Relates to distinctive license plates issued to gold star mothers; permits gold star mothers to retain one such distinctive plate as a commemorative item after such plates are surrendered.

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S3554-2013 Actions

• Feb 5, 2013: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

S3554-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S3554

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation
to distinctive plates for gold star mothers

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will allow a Gold Star
Mother to keep one distinctive license plate, for commemorative purposes
only, upon surrender of such distinctive plates.

SUMMARY  OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 404-i of the
vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section which would allow a Gold
Star Mother to retain one of two distinctive license plates upon surren-
der of such set. The plate shall be retained for commemorative  purposes
only.

Section two provides for an immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  Currently,  a Gold Star Mother is required to return her
distinctive license plates honoring her child  killed  in  service  when
surrendering  her  license.  These license plates have great sentimental
value and are a source of pride for the mother of fallen military hero.

This bill would allow a Gold Star Mother to keep one of her plates as  a
commemorative  plate.  It  also allows the Commissioner of DMV to make a
duplicate plate of the surrendered Gold Star Mother license plate at  no
cost  to the Gold Star Mother in the event that she has surrendered both
plates.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2012: A8349 - Died in Transportation; S5693 -
Passed Senate

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Minimal.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  Immediate.

S3554-2013 Text

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

                                    3554

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              February 5, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, DeFRANCISCO, MAZIARZ, SAVINO, 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  distinctive
    plates for gold star mothers

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


    Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law is amended  by
  adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:

    4.  UPON  THE SURRENDER OF A SET OF DISTINCTIVE PLATES ISSUED PURSUANT
  TO THIS SECTION, THE GOLD STAR MOTHER TO WHOM SUCH PLATES  WERE  ISSUED,
  SHALL  BE  ENTITLED  TO  KEEP AND RETAIN ONE OF THE TWO SUCH PLATES, FOR
  COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR DISPLAY ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE. IN
  THE EVENT THAT A GOLD  STAR  MOTHER  TO  WHOM  DISTINCTIVE  PLATES  WERE
  ISSUED,  HAS  SURRENDERED  BOTH  PLATES  OF  THE SET OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE
  PLATES, THEN THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON REQUEST OF, AND AT NO COST  TO
  SUCH  GOLD  STAR  MOTHER, ISSUE AND PROVIDE TO SUCH GOLD STAR MOTHER ONE
  DUPLICATE COMMEMORATIVE PLATE OF THE DISTINCTIVE PLATES SO  SURRENDERED,
  SO  THAT SUCH PERSON MAY KEEP AND RETAIN SUCH DUPLICATE PLATE FOR COMME-
  MORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR DISPLAY ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD06500-01-3