NY State Senate Bill 2023-S6164

Senate Bill S6164

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to issuance of distinctive plates for members of the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club

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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Mar 31, 2023	referred to transportation

2023-S6164 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2290
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Add §404-ff, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A8876
2021-2022: A881
2025-2026: S585

2023-S6164 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to issuance of distinctive plates for members of the Red Knights International Motorcycle Club.

2023-S6164 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S6164

SPONSOR: HELMING
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuance of
distinctive plates for members of the Red Knights International Motorcy-
cle Club

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of this legislation is to allow members of the Red Knights
International Motor Cycle Club to obtain distinctive license plates,
acknowledging their service as firefighters.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section
404-ff to allow the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles to
issue distinctive plates to the Red Knights International Motor Cycle
Club. A person requesting such plates must be a resident of New York
State and an active member of the club. The plates shall be issued upon

payment of the regular registration fee and an additional annual service
charge of $30 shall be charged for each plate.

Section 2: establishes bond process for the design and production of
such distinctive plates.

Section 3: effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

The Red Knights International Motor Cycle Club is an internationally
recognized fraternal organization with more than 9,000 members and 300
chapters, many of which are located in New York State. This club was
established on October 12, 1982, as a result of the establishment of
Blue Knights International, which was specific to law enforcement.
Firefighters sacrifice their safety continuously to protect our communi-
ties, and they felt it prudent that they also have an international
motorcycle club. This legislation would allow for the issuance of a
distinctive license plate for active members belonging to the Red
Knights International Motor Cycle Club. These club members would like to
display their pride as present and former New York Firefighters who are
also proud motorcycle owners. This bill shows New York State's appreci-
ation toward these particular individuals who bravely serve or have
bravely served the residents of the state of New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2021-22: A.881 - referred to Transportation

2019-20 A.8876 - referred to Transportation

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S6164 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6164
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 31, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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 issuance  of
   distinctive plates for members of the Red Knights International Motor-
   cycle Club

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-ff to read as follows:
   §  404-FF.  DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE RED KNIGHTS INTERNA-
 TIONAL MOTORCYCLE CLUB. 1. ANY MEMBER OF THE RED  KNIGHTS  INTERNATIONAL
 MOTORCYCLE  CLUB RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A
 LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "RED  KNIGHTS  INTERNATIONAL  MOTORCYCLE
 CLUB".  APPLICATION  FOR  SUCH  LICENSE  PLATE  SHALL  BE FILED WITH THE
 COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER   SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
   2.  THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE
 ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE  APPLICANT
 IS A MEMBER OF THE RED KNIGHTS INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
 REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  THIRTY
 DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   §  2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of  this  act  shall
 only  be  designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
 ment of motor vehicles of a surety bond in the amount  of  six  thousand
 dollars,  which  shall be executed by a surety company authorized by the
 department of financial services to transact  business  in  this  state.
 Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03926-01-3

 S. 6164                             2
 
 received  prior  to  plate  design, production and issuance at least two
 hundred orders for such distinctive plate together with  the  additional
 annual  service  charge  applicable  to  each such order, which shall be
 non-refundable,  no  such  surety  bond  shall  be required. All service
 charges collected pursuant to this section shall be  deposited  pursuant
 to  the  provisions  of section 404-oo of the vehicle and traffic law to
 the credit of the department of motor vehicles distinctive plate  devel-
 opment  fund  established  by  section 95-g of the state finance law and
 shall be used for the design, production, advertising  and  distribution
 of distinctive license plates in accordance with such section 95-g.
   2.  If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 distinctive plates in the  series  are  first  available  for  sale  two
 hundred  or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such plates are sold by such time,  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section one of this act shall take effect on the one  hundred  eightieth
 day  after  it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addi-
 tion, 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 effective date.

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