NY State Senate Bill 2015-S231

Senate Bill S231

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions

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2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Banks
Law Section:: Banking Law
Laws Affected:: Add §9-x, Bank L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S3153
2011-2012: S378
2013-2014: S858
2017-2018: S4941

2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card, issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic, as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions; requires the department of financial services to recommend other forms of ID by foreign nationals living in NYS required, if any, to supplement verification needed by banking services in order to meet standing rules, regulations and laws with regard to accessing banking services.

2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   231

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Banks

AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti-
  tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by
  the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as  a  valid  form  of
  identification for all banking transactions

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

  Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section  9-x  to
read as follows:
  S 9-X. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1.
EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION
FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY
THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
  2.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BANKING INSTITUTION"
SHALL MEAN AND  INCLUDE  ALL  BANKS,  TRUST  COMPANIES,  SAVINGS  BANKS,
SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS.
  3.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL REVIEW THE LEGITIMACY OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS
ISSUED BY FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO THEIR NATIONALS LIVING IN THE STATE AND
RECOMMEND WHICH ONES, IF ANY, SHOULD BE ACCEPTED BY BANKING INSTITUTIONS
IN    THE  STATE AS PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION BY THE IDENTIFICATION HOLDER
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN BANKING SERVICES.
  4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL RECOMMEND:
  (A) OTHER REQUIRED FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION BY FOREIGN NATIONALS LIVING
IN THE STATE, IF ANY,  TO  SUPPLEMENT  VERIFICATION  NEEDED  BY  BANKING
SERVICES  IN  ORDER  TO  MEET  STANDING RULES, REGULATIONS, OR LAWS WITH
REGARDS TO ACCESSING BANKING SERVICES;
  (B) ANY LEGISLATIVE MEASURES NECESSARY TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO BANKING
SERVICES BY FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO ARE CURRENTLY CONSIDERED  UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS;

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

                                                           LBD01467-01-5

S. 231                              2

  (C)  ANY  MEASURES,  IN THE FORM OF RULES, REGULATIONS OR LEGISLATION,
NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO CAN  PROVIDE  PROOF
THAT  THEY  HAVE APPLIED FOR THE NEW FEDERAL IMMIGRANT STATUS CLASSIFIED
AS REGISTERED PROVISIONAL IMMIGRANT, HEREINAFTER "RPI", HAVE  ACCESS  TO
BANKING  SERVICES WHILE SUCH PERSONS WAIT FOR OFFICIAL FEDERAL IDENTIFI-
CATION; AND
  (D) A TIMEFRAME FOR REQUIRING BANKING SERVICES TO ACCEPT  THE  FOREIGN
IDENTIFICATION AND TEMPORARY PROOF OF APPLYING FOR RPI TO ACCESS BANKING
SERVICES  AND WHETHER THE FOREIGN ISSUED IDENTIFICATION SHALL BE PART OF
THE TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS THAT CAN  BE  REQUESTED  BY  A
BANKING INSTITUTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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