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.

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S378-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO BANKS
• Mar 30, 2011: DEFEATED IN BANKS
• Feb 22, 2011: NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED
• Jan 5, 2011: REFERRED TO BANKS

S378-2011 Meetings

Banks: Mar 30, 2011

S378-2011 Votes

S378-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S378

TITLE OF BILL:            REVISED 12/30/11
An act
to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring 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

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular
identification card as a valid form of identification for all banking
transactions.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends the Banking Law by adding a new section 9-v.
Requires every banking institution to accept as a valid form of
identification, the Dominican identification card issued by the
consulate general of the Dominican Republic for all banking
transactions. Defines banking institutions as all banks, trust
companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, licensed
foreign banks and credit unions.

Section 2. Effective Date

EXISTING LAW:
None.

JUSTIFICATION:
Illegal immigrants are not permitted to open up bank accounts because
they are not able to produce a viable form of identification. This
legislation would mandate banks to accept identification issued by
the Dominican Consulate as a valid form of identification for all
banking transactions.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2011      S.378  - Defeated in Banks/A.1175  - Referred to Banks
2009-2010 S.3153 - Referred to Banks/A.8849  - Referred to Banks
2007-2008 S.778  - Referred to Banks/A.4624  - Referred to Banks
2005-2006 S.831  - Referred to Banks/A.6105  - Referred to Banks
2003-2004 S.6773 - Referred to Banks/A.10812 - Referred to Banks

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S378-2011 Text

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

                                     378

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                                 (PREFILED)

                               January 5, 2011
                                 ___________

  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-v  to
  read as follows:

    S 9-V. 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.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD03133-01-1