NY State Senate Bill 2015-S2554B

Senate Bill S2554B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation; repealer

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Jan 14, 2016	print number 2554b
Jan 14, 2016	amend and recommit to transportation
Jan 06, 2016	referred to transportation
Mar 05, 2015	print number 2554a
Mar 05, 2015	amend (t) and recommit to transportation
Jan 26, 2015	referred to transportation

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2015-S2554 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §502 sub 1, amd §§502 & 504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5444
2017-2018: S2355
2019-2020: S4148
2021-2022: S4664
2023-2024: S7901

2015-S2554 - Summary

Relates to the issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation.

2015-S2554 - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2554

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuance
of driver's licenses; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
relating thereto

PURPOSE:

Allows the use of alternate forms of identification where an applicant
for a driver's license does not have a social security number or
Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: If an applicant does not have a social security number or
ITIN, identification for a driver's license can include an individual
tax identification number, or the submission of a sworn statement,
made under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not
have a social security number or an individual tax identification
number, along with another acceptable identifier.

Section 2: For purposes of this section an acceptable identifier shall
include, but not be limited to, a foreign passport, or a receipt from
the United States immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) stating

that an application or petition has been submitted, an approval notice
from the INS stating that an application or petition has been
received, or an application for extension of form 1-94 to extend an
applicant's legal presence. The commissioner shall consider the
following acceptable forms of application or petitions: 1-130, 1-40,
1-360, 1-485, 1-526, 1-590, 1-698, 1-817 and 1-891 or any other
federal documentation used to obtain lawful immigration status.

Section 3: Application for license.

Section 4: Section (a) a license issued pursuant to subdivision five
of this section shall be valid until the expiration date contained
thereon, unless such license is suspended, revoked or canceled is
amended proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision
prescribed by the commissioner, or any of the forms of identification
acceptable to the commissioner Pursuant to subdivision one of this
section.

Section 5: This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall
have become law; with provisions.

JUSTIFICATION:

To obtain a driver's license in New York, a person must have either a
Social Security number (SSN) or present a letter from the Social
Security Administration along with official immigration documentation
showing that the person is not eligible for a SSM. As a result of this
inflexible requirement, a large number of legal immigrants are denied
a driver's license. While some of these immigrants choose to use
public transportation, others choose to use false documents to obtain


a license or feel forced to drive illegally in order to go to work,
etc.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014: S.5444A - Amended and Recommitted to Transportation
2005-06: S1349-A - Referred to Transportation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall have become
a law; provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized
and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.

2015-S2554 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2554

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- 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
  driver's licenses; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relat-
  ing thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as separately amended by chapters 465 and 487 of the laws of 2012,
is REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
  1. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S  LICENSE  SHALL
BE  MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE FEE PRESCRIBED BY LAW MAY BE SUBMITTED
WITH SUCH APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH SUCH PROOF OF IDENTI-
TY, AGE, AND FITNESS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  ACCEPTABLE
PROOF OF IDENTITY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FOREIGN PASSPORTS
(VISA STAMPS ARE NOT REQUIRED), VALID DOCUMENTATION ISSUED BY USCIS  AND
CONSULAR  IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR A DRIVERS' LICENSE
SHALL NOT BE CONDITIONED ON A PARTICULAR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE SHALL INCLUDE THE
TAKING OF A PHOTO IMAGE OR IMAGES OF THE APPLICANT  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN ADDITION, THE
COMMISSIONER ALSO SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE  HIS  OR  HER
SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER  WHERE  SUCH APPLICANT IS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT, OR
INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN) OR  A  LETTER  OR  FORM
FROM  THE  UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT STATES THAT
THE APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE OR SUBMIT  A  SWORN  STATEMENT  UNDER  THE
PENALTY  OF  PERJURY,  STATING THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER OR ITIN, AND SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON THE  APPLICATION  SO
THAT  THE  APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE
DONOR REGISTRY UNDER SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN  OF  THE  PUBLIC

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07004-01-5

S. 2554                             2

HEALTH  LAW  WITH  THE  FOLLOWING STATED ON THE APPLICATION IN CLEAR AND
CONSPICUOUS TYPE:
  "YOU  MUST  FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED
TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS  QUES-
TION'."
  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  SHALL NOT MAINTAIN
RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
A  BOX  SHALL  NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
IMPLY  A  WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION. IN
ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER  ALSO  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SPACE  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A NOTATION
UPON SUCH LICENSE THAT HE OR SHE IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES.  IN ADDITION, AN APPLICANT FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE WHO
WILL  OPERATE  A  COMMERCIAL  MOTOR VEHICLE IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE SHALL
CERTIFY THAT SUCH APPLICANT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE A  COMMER-
CIAL  MOTOR  VEHICLE,  AS SET FORTH IN PUBLIC LAW 99-570, TITLE XII, AND
TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND ALL REGULATIONS PROMUL-
GATED BY THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE HAZARD-
OUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION  ACT.  IN  ADDITION,  AN  APPLICANT  FOR  A
COMMERCIAL  DRIVER'S  LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AT SUCH
INTERVALS AS REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL MOTOR  CARRIER  SAFETY  IMPROVEMENT
ACT  OF 1999 AND PART 383.71(H) OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGU-
LATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL CERTIFICATION AND IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED  BY
THE  COMMISSIONER.    FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION AND SECTIONS FIVE
HUNDRED THREE, FIVE HUNDRED TEN-A,  AND  FIVE  HUNDRED  TEN-AA  OF  THIS
TITLE, THE TERMS "MEDICAL CERTIFICATE" AND "MEDICAL CERTIFICATION" SHALL
MEAN  A FORM SUBSTANTIALLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FORM SET FORTH IN PART
391.43(H) OF TITLE 49 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UPON A  DETER-
MINATION  THAT  THE HOLDER OF A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS MADE ANY
FALSE STATEMENT, WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH  LICENSE,  THE
COMMISSIONER SHALL REVOKE SUCH LICENSE.
  S  2.  Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
  1. Application for license. Application for a driver's  license  shall
be  made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner.  Acceptable
proof of identity shall include, but not be limited to foreign passports
(visa stamps are not required), valid documentation issued by USCIS  and
consular  identification  documents.  Eligibility for a drivers' license
shall not be conditioned  on  a  particular  immigration  status.    The
commissioner  may  also  provide  that  the  application procedure shall
include the taking of a photo  image  or  images  of  the  applicant  in
accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In
addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
his  or her social security number where such applicant is a legal immi-
grant, or individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or  a  letter
or  form  from  the  United  States  social security administration that
states that the applicant is not eligible or submit  a  sworn  statement
under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not have a

S. 2554                             3

social  security number of ITIN, and [shall] provide space on the appli-
cation so that the applicant may register in the New  York  state  organ
and  tissue  donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the
public health law [with the following stated on the application in clear
and conspicuous type:
  "You  must  fill out the following section: Would you like to be added
to the Donate Life Registry? Check box for 'yes'  or  'skip  this  ques-
tion'."
  The  commissioner  of  the  department  of  health  shall not maintain
records of any person who checks "skip this question". Failure to  check
a  box  shall  not impair the validity of an application, and failure to
check "yes" or checking "skip this question" shall not be  construed  to
imply  a  wish not to donate. In the case of an applicant under eighteen
years of age, checking "yes" shall not constitute  consent  to  make  an
anatomical  gift  or  registration  in the donate life registry. When an
applicant has previously consented to make an anatomical gift or  regis-
tered  in  the  donate  life  registry, checking "skip this question" or
failing to check a box shall not impair that consent  or  registration].
In  addition,  the  commissioner  also shall require that space shall be
provided on the application so that the applicant may request a notation
upon such license that he or she is a veteran of the United States armed
forces.  In addition, an applicant for a commercial driver's license who
will operate a commercial motor vehicle  in  interstate  commerce  shall
certify  that such applicant meets the requirements to operate a commer-
cial motor vehicle, as set forth in public law 99-570,  title  XII,  and
title 49 of the code of federal regulations, and all regulations promul-
gated by the United States secretary of transportation under the hazard-
ous  materials  transportation  act.  In  addition,  an  applicant for a
commercial driver's license shall submit a medical certificate  at  such
intervals  as  required  by the federal motor carrier safety improvement
act of 1999 and Part 383.71(h) of title 49 of the code of federal  regu-
lations  relating to medical certification and in a manner prescribed by
the commissioner.   For purposes  of  this  section  and  sections  five
hundred  three,  five  hundred  ten-a,  and  five hundred ten-aa of this
title, the terms "medical certificate" and "medical certification" shall
mean a form substantially in compliance with the form set forth in  Part
391.43(h)  of title 49 of the code of federal regulations. Upon a deter-
mination that the holder of a commercial driver's license has  made  any
false  statement,  with respect to the application for such license, the
commissioner shall revoke such license.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehicle  and
traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
the commissioner, the applicant's social security number, OR  INDIVIDUAL
TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  (ITIN)  OR  A  LETTER OR FORM FROM THE
UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT STATES THAT THE APPLI-
CANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE OR SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT UNDER  THE  PENALTY  OF
PERJURY,  STATING  THAT  THE  APPLICANT  DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER OR ITIN, and if required by the commissioner a photo image of the
applicant in such numbers and form as the commissioner shall  prescribe.
In  addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing a hazard-

S. 2554                             4

ous material endorsement  shall  pass  an  examination  to  retain  such
endorsement.  The  commissioner  shall, with respect to the renewal of a
hazardous materials endorsement, comply with  the  requirements  imposed
upon  states  by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the code of
federal regulations. A renewal of such license shall be  issued  by  the
commissioner  upon  approval  of  such  application, except that no such
license shall be issued if its issuance would be inconsistent  with  the
provisions  of  section  five  hundred sixteen of this title, and except
that the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the  applicant
is  the holder of a currently valid or renewable license to drive issued
by another state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such
license.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section two of  this
act shall take effect October 3, 2017.

co-Sponsors

2015-S2554A - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §502 sub 1, amd §§502 & 504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5444
2017-2018: S2355
2019-2020: S4148
2021-2022: S4664
2023-2024: S7901

2015-S2554A - Summary

Relates to the issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation.

2015-S2554A - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2554A

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in
relation to issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical
personnel designation; and to repeal certain provisions of such law
relating thereto

PURPOSE:

Allows the use of alternate forms of identification where an applicant
for a driver's license does not have a social security number or
Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: If an applicant does not have a social security number or
ITIN, identification for a driver's license can include an individual
tax identification number, or the submission of a sworn statement,
made under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not
have a social security number or an individual tax identification
number, along with another acceptable identifier.

Section 2: For purposes of this section an acceptable identifier shall
include, but not be limited to, a foreign passport, or a receipt from
the United States immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) stating
that an application or petition has been submitted, an approval notice

from the INS stating that an application or petition has been
received, or an application for extension of form 1-94 to extend an
applicant's legal presence. The commissioner shall consider the
following acceptable forms of application or petitions: 1-130, 1-40,
1-360, 1-485, 1-526, 1-590, 1-698, 1-817 and 1-891 or any other
federal documentation used to obtain lawful immigration status.

Section 3: Application for license.

Section 4: Section (a) a license issued pursuant to subdivision five
of this section shall be valid until the expiration date contained
thereon, unless such license is suspended, revoked or canceled is
amended proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision
prescribed by the commissioner, or any of the forms of identification
acceptable to the commissioner Pursuant to subdivision one of this
section.

Section 5: This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall
have become law; with provisions.

JUSTIFICATION:

To obtain a driver's license in New York, a person must have either a
Social Security number (SSN) or present a letter from the Social
Security Administration along with official immigration documentation
showing that the person is not eligible for a SSM. As a result of this
inflexible requirement, a large number of legal immigrants are denied
a driver's license. While some of these immigrants choose to use
public transportation, others choose to use false documents to obtain
a license or feel forced to drive illegally in order to go to work,
etc.


LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2013-2014: S.5444A - Amended and Recommitted to Transportation
2005-06: S1349-A - Referred to Transportation.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall have become
a law; provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized
and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.

2015-S2554A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2554--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --  commit-
  tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
  mitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuance  of
  driver's  licenses and emergency medical personnel designation; and to
  repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1.    Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic
law, as separately amended by chapters 465 and 487 of the laws of  2012,
is REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
  1.  APPLICATION  FOR LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE SHALL
BE MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE FEE PRESCRIBED BY LAW MAY BE  SUBMITTED
WITH SUCH APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH SUCH PROOF OF IDENTI-
TY, AGE, AND FITNESS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  ACCEPTABLE
PROOF OF IDENTITY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FOREIGN PASSPORTS
(VISA  STAMPS ARE NOT REQUIRED), VALID DOCUMENTATION ISSUED BY USCIS AND
CONSULAR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS. ELIGIBILITY FOR  A  DRIVERS'  LICENSE
SHALL NOT BE CONDITIONED ON A PARTICULAR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE SHALL INCLUDE THE
TAKING  OF  A  PHOTO IMAGE OR IMAGES OF THE APPLICANT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN  ADDITION,  THE
COMMISSIONER  ALSO  SHALL  REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE HIS OR HER
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WHERE SUCH APPLICANT IS  A  LEGAL  IMMIGRANT,  OR
INDIVIDUAL  TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  (ITIN) OR A LETTER OR FORM
FROM THE UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT  STATES  THAT
THE  APPLICANT  IS  NOT  ELIGIBLE  OR SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT UNDER THE
PENALTY OF PERJURY, STATING THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT  HAVE  A  SOCIAL
SECURITY  NUMBER  OR ITIN, AND SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON THE APPLICATION SO
THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK STATE ORGAN  AND  TISSUE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07004-02-5

S. 2554--A                          2

DONOR  REGISTRY  UNDER  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE  APPLICATION  IN  CLEAR  AND
CONSPICUOUS TYPE:
  "YOU  MUST  FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED
TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS  QUES-
TION'."
  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  SHALL NOT MAINTAIN
RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
A  BOX  SHALL  NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
IMPLY  A  WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION. IN
ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER  ALSO  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SPACE  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A NOTATION
UPON SUCH LICENSE THAT HE OR SHE IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES  AND SPACE SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A NOTATION UPON SUCH
LICENSE THAT HE OR SHE IS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.  IN  ADDITION,
AN  APPLICANT  FOR  A  COMMERCIAL  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  WHO WILL OPERATE A
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE SHALL CERTIFY THAT  SUCH
APPLICANT  MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE,
AS SET FORTH IN PUBLIC LAW 99-570, TITLE XII, AND TITLE 49 OF  THE  CODE
OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS,  AND ALL REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE UNITED
STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  TRANS-
PORTATION  ACT.  IN  ADDITION,  AN  APPLICANT  FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S
LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AT SUCH INTERVALS AS REQUIRED
BY THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT  OF  1999  AND  PART
383.71(H)  OF  TITLE  49  OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION AND IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.
FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  SECTIONS FIVE HUNDRED THREE, FIVE
HUNDRED TEN-A, AND FIVE HUNDRED TEN-AA OF THIS TITLE, THE TERMS "MEDICAL
CERTIFICATE" AND "MEDICAL CERTIFICATION" SHALL MEAN A FORM SUBSTANTIALLY
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FORM SET FORTH IN PART 391.43(H) OF TITLE  49  OF
THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE HOLDER OF
A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS MADE ANY FALSE STATEMENT, WITH RESPECT
TO  THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REVOKE SUCH
LICENSE.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
added by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  Application  for license. Application for a driver's license shall
be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be  submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner.  Acceptable
proof of identity shall include, but not be limited to foreign passports
(visa  stamps are not required), valid documentation issued by USCIS and
consular identification documents. Eligibility for  a  drivers'  license
shall  not  be  conditioned  on  a  particular immigration status.   The
commissioner may also  provide  that  the  application  procedure  shall
include  the  taking  of  a  photo  image  or images of the applicant in
accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In
addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
his or her social security number where such applicant is a legal  immi-
grant,  or  individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or a letter

S. 2554--A                          3

or form from the  United  States  social  security  administration  that
states  that  the  applicant is not eligible or submit a sworn statement
under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not have a
social  security number of ITIN, and [shall] provide space on the appli-
cation so that the applicant may register in the New  York  state  organ
and  tissue  donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the
public health law [with the following stated on the application in clear
and conspicuous type:
  "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
tion'."
  The commissioner of  the  department  of  health  shall  not  maintain
records  of any person who checks "skip this question". Failure to check
a box shall not impair the validity of an application,  and  failure  to
check  "yes"  or checking "skip this question" shall not be construed to
imply a wish not to donate. In the case of an applicant  under  eighteen
years  of  age,  checking  "yes" shall not constitute consent to make an
anatomical gift or registration in the donate  life  registry.  When  an
applicant  has previously consented to make an anatomical gift or regis-
tered in the donate life registry,  checking  "skip  this  question"  or
failing  to  check a box shall not impair that consent or registration].
In addition, the commissioner also shall require  that  space  shall  be
provided on the application so that the applicant may request a notation
upon such license that he or she is a veteran of the United States armed
forces  and space so that the applicant may request a notation upon such
license that he or she is an emergency medical personnel.  In  addition,
an  applicant  for  a  commercial  driver's  license  who will operate a
commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce shall certify that  such
applicant  meets the requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle,
as set forth in public law 99-570, title XII, and title 49 of  the  code
of  federal  regulations,  and all regulations promulgated by the United
States secretary of transportation under the hazardous materials  trans-
portation  act.  In  addition,  an  applicant  for a commercial driver's
license shall submit a medical certificate at such intervals as required
by the federal motor carrier safety improvement act  of  1999  and  Part
383.71(h)  of  title  49  of the code of federal regulations relating to
medical certification and in a manner prescribed  by  the  commissioner.
For  purposes  of  this  section  and  sections five hundred three, five
hundred ten-a, and five hundred ten-aa of this title, the terms "medical
certificate" and "medical certification" shall mean a form substantially
in compliance with the form set forth in Part 391.43(h) of title  49  of
the code of federal regulations. Upon a determination that the holder of
a commercial driver's license has made any false statement, with respect
to  the application for such license, the commissioner shall revoke such
license.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehicle  and
traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
the commissioner, the applicant's social security number, OR  INDIVIDUAL
TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  (ITIN)  OR  A  LETTER OR FORM FROM THE
UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT STATES THAT THE APPLI-

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CANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE OR SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT UNDER  THE  PENALTY  OF
PERJURY,  STATING  THAT  THE  APPLICANT  DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBER OR ITIN, and if required by the commissioner a photo image of the
applicant  in such numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.
In addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing a  hazard-
ous  material  endorsement  shall  pass  an  examination  to retain such
endorsement. The commissioner shall, with respect to the  renewal  of  a
hazardous  materials  endorsement,  comply with the requirements imposed
upon states by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the  code  of
federal  regulations.  A  renewal of such license shall be issued by the
commissioner upon approval of such  application,  except  that  no  such
license  shall  be issued if its issuance would be inconsistent with the
provisions of section five hundred sixteen of  this  title,  and  except
that  the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant
is the holder of a currently valid or renewable license to drive  issued
by another state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such
license.
  S  4.  Subdivision  1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
  (A-2) EVERY LICENSE OR RENEWAL THEREOF ISSUED TO AN APPLICANT  WHO  IS
AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL PERSONNEL, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST AND SUBMISSION
OF PROOF AS SET FORTH HEREIN, CONTAIN A  DISTINGUISHING  MARK,  IN  SUCH
FORM  AS  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE, INDICATING THAT HE OR SHE IS
AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. SUCH PROOF SHALL CONSIST  OF  ANY  PROOF
SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE
FEES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSES OR RENEWALS  THEREOF  TO  PERSONS
REQUESTING  AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL PERSONNEL NOTATION WHICH IS DIFFERENT
FROM FEES OTHERWISE REQUIRED.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section two of  this
act shall take effect October 3, 2017.

co-Sponsors

2015-S2554B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:: Rpld §502 sub 1, amd §§502 & 504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S5444
2017-2018: S2355
2019-2020: S4148
2021-2022: S4664
2023-2024: S7901

2015-S2554B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issuance of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation.

2015-S2554B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2554B

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuance
of driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation; and
to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

 PURPOSE :

Allows the use of alternate forms of identification where an applicant
for a driver's license does not have a social security number or
Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1: If an applicant does not have a social security number or
ITIN, identification for a driver's license can include an individual
tax identification number, or the submission of a sworn statement,
made under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not
have a social security number or an individual tax identification
number, along with another acceptable identifier.

Section 2: For purposes of this section an acceptable identifier shall
include, but not be limited to, a foreign passport, or a receipt from
the United States immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) stating

that an application or petition has been submitted, an approval notice
from the INS stating that an application or petition has been
received, or an application for extension of form 1-94 to extend an
applicant's legal presence. The commissioner shall consider the
following acceptable forms of application or petitions: 1-130, 1-40,
1-360, 1-485, 1-526, 1-590, 1-698, 1-817 and 1-891 or any other
federal documentation used to obtain lawful immigration status.

Section 3: Application for license.

Section 4: Section (a) a license issued pursuant to subdivision five
of this section shall be valid until the expiration date contained
thereon, unless such license is suspended, revoked or canceled is
amended proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision
prescribed by the commissioner, or any of the forms of identification
acceptable to the commissioner Pursuant to subdivision one of this
section.

Section 5: This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall
have become law; with provisions.

 JUSTIFICATION :

To obtain a driver's license in New York, a person must have either a
Social Security number (SSN) or present a letter from the Social
Security Administration along with official immigration documentation
showing that the person is not eligible for a SSM. As a result of this
inflexible requirement, a large number of legal immigrants are denied
a driver's license. While some of these immigrants choose to use
public transportation, others choose to use false documents to obtain
a license or feel forced to drive illegally in order to go to work,
etc.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2013-2014: S.5444A - Amended and Recommitted to Transportation
2005-06: S1349-A - Referred to Transportation.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the 120th day after it shall have become
a law; provided that the commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized
and directed to promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this act on its effective date.

2015-S2554B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2554--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PARKER, RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted  to the Committee on
  Transportation in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to issuance of
  driver's licenses and emergency medical personnel designation; and  to
  repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the  vehicle  and  traffic
law,  as separately amended by chapters 465 and 487 of the laws of 2012,
is REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
  1. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S  LICENSE  SHALL
BE  MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE FEE PRESCRIBED BY LAW MAY BE SUBMITTED
WITH SUCH APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH SUCH PROOF OF IDENTI-
TY, AGE, AND FITNESS AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER.  ACCEPTABLE
PROOF OF IDENTITY SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO FOREIGN PASSPORTS
(VISA STAMPS ARE NOT REQUIRED), VALID DOCUMENTATION ISSUED BY USCIS  AND
CONSULAR  IDENTIFICATION  DOCUMENTS.  ELIGIBILITY FOR A DRIVERS' LICENSE
SHALL NOT BE CONDITIONED ON A PARTICULAR IMMIGRATION STATUS. THE COMMIS-
SIONER MAY ALSO PROVIDE THAT THE APPLICATION PROCEDURE SHALL INCLUDE THE
TAKING OF A PHOTO IMAGE OR IMAGES OF THE APPLICANT  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. IN ADDITION, THE
COMMISSIONER ALSO SHALL REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE  HIS  OR  HER
SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER  WHERE  SUCH APPLICANT IS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT, OR
INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN) OR  A  LETTER  OR  FORM
FROM  THE  UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT STATES THAT
THE APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE OR SUBMIT  A  SWORN  STATEMENT  UNDER  THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07004-03-6

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PENALTY  OF  PERJURY,  STATING THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT HAVE A SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER OR ITIN, AND SHALL PROVIDE SPACE ON THE  APPLICATION  SO
THAT  THE  APPLICANT MAY REGISTER IN THE NEW YORK STATE ORGAN AND TISSUE
DONOR  REGISTRY  UNDER  SECTION  FORTY-THREE  HUNDRED  TEN OF THE PUBLIC
HEALTH LAW WITH THE FOLLOWING STATED ON THE  APPLICATION  IN  CLEAR  AND
CONSPICUOUS TYPE:
  "YOU  MUST  FILL OUT THE FOLLOWING SECTION: WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE ADDED
TO THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY? CHECK BOX FOR 'YES'  OR  'SKIP  THIS  QUES-
TION'."
  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  HEALTH  SHALL NOT MAINTAIN
RECORDS OF ANY PERSON WHO CHECKS "SKIP THIS QUESTION". FAILURE TO  CHECK
A  BOX  SHALL  NOT IMPAIR THE VALIDITY OF AN APPLICATION, AND FAILURE TO
CHECK "YES" OR CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" SHALL NOT BE  CONSTRUED  TO
IMPLY  A  WISH NOT TO DONATE. IN THE CASE OF AN APPLICANT UNDER EIGHTEEN
YEARS OF AGE, CHECKING "YES" SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE  CONSENT  TO  MAKE  AN
ANATOMICAL  GIFT  OR  REGISTRATION IN THE DONATE LIFE REGISTRY. WHERE AN
APPLICANT HAS PREVIOUSLY CONSENTED TO MAKE AN ANATOMICAL GIFT OR  REGIS-
TERED  IN  THE  DONATE  LIFE  REGISTRY, CHECKING "SKIP THIS QUESTION" OR
FAILING TO CHECK A BOX SHALL NOT IMPAIR THAT CONSENT OR REGISTRATION. IN
ADDITION, THE COMMISSIONER  ALSO  SHALL  REQUIRE  THAT  SPACE  SHALL  BE
PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A NOTATION
UPON SUCH LICENSE THAT HE OR SHE IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED
FORCES  AND SPACE SO THAT THE APPLICANT MAY REQUEST A NOTATION UPON SUCH
LICENSE THAT HE OR SHE IS AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL.  IN  ADDITION,
AN  APPLICANT  FOR  A  COMMERCIAL  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  WHO WILL OPERATE A
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE SHALL CERTIFY THAT  SUCH
APPLICANT  MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS TO OPERATE A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE,
AS SET FORTH IN PUBLIC LAW 99-570, TITLE XII, AND TITLE 49 OF  THE  CODE
OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS,  AND ALL REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE UNITED
STATES SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS  TRANS-
PORTATION  ACT.  IN  ADDITION,  AN  APPLICANT  FOR A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S
LICENSE SHALL SUBMIT A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AT SUCH INTERVALS AS REQUIRED
BY THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT  OF  1999  AND  PART
383.71(H)  OF  TITLE  49  OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS RELATING TO
MEDICAL CERTIFICATION AND IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.
FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND  SECTIONS FIVE HUNDRED THREE, FIVE
HUNDRED TEN-A, AND FIVE HUNDRED TEN-AA OF THIS TITLE, THE TERMS "MEDICAL
CERTIFICATE" AND "MEDICAL CERTIFICATION" SHALL MEAN A FORM SUBSTANTIALLY
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FORM SET FORTH IN PART 391.43(H) OF TITLE  49  OF
THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS. UPON A DETERMINATION THAT THE HOLDER OF
A COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE HAS MADE ANY FALSE STATEMENT, WITH RESPECT
TO  THE APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL REVOKE SUCH
LICENSE.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic  law,  as
added by section one of this act, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  Application  for license. Application for a driver's license shall
be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be  submitted
with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner.  Acceptable
proof of identity shall include, but not be limited to foreign passports
(visa  stamps are not required), valid documentation issued by USCIS and
consular identification documents. Eligibility for  a  drivers'  license
shall  not  be  conditioned  on  a  particular immigration status.   The
commissioner may also  provide  that  the  application  procedure  shall
include  the  taking  of  a  photo  image  or images of the applicant in
accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In

S. 2554--B                          3

addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
his or her social security number where such applicant is a legal  immi-
grant,  or  individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) or a letter
or  form  from  the  United  States  social security administration that
states that the applicant is not eligible or submit  a  sworn  statement
under the penalty of perjury, stating that the applicant does not have a
social  security number of ITIN, and [shall] provide space on the appli-
cation so that the applicant may register in the New  York  state  organ
and  tissue  donor registry under section forty-three hundred ten of the
public health law [with the following stated on the application in clear
and conspicuous type:
  "You must fill out the following section: Would you like to  be  added
to  the  Donate  Life  Registry? Check box for 'yes' or 'skip this ques-
tion'."
  The commissioner of  the  department  of  health  shall  not  maintain
records  of any person who checks "skip this question". Failure to check
a box shall not impair the validity of an application,  and  failure  to
check  "yes"  or checking "skip this question" shall not be construed to
imply a wish not to donate. In the case of an applicant  under  eighteen
years  of  age,  checking  "yes" shall not constitute consent to make an
anatomical gift or registration in the donate  life  registry.  When  an
applicant  has previously consented to make an anatomical gift or regis-
tered in the donate life registry,  checking  "skip  this  question"  or
failing  to  check a box shall not impair that consent or registration].
In addition, the commissioner also shall require  that  space  shall  be
provided on the application so that the applicant may request a notation
upon such license that he or she is a veteran of the United States armed
forces  and space so that the applicant may request a notation upon such
license that he or she is an emergency medical personnel.  In  addition,
an  applicant  for  a  commercial  driver's  license  who will operate a
commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce shall certify that  such
applicant  meets the requirements to operate a commercial motor vehicle,
as set forth in public law 99-570, title XII, and title 49 of  the  code
of  federal  regulations,  and all regulations promulgated by the United
States secretary of transportation under the hazardous materials  trans-
portation  act.  In  addition,  an  applicant  for a commercial driver's
license shall submit a medical certificate at such intervals as required
by the federal motor carrier safety improvement act  of  1999  and  Part
383.71(h)  of  title  49  of the code of federal regulations relating to
medical certification and in a manner prescribed  by  the  commissioner.
For  purposes  of  this  section  and  sections five hundred three, five
hundred ten-a, and five hundred ten-aa of this title, the terms "medical
certificate" and "medical certification" shall mean a form substantially
in compliance with the form set forth in Part 391.43(h) of title  49  of
the code of federal regulations. Upon a determination that the holder of
a commercial driver's license has made any false statement, with respect
to  the application for such license, the commissioner shall revoke such
license.
  S 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehicle  and
traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws
of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
  (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by

S. 2554--B                          4

the commissioner, the applicant's social security number, OR  INDIVIDUAL
TAXPAYER  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBER  (ITIN)  OR  A  LETTER OR FORM FROM THE
UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION THAT STATES THAT THE APPLI-
CANT  IS  NOT  ELIGIBLE OR SUBMIT A SWORN STATEMENT UNDER THE PENALTY OF
PERJURY, STATING THAT THE APPLICANT DOES  NOT  HAVE  A  SOCIAL  SECURITY
NUMBER OR ITIN, and if required by the commissioner a photo image of the
applicant  in such numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.
In addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing a  hazard-
ous  material  endorsement  shall  pass  an  examination  to retain such
endorsement. The commissioner shall, with respect to the  renewal  of  a
hazardous  materials  endorsement,  comply with the requirements imposed
upon states by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the  code  of
federal  regulations.  A  renewal of such license shall be issued by the
commissioner upon approval of such  application,  except  that  no  such
license  shall  be issued if its issuance would be inconsistent with the
provisions of section five hundred sixteen of  this  title,  and  except
that  the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant
is the holder of a currently valid or renewable license to drive  issued
by another state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such
license.
  S  4.  Subdivision  1 of section 504 of the vehicle and traffic law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (a-2) to read as follows:
  (A-2) EVERY LICENSE OR RENEWAL THEREOF ISSUED TO AN APPLICANT  WHO  IS
AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL PERSONNEL, UPON HIS OR HER REQUEST AND SUBMISSION
OF PROOF AS SET FORTH HEREIN, CONTAIN A  DISTINGUISHING  MARK,  IN  SUCH
FORM  AS  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL DETERMINE, INDICATING THAT HE OR SHE IS
AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL. SUCH PROOF SHALL CONSIST  OF  ANY  PROOF
SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER.  THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT REQUIRE
FEES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSES OR RENEWALS  THEREOF  TO  PERSONS
REQUESTING  AN  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL PERSONNEL NOTATION WHICH IS DIFFERENT
FROM FEES OTHERWISE REQUIRED.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, that section two of  this
act shall take effect October 3, 2018.

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Kevin S. Parker

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Gustavo Rivera

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Gustavo Rivera

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