Bill Text: NY A02510 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 2510 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Waives the payment of certain fees by the department of motor vehicles for veterans and applicants who are serving in the armed forces.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to transportation [A02510 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A02510-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2510
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 19, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to waiver of
         fees for veterans and members of the armed forces
         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 503 of the vehicle and traffic
    2  law, as amended by chapter 548 of the laws of 1986, is amended  to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    3.  Waiver  of  fee.  The  commissioner  may waive the payment of fees
    5  required by subdivision two of this section if the applicant:
    6    (i) is an inmate in an institution under the jurisdiction of  a  state
    7  department or agency, or
    8    (ii) is a victim of crime and the driver's license or learner's permit
    9  applied  for  is  a  replacement for one that was lost or destroyed as a
   10  result of the crime, OR
   11    (III) IS A VETERAN, OR
   12    (IV) IS CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES.
   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.
                                                                  LBD07371-01-1