Bill Text: NY A00670 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to transportation [A00670 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A00670-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 670 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL, ORTIZ, BRADLEY, CLARK, MILLMAN, SAYWARD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DIAZ, EDDINGTON, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the elimi- nation of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic 2 law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 5 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular 6 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti- 7 cle], provided, however, that no REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge 8 shall be charged for such plate. FURTHERMORE, UPON THE ISSUANCE OF A 9 DISTINCTIVE PLATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT 10 SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES RELATING TO THE REGISTRA- 11 TION OR RENEWAL THEREOF AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF 12 THIS ARTICLE. 13 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00603-01-9