STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10182

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     March 24, 2020
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        Introduced  by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GALEF
          -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

        AN ACT in relation to extending the renewal of driver's  licenses,  non-
          driver  identification  cards  and  inspections  of motor vehicles for
          three months

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law: (a) the date on
     2  which  the  renewal of any driver's license required pursuant to title 5
     3  of the vehicle and traffic law or  any  non-driver  identification  card
     4  issued  pursuant to article 17-A of title 4 of such law expires; and (b)
     5  the date on which the periodic inspection of any motor vehicle  required
     6  pursuant to article 5 of title 3 of the vehicle and traffic law expires,
     7  shall  be  extended  for  a  period  of  three months from the date such
     8  license, non-driver identification card or periodic inspection  expires;
     9  provided  that such expiration occurs within the six month period begin-
    10  ning on March 10, 2020.
    11    § 2. The commissioner of motor vehicles is authorized to  extend:  (a)
    12  the  date on which the renewal of any driver's license required pursuant
    13  to title 5 of the vehicle and traffic law or any non-driver  identifica-
    14  tion  card  issued  pursuant  to  article  17-A  of  title 4 of such law
    15  expires; and (b) the date on which the periodic inspection of any  motor
    16  vehicle  required  pursuant  to  article 5 of title 3 of the vehicle and
    17  traffic law expires, if, in the interest of the health and safety of the
    18  public due to the coronavirus  disease  2019  (COVID-19)  pandemic,  the
    19  commissioner deems such extension to be necessary.
    20    §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to
    21  have been in full force and effect on and after March 10, 2020.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD15939-04-0