Senate Bill S710

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that photos used on a driver's license may not be more than 8 years old

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§502 & 504, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S1461

2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the photograph used on a driver's license shall not be more than 8 years old.

2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   710

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 photo images
  used on driver's licenses

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

  Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
cle 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,  and  if
required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe, PROVIDED  THAT  NO
PHOTO  IMAGE  USED ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE IS MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD.
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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01997-01-1
              

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