Senate Bill S6234

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain military dependents to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6968 - Signed by Governor

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

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2021-S6234 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6968
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §251, V & T L

2021-S6234 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain military dependents who have complied with the laws of a state, territory, federal district or foreign country to operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in New York without being licensed in this state; provides exceptions where such person had a New York license suspended; defines dependents.

2021-S6234 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6234 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6234
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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  exempting
   certain  members of the armed forces and dependents to operate a motor
   vehicle or motorcycle on the public highways  of  this  state  without
   being licensed in New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 251 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  A  MEMBER  OF  THE ARMED FORCES AND ANY DEPENDENT OF SUCH PERSON
 SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO HAS COMPLIED WITH THE LAWS OF A STATE,
 TERRITORY, FEDERAL  DISTRICT  OR  FOREIGN  COUNTRY  WHICH  REQUIRE  SUCH
 PERSON, IN ORDER TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE THEREIN, TO BE
 LICENSED,  MAY  OPERATE  OR  DRIVE  A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE ON THE
 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OF THIS STATE WITHOUT BEING SO LICENSED UNDER THIS CHAP-
 TER. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE RECOGNITION GRANTED UNDER THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION SHALL, WITH RESPECT TO A PERSON UNDER THE AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN  YEARS,
 ONLY PERMIT THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTORCYCLE IN THIS STATE
 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAME RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UPON NEW YORK RESIDENTS
 OPERATING  OR  DRIVING MOTOR VEHICLES OR MOTORCYCLES WITH CLASS DJ OR MJ
 LICENSES UNDER SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FIVE  HUNDRED  ONE  OF  THIS
 CHAPTER.  THE  EXEMPTION  GRANTED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 PERSONS WHOSE PRIVILEGE OF OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE IN THIS  STATE,  OR
 WHOSE  FORMER  LICENSE  TO  DRIVE  IN  THIS STATE, HAS BEEN SUSPENDED OR
 REVOKED, UNTIL SUCH SUSPENSION OR  REVOCATION  HAS  BEEN  TERMINATED  OR
 PRIVILEGE  OF  OPERATING  A  MOTOR VEHICLE RESTORED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE
 PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION,  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SUBDIVISION,  "MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES" SHALL MEAN A PERSON ON ACTIVE
 DUTY, OTHER THAN ANNUAL ACTIVE DUTY FOR TRAINING, IN  A  BRANCH  OF  THE
 ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND "DEPENDENT" SHALL MEAN A SPOUSE OR
 CHILD OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES RESIDING IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AND
 DEPENDENT UPON SUCH MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR SUPPORT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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