Bill Text: NY A05092 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to transportation [A05092 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05092-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5092
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2015
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BLANKENBUSH, FINCH, CROUCH, BUTLER, BRABENEC,
         GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CERETTO, HAWLEY  --  read  once
         and referred to the Committee on Transportation
       AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
         the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a
         veteran notation
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 491 of the vehi-
    2  cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 295 of the  laws  of  1983,  is
    3  amended to read as follows:
    4    (d) There shall be no fee other than a fee prescribed in paragraph (c)
    5  of  this  subdivision for an amended identification card. THERE SHALL BE
    6  NO FEE, INCLUDING THE FEE PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
    7  SION,  FOR  AN  AMENDED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT SOLELY
    8  ADDS A VETERAN NOTATION UPON SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  THAT  THE  CARD
    9  HOLDER  IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO PARA-
   10  GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS
   11  ARTICLE.
   12    S  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section
   13  503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws
   14  of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   15    (ii) If a knowledge test or [test] TESTS are required to be passed  to
   16  secure  an  amended  learner's permit or license, the fees for taking of
   17  such test or tests specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall
   18  be  paid.  However,  if  an  amendment  is to add only an endorsement or
   19  endorsements which require only the  passing  of  a  knowledge  test  or
   20  tests,  a fee of five dollars shall be paid. If a road test or tests are
   21  required to be passed to secure an amended license, the fees for  taking
   22  such  test or tests specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall
   23  be paid. If no knowledge or road test is required to secure  an  amended
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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       A. 5092                             2
    1  license,  the  fee  required  for  such  amended  license  shall be five
    2  dollars. In addition, if the fee for the  amended  learner's  permit  or
    3  license  is  greater  than  the  fee for the learner's permit or license
    4  being  amended, the difference in fee shall be paid. If the amendment is
    5  only to correct or update a driver's record, no fee other than the photo
    6  image fee shall be required. NO FEE,  INCLUDING  THE  PHOTO  IMAGE  FEE,
    7  SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH SOLELY ADDS A VETERAN NOTATION
    8  UPON SUCH LICENSE THAT THE DRIVER IS A  VETERAN  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
    9  ARMED  FORCES  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
   10  FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   11    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.