Bill Text: NY A04226 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that no one-time service charge or renewal fee shall be charged for the issuance of military license plates.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A04226 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04226-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4226
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. DenDEKKER, GRAF, GUNTHER, GIGLIO, SCHIMMINGER,
SIMANOWITZ, HAWLEY, RA, FINCH, HOOPER, CRESPO, COLTON, SANTABARBARA --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRETT, CERETTO, DUPREY, McDONOUGH,
McKEVITT, OAKS, ROBINSON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
the one-time service charge for the issuance of military license
plates
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as added by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1-a. The commissioner may issue special number plates to applicants
5 who are members of veterans organizations in the same manner as other
6 number plates are issued pursuant to this article PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
7 THAT NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH
8 PLATES. Such special number plates shall be issued only upon [(a)
9 payment of a one-time service charge of ten dollars in addition to the
10 regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
11 article, and (b)] submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner,
12 that the applicant is presently a member of the veterans organization
13 for which such plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified
14 annually by the applicant. Application for such plates shall be made in
15 accordance with regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect
16 to the issuance of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing
17 contained herein shall be deemed to supersede the provisions of section
18 four hundred four-d, four hundred four-e, four hundred four-h, four
19 hundred four-i, four hundred four-j, four hundred four-k or four hundred
20 four-p of this article.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07983-01-5
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1 S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-d of the vehicle and traffic law, as
2 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
3 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 article]
7 provided, however, that [an additional one-time service charge of ten
8 dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be charged for
9 such plate.
10 S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
11 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
12 follows:
13 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
14 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
15 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
16 article], provided, however, that [an additional one-time service charge
17 of ten dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be
18 charged for such plate.
19 S 4. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
20 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
21 follows:
22 4. Fee. [A special plate and registration issued pursuant to this
23 section shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee
24 prescribed by section four hundred one of this article provided, howev-
25 er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars] NO
26 ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be charged for such plate.
27 S 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-k of the vehicle and traffic law, as
28 amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
29 follows:
30 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
31 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
32 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
33 article], provided, however, that [an additional one-time service charge
34 of ten dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be
35 charged for such plate.
36 S 6. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
37 added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
38 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
39 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
40 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this arti-
41 cle], provided, however, that [an additional one-time service charge of
42 ten dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be charged
43 for such plate. Provided, however, that one year after the effective
44 date of this section funds in the amount of five thousand dollars, or so
45 much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated from such funds to
46 the department to offset costs associated with the production of such
47 license plates.
48 S 7. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
49 added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
50 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
51 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
52 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred of this article],
53 provided, however, that [an additional one-time service charge of ten
54 dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be charged for
55 such plate.
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1 S 8. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
2 added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
3 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
4 in the same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
5 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
6 article], provided, however, that [an additional one time service charge
7 of ten dollars] NO ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OR RENEWAL FEE shall be
8 charged for such plate.
9 S 9. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
10 have become a law.
