S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3484
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 28, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, COLTON, DAVILA,
DURSO, RIVERA, MORINELLO, PEOPLES-STOKES, RA, SANTABARBARA, TAYLOR,
VANEL, WALSH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
retired service members to qualify for distinctive license plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 404-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter 486 of the laws of 1996 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter
415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
§ 404-d. Distinctive plates for members of the organized militia and
reserve. 1. Any CURRENT, ACTIVE OR RETIRED member of the organized mili-
tia of the state of New York and any member of a reserve unit from this
state of any branch of the armed forces of the United States or the
spouse of any such member shall, upon request, be issued a license plate
bearing a militiaman and the appropriate organization -- army national
guard, air national guard, state guard or naval militia, army reserve,
marine corps reserve, air force reserve, navy reserve or coast guard
reserve. If a distinctive plate is issued to a member of the organized
militia pursuant to this section, such a distinctive plate shall not be
issued to the spouse of such member of the organized militia. Applica-
tion for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such
form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall be veri-
fied annually by the applicant.
2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section
shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the
applicant or the spouse of the applicant is presently [an] A CURRENT,
active OR RETIRED member of the organized militia or reserve.
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
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07776-01-5
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