A6714-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to transportation
• May 17, 2011: held for consideration in transportation
• Mar 25, 2011: referred to transportation

A6714-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         6714
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 March 25, 2011
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Transportation
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
 the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished
 service cross medal
 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-x to read as follows:

 

S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES  FOR  PERSONS  AWARDED  THE  DISTINGUISHED
 SERVICE  CROSS  MEDAL.  1. ANY PERSON WHO WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE DISTIN
 GUISHED SERVICE CROSS MEDAL OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON SHALL, UPON
 REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "DISTINGUISHED
 SERVICE CROSS". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A PERSON PURSUANT TO
 THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE
 OF  SUCH  PERSON. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH
 THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
 PRESCRIBE.
 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 A RECIPIENT OR THE SPOUSE OF
 THE RECIPIENT WHO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, PURSUANT  TO
 10 USC 3742.
 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 ONE TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
 DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH  PLATE.  SUCH  ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE
 SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
 FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHI
 CLES   DISTINCTIVE   PLATE   DEVELOPMENT  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05961-01-1
 
       A. 6714                             2
 NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE
 PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
 PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
 4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A
 SPECIAL NUMBER PLATE UNDER  THIS  SECTION  UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS
 SATISFIED  THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED
 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION  WILL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO
 RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL PLATES.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.

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