Bill Text: NY S00827 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 827 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Excludes a social security number or card from documentation required to renew an existing driver's license.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S00827 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00827-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          827
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                      (PREFILED)
                                    January 7, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  in  relation  to  certain
         requirements for renewing a driver's license
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the  vehi-
    2  cle and  traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of
    3  the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
    5  shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
    6  license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
    7  by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
    8  proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
    9  the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
   10  required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
   11  numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  AN APPLICANT  FOR
   12  RENEWAL  SHALL  NOT  BE  REQUIRED  TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY
   13  NUMBER OR SHOW A SOCIAL SECURITY CARD EVEN IF SUCH NUMBER  OR  CARD  WAS
   14  NOT  PROVIDED  TO THE DEPARTMENT IN A PREVIOUS TRANSACTION. In addition,
   15  an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a  hazardous  material
   16  endorsement  shall  pass  an examination to retain such endorsement. The
   17  commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials
   18  endorsement,  comply  with  the  requirements  imposed  upon  states  by
   19  sections  383.141  and  1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regu-
   20  lations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by  the  commissioner
   21  upon  approval of such application, except that no such license shall be
   22  issued if its issuance would be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of
   23  section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
   24  sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
    2  state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
    3    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    4  have become a law.