph  a  as  amended  by
 section  3  of  part III of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, and subpara-
 graph (i) of paragraph b as amended by chapter 9 of the  laws  of  2020,
 are amended to read as follows:
   a.  If,  after  notice  and  opportunity to be heard, the commissioner
 shall find that any person is operating in violation of  the  provisions
 of  this  section, the commissioner may penalize such person pursuant to
 subdivision three of section one hundred forty-five of this article. The
 commissioner may also notify the commissioner  of  motor  vehicles  that
 such  person  is  operating in violation of this section and the commis-
 sioner of motor vehicles shall thereupon suspend the registration of all
 motor vehicles owned or operated by such person, with the  exception  of
 private  passenger  automobiles, until such time as the commissioner may
 give notice that the violation has been satisfactorily adjusted, and the
 commissioner of motor vehicles may direct any police officer  to  secure
 possession of the number plates of such motor vehicles and to return the
 same  to the commissioner of motor vehicles. Failure of the holder or of
 any person possessing such number plates to deliver such  number  plates
 to any police officer who requests the same pursuant to this subdivision
 shall constitute a misdemeanor. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall
 have  the  authority  to deny a registration [or renewal] application to
 any other person for the same vehicle and may deny  a  registration  [or
 renewal]  application for any other motor vehicle registered in the name
 of the applicant where it has been  determined  that  such  registrant's
 intent  has been to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the
 commissioner of motor vehicles has reasonable grounds  to  believe  that
 such  registration  [or  renewal]  will have the effect of defeating the
 purposes of this subdivision. The procedure on any such suspension shall
 be the same as in the case of a suspension under the vehicle and traffic
 law. Operation of any motor vehicle while  under  suspension  as  herein
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 motor vehicle while such vehicle is under suspension as provided in this
 subdivision in a manner that causes the death of another person, knowing
 that  the operation of such vehicle is in violation of this subdivision,
 shall be guilty of a class E felony.
   (i)  Whenever  an  altered  motor  vehicle  commonly  referred to as a
 "stretch limousine" has failed an inspection and been placed out-of-ser-
 vice, the commissioner may direct a police officer or his or  her  agent
 to  immediately  secure  possession of the number plates of such vehicle
 and return the same to the commissioner of motor vehicles.  The  commis-
 sioner  shall  notify the commissioner of motor vehicles to that effect,
 and the commissioner of  motor  vehicles  shall  thereupon  suspend  the
 registration  of  such vehicle until such time as the commissioner gives
 notice that the out-of-service defect has been satisfactorily  adjusted.
 Provided, however, that the commissioner shall give notice and an oppor-
 tunity  to  be heard within not more than thirty days of the suspension.
 Failure of the holder or of any person possessing such plates to deliver
 to the commissioner or his or her agent who requests the  same  pursuant
 to  this  paragraph  shall  be  a misdemeanor. The commissioner of motor
 vehicles shall have the authority to deny a  registration  [or  renewal]
 application  to  any other person for the same vehicle where it has been
 determined that such registrant's intent has been to evade the  purposes
 of  this  paragraph  and  where  the  commissioner of motor vehicles has
 reasonable grounds to believe that such registration [or  renewal]  will
 have  the effect of defeating the purposes of this paragraph. The proce-
 dure on any such suspension shall be the  same  as  in  the  case  of  a
 suspension  under  the vehicle and traffic law.  Operation of such motor
 vehicle while under suspension as provided  in  this  subdivision  shall
 constitute a class A misdemeanor.
   § 16. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 318 of the vehicle and
 traffic  law,  as amended by chapter 781 of the laws of 1983, is amended
 to read as follows:
   (c) Suspension shall not be made under this subdivision upon the basis
 of a lapse or termination of insurance if the  registration  certificate
 and number plates of the motor vehicle are surrendered prior to the time
 at  which the termination of insurance becomes effective. Such surrender
 shall be made to such officers of the  department  as  the  commissioner
 shall  direct, but the registrant at his option may surrender the regis-
 tration and number plates to any county clerk who is acting as an  agent
 of  the  commissioner pursuant to section two hundred five of this chap-
 ter. Such county clerk may accept a surrender of registration and number
 plates and require the payment of a  fee  of  one  dollar  whether  such
 surrender  is  made before or after the effective date of termination of
 insurance. The county clerk shall retain any such  fee  which  may  have
 been  collected,  and  shall  return  such registration certificates and
 number plates, or dispose of the same, only as prescribed by the commis-
 sioner. For the purposes of this section the expiration of  a  registra-
 tion  [without  renewal  of  such  registration] shall be deemed to be a
 surrender of registration as of the date of expiration.
   § 17. Subdivision 2 of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law,  as
 amended  by  section  22 of part G of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is
 amended to read as follows:
   2. For purposes of this section, a special number  plate  shall  be  a
 plate which contains not more than eight letters, numerals or any combi-
 nation thereof and which is reserved by the commissioner for issuance in
 accordance  with the provisions of this section, or a plate reserved for
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 visiting  nurses,  accredited  representatives  of  the  press  or other
 groups. In issuing special number plates  the  commissioner  shall  give
 those  applicants  who  held  a  special number plate at the time of the
 enactment  of this section the right to retain such special number plate
 upon the payment of the annual service charge of thirty-one dollars  and
 twenty-five  cents.  [Provided,  however,  that  such right of retention
 shall apply only to the  first  renewal  of  the  registration  of  such
 special  number plate following the enactment of this section.] Notwith-
 standing any inconsistent provision  of  this  section,  the  difference
 collected  between  the annual service charge set forth in this subdivi-
 sion in effect on and after September first, two thousand nine  and  the
 annual  service  charge set forth in this subdivision in effect prior to
 such date shall be deposited to the credit of the dedicated highway  and
 bridge trust fund.
   §  18.  Paragraph (b) of subdivision 5 of section 404-a of the vehicle
 and traffic law, as amended by chapter 376  of  the  laws  of  2015,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (b)  The  commissioner  may  require the applicant for registration to
 furnish such proof of his or her disability or such proof of  disability
 of such members of his or her family from a physician, physician assist-
 ant  or nurse practitioner, to the extent authorized by law and consist-
 ent with subdivision three of section six thousand nine hundred  two  of
 the  education law, or podiatrist pursuant to subdivision four-a of this
 section or optometrist pursuant to subdivision four-b of  this  section,
 as  the commissioner deems necessary [either] for [initial] registration
 [or renewal thereof]; provided, however, that a handicapped or  disabled
 permit  issued  by  a municipality to such applicant pursuant to section
 twelve hundred three-a of this chapter shall be deemed sufficient  proof
 of disability for purposes of this paragraph.
   §  19.  Subdivision 7 of section 404-a of the vehicle and traffic law,
 as added by chapter 332 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   7.  Refueling notice. Upon the issuance [or renewal] of a registration
 pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall notify  the  registrant
 of  the  availability  of  full  service motor vehicle refueling at self
 service prices as provided for in section three hundred ninety-six-bb of
 the general business law.
   § 20. Subdivision 5 of section 404-c of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  485 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as
 follows:
   5. Notwithstanding subdivision three of  this  section  and  the  fees
 prescribed  or  permitted  by  section four hundred one of this article,
 there shall be no charge for the issuance of a number plate pursuant  to
 this  section to a former prisoner of war, nor shall there be imposed an
 additional service charge for the issuance of such a  plate  to  such  a
 person.  Furthermore,  upon the issuance of a distinctive plate pursuant
 to this section, such a former prisoner of war shall be exempt from  the
 payment of any fees relating to the registration [or renewal thereof] as
 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article.
   §  21.  Section  499-b  of  the  vehicle  and traffic law, as added by
 section 1 of part B of chapter 25 of the laws of  2009,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   §  499-b.  Collection  of  supplemental  fee. All registrants of motor
 vehicles who reside in the metropolitan commuter transportation district
 shall pay to the commissioner or  his  or  her  agent  the  supplemental
 registration  fee  provided  for  in  this article upon registration [or

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 renewal] of motor vehicles subject to registration fees pursuant to  the
 following  sections  of  this chapter: paragraph a of subdivision six of
 section four hundred one; schedules A, B, C, E, F, G, I and K of  subdi-
 vision  seven  of  section  four hundred one; paragraph a of subdivision
 eight of section four hundred one; paragraph a of  subdivision  five  of
 section four hundred ten; and section four hundred eleven-b.
   §  22.  Subparagraph  (iii) of paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section
 510 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by section 1 of part A of
 chapter 58 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (iii) such registrations shall be suspended when necessary  to  comply
 with  subdivision  nine of section one hundred forty or subdivision four
 of section one hundred forty-five of the transportation law or  with  an
 out of service order issued by the United States department of transpor-
 tation. The commissioner shall have the authority to deny a registration
 [or  renewal]  application  to any other person for the same vehicle and
 may deny a registration [or renewal] application  for  any  other  motor
 vehicle registered in the name of the applicant where it has been deter-
 mined  that  such  registrant's intent has been to evade the purposes of
 this subdivision and where the commissioner has  reasonable  grounds  to
 believe  that  such  registration  [or  renewal] will have the effect of
 defeating the purposes of this subdivision. Any suspension issued pursu-
 ant to this subdivision by reason of an out of service order  issued  by
 the  United  States  department of transportation shall remain in effect
 until such time as the commissioner is notified  by  the  United  States
 department  of transportation or the commissioner of transportation that
 the order resulting in the suspension is no longer in effect.
   § 23. Subdivision 4-g of section 510 of the vehicle and  traffic  law,
 as  added  by  section 3 of part H of chapter 58 of the laws of 2020, is
 amended to read as follows:
   4-g. Suspension of registration for unlawful  solicitation  of  ground
 transportation  services  at an airport. Upon the receipt of a notifica-
 tion from a court or an administrative tribunal that an owner of a motor
 vehicle was convicted of a second conviction of unlawful solicitation of
 ground transportation services at an airport in violation of subdivision
 one of section twelve hundred twenty-b of this  chapter  both  of  which
 were  committed  within a period of eighteen months, the commissioner or
 his agent shall suspend the registration of the vehicle involved in  the
 violation  for a period of ninety days; upon the receipt of such notifi-
 cation of a third or subsequent  conviction  for  a  violation  of  such
 subdivision  all  of  which  were  committed within a period of eighteen
 months, the commissioner or his agent shall  suspend  such  registration
 for  a  period  of  one  hundred eighty days. Such suspension shall take
 effect no less than thirty days from the date on which notice thereof is
 sent by the commissioner to the person whose registration  or  privilege
 is suspended. The commissioner shall have the authority to deny a regis-
 tration  [or renewal] application to any other person for the same vehi-
 cle, where it has been determined that such registrant's intent has been
 to evade the purposes of this subdivision and where the commissioner has
 reasonable grounds to believe that such registration [or  renewal]  will
 have the effect of defeating the purposes of this subdivision.
   §  24. Subdivision 7 of section 510 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 amended by section 5 of part K of chapter 59 of the  laws  of  2010,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   7.  Miscellaneous  provisions.  Except  as expressly provided, a court
 conviction shall not be necessary to sustain a revocation or suspension.
 Revocation or suspension hereunder shall be deemed an administrative act

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 reviewable by the supreme court as such. Notice of revocation or suspen-
 sion, as well as any required notice of hearing, where the holder is not
 present, may be given by mailing the same in writing to him  or  her  at
 the address contained in his or her license, certificate of registration
 or  at the current address provided by the United States postal service,
 as the case may be. Proof of such mailing by certified mail to the hold-
 er shall be presumptive evidence of  the  holder's  receipt  and  actual
 knowledge  of  such  notice. Attendance of witnesses may be compelled by
 subpoena. Failure of the holder  or  any  other  person  possessing  the
 license  card or number plates, to deliver the same to the suspending or
 revoking officer is a misdemeanor. Suspending or revoking officers shall
 place such license cards and number plates in the custody of the commis-
 sioner except where the commissioner  shall  otherwise  direct.  If  any
 person shall fail to deliver a license card or number plates as provided
 herein,  any police officer, bridge and tunnel officer of the Triborough
 bridge and tunnel authority, or agent of the commissioner  having  know-
 ledge  of  such  facts shall have the power to secure possession thereof
 and return the same to the commissioner, and the commissioner may forth-
 with direct any police officer, bridge and tunnel officer of the Tribor-
 ough bridge and tunnel authority, acting pursuant to his or her  special
 duties, or agent of the commissioner to secure possession thereof and to
 return  the  same  to the commissioner.  Failure of the holder or of any
 person possessing the license card or number plates to  deliver  to  any
 police  officer,  bridge and tunnel officer of the Triborough bridge and
 tunnel authority, or agent of the commissioner  who  requests  the  same
 pursuant  to  this subdivision shall be a misdemeanor. Notice of revoca-
 tion or suspension of any license or registration shall  be  transmitted
 forthwith  by  the  commissioner  to  the chief of police of the city or
 prosecuting officer of the locality in which the person whose license or
 registration so revoked or suspended resides. [In case  any  license  or
 registration  shall expire before the end of any period for which it has
 been revoked or suspended, and before it shall  have  been  restored  as
 provided in this chapter, then and in that event any renewal thereof may
 be withheld until the end of such period of suspension or until restora-
 tion, as the case may be.]
   The  revocation  of  a learner's permit shall automatically cancel the
 application for a license of the holder of such permit.
   No suspension or revocation of a license or registration shall be made
 because of a judgment of conviction if the suspending or revoking  offi-
 cer  is satisfied that the magistrate who pronounced the judgment failed
 to comply with subdivision one of section eighteen hundred seven of this
 chapter. In case a suspension  or  revocation  has  been  made  and  the
 commissioner  is satisfied that there was such failure, the commissioner
 shall restore the license or registration or both as the case may be.
   § 25. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 4 of section  514  of  the
 vehicle  and traffic law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 163 of the
 laws of 2008, and paragraph (c) as added by chapter 164 of the  laws  of
 1970, are amended to read as follows:
   (b)  Upon  such  certification, the trial court, the clerk thereof, or
 the administrative tribunal shall notify the registrant by certified  or
 registered  mail,  return receipt requested, that the commissioner shall
 deny the registration [or renewal]  application  until  proof  from  the
 court  wherein  the charges were pending is provided to the commissioner
 by such court, administrative tribunal, or registrant that  such  regis-
 trant  has  answered  or  appeared,  or in the case of an administrative
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 and regulations of said tribunal following entry of  a  final  decision.
 Thereafter  and  upon  the  appearance  or  answer of any such person in
 response to such summonses the trial court or clerk thereof shall forth-
 with  certify  that fact to the registrant, and to the commissioner in a
 manner and form prescribed by the commissioner. In the case of an admin-
 istrative tribunal such certification shall be made  to  the  registrant
 and  to  the commissioner upon compliance with the rules and regulations
 of such tribunal. Provided, however, that proof provided to the  commis-
 sioner  by  a registrant in the form of a certification provided to such
 registrant pursuant to this paragraph shall  have  the  same  effect  as
 proof  provided  to  the  commissioner  by  such court or administrative
 tribunal.
   [(c) At least sixty days prior to renewal date the commissioner  shall
 notify  the  registrant  that  unless he complies with the provisions of
 this section as set forth above, his registration  or  renewal  thereof,
 will be denied.]
   § 26. Subdivision 3 of section 2261 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 added  by  chapter  869 of the laws of 1976, paragraph (b) as amended by
 section 19 of part G of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   3.  Fees. (a) The fees for the registration[, renewal, reregistration]
 or amendment or duplicate of a registration of a limited use  automobile
 shall  be  the  same fees as if such vehicle were registered pursuant to
 section four hundred one of this chapter.
   (b) The annual fee for the registration[, renewal, reregistration]  or
 amendment  or  duplicate  of  a registration of a limited use motorcycle
 shall be six dollars and twenty-five cents. Any such  registration  will
 commence and expire on dates to be determined by the commissioner. A fee
 for  a  registration for periods of more or less than one year shall not
 be prorated.
   § 27. This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
 after it shall have become a law; provided that:
   (a) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the  vehicle  and  traffic law made by section one of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section one-a of this
 act shall take effect;
   (b) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section one-a of this act shall  not
 affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section one-b  of  this
 act shall take effect;
   (c) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the  vehicle and traffic law made by section one-b of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section one-c of this
 act shall take effect;
   (d) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section one-c of this act shall  not
 affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section one-d  of  this
 act shall take effect;
   (e) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the  vehicle and traffic law made by section one-d of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire

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 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section one-e of this
 act shall take effect;
   (f) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the  vehicle and traffic law made by section one-e of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section one-f of this
 act shall take effect;
   (g) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the vehicle and traffic law made by section one-f of this act shall  not
 affect  the  expiration  of such paragraph and shall be deemed to expire
 therewith, when upon such date the provisions of section one-g  of  this
 act shall take effect; and
   (h) the amendments to paragraph a of subdivision 5-a of section 401 of
 the  vehicle and traffic law made by section one-g of this act shall not
 affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall be  deemed  to  expire
 therewith,  when  upon such date the provisions of section one-h of this
 act shall take effect.
   Effective immediately the addition, amendment  and/or  repeal  of  any
 rule  or  regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its
 effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such
 date.

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Senate Bill S5993

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Pamela Helming

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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2021-S5993 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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