Assembly Bill A2722

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Authorizes the dissemination of driver license photos to police agencies

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

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2013-A2722 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6262
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4667, S3346
2011-2012: A5662, S4070
2015-2016: S3176
2017-2018: S3788

2013-A2722 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the dissemination of driver's license photos to police agencies.

2013-A2722 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2722

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEISENBERG -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON, MARKEY, McDONOUGH, ROBINSON -- read once and referred  to  the
  Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
  photo images on driver's licenses to be available to police agencies

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  3.  Notwithstanding  any other provision of law, any photo image taken
as part of the application  procedure  for  a  learner's  permit  or  an
original,  duplicate, renewal or amended driver's license shall not be a
public record, EXCEPT THE PHOTO IMAGE WILL  BE  AVAILABLE  TO  A  POLICE
AGENCY.
  S  2.  The commissioner of motor vehicles shall promulgate regulations
to implement the technology so  that  the  photo  image  of  a  driver's
license  shall  be  available  to  police agencies who may transmit such
image to police officers effectuating their duties.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01341-01-3

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