S5474-2011 Actions

• Jun 21, 2011: SUBSTITUTED BY A7932
• Jun 21, 2011: ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.1478
• Jun 21, 2011: COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES
• May 25, 2011: REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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BILL NUMBER:S5474

TITLE OF BILL:

An act
to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to fees for searches
and copies of documents of the department of motor vehicles

PURPOSE:

Amends Section 202 of the vehicle and traffic law to exempt legal aid
societies and bureaus and other entities that provide representation
pursuant to County Law � 722(2) from the fees charged by the
Department of Motor Vehicles for record searches and copies of
documents.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends subdivision 1 of vehicle and traffic law section 202
to add legal aid bureaus and societies and other organizations that
provide public defense representation to the list of entities that
are exempt from fees for department of motor vehicles record searches
and copies of documents.

JUSTIFICATION:

Under Vehicle and Traffic Law � 202(1), public defender offices are
able to access DMV records without a fee. Counties that provide
public defense representation through a legal aid bureau or society
or other organization authorized under County Law � 722(2), however,
must bear the cost of that organization's DMV record searches.
Because the legal aid organizations are providing the same services
as public defender offices and counties pay the cost of those
services, legal aid organizations should be added to the list of
exempt entities in Vehicle and Traffic Law � 202(1).

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Minimal for the State. Local governments will realize a cost
savings.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

S5474-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 S. 5474                                                  A. 7932
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 SENATE - ASSEMBLY
 May 25, 2011
 
 IN  SENATE  --  Introduced  by  Sen. FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Trans
 portation
 IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred
 to the Committee on Transportation
 

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  fees  for
 searches and copies of documents of the department of motor vehicles
 

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

 

Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 202 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
 law,  as  amended by chapter 708 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read
 as follows:

 1. Except in those cases in which it is provided by law  that  no  fee
 shall  be  charged, the fees for searching the records of the department
 of motor vehicles kept pursuant to the provisions of  this  chapter  and
 for  furnishing  copies of documents in said department kept pursuant to
 the provisions of this chapter shall be as  provided  in  this  section.
 Provided,  however,  that  no  fee  shall be charged any public officer,
 board or body, volunteer fire company [or], volunteer ambulance service,
 OR LEGAL AID BUREAU OR SOCIETY  OR  OTHER  PRIVATE  ENTITY  WHEN  ACTING
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  SEVEN  HUNDRED  TWENTY-TWO OF THE COUNTY LAW, for
 searches or copies of documents to be used for a public purpose.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11738-01-1

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