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BILL NUMBER:S320

TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing retired service members to qualify for distinctive license plates

PURPOSE: To allow retired service members to qualify for distinctive license plates.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 404-d of the vehicle and traffic laws to include retired service members in the list of those organized militia members who may request distinctive license plates.

JUSTIFICATION: Currently any active member of the organized militia of the State of New York and any member of a reserve unit from this state of the armed forces of the United States may apply for a distinctive plate. This bill would allow retired members to qualify for these plates as well. Although retired from active duty, these persons have served their country and are also deserving of the opportunity to receive these license plates if they wish to do so.

BILL HISTORY: S.6696 of 2008 - Passed the Senate S4519 of 2009-2010; Referred to Transportation

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.

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STATE OF NEW YORK
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320

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

(PREFILED)

January 5, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ,  ADAMS, ALESI, HANNON, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  JOHNSON, LARKIN, NOZZOLIO, OPPENHEIMER, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  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  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:
  S  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.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.