Bill Text: NY S05434 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates additional application fees and annual fees for special license plates issued to veterans of the armed forces of the United States.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-04 - referred to transportation [S05434 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5434
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 28, 2017
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        Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- 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  eliminating
          additional fees for special license plates issued to veterans
          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  amended by chapter 103 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read
     3  as 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. Such  special  number
     7  plates  shall be issued [only] upon [(a)] payment of [a one-time service
     8  charge of ten dollars in  addition  to]  the  regular  registration  fee
     9  prescribed  by  section  four  hundred  one  of  this article, and [(b)]
    10  submission of proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that  the  appli-
    11  cant  is  presently a member of the veterans organization for which such
    12  plate is requested. Such membership shall be verified  annually  by  the
    13  applicant.  Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
    14  regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
    15  of such plates. Provided, however, that nothing contained  herein  shall
    16  be  deemed  to  supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
    17  four hundred four-e, four hundred  four-h,  four  hundred  four-i,  four
    18  hundred four-j, four hundred four-k, four hundred four-p or four hundred
    19  four-aa of this article.
    20    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    21  amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
    22  follows:
    23    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    24  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
    25  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  [provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
     2  dollars shall be charged for such plate].
     3    § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
     4  amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
     5  follows:
     6    4. Fee. A special plate  and  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this
     7  section  shall  be  issued  upon payment of the regular registration fee
     8  prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
     9  er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars  shall  be
    10  charged for such plate].
    11    § 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    12  added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as 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  arti-
    16  cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    17  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
    18  year after the effective date of this section funds  in  the  amount  of
    19  five  thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
    20  allocated from such funds to the department to offset  costs  associated
    21  with the production of such license plates].
    22    § 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    23  added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
    24    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    25  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    26  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    27  cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    28  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    29    § 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
    30  added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
    31    4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    32  in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
    33  registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
    34  [provided, however, that an additional one time service  charge  of  ten
    35  dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    36    §  7.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-aa of the vehicle and traffic law,
    37  as added by chapter 103 of the laws of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
    38  follows:
    39    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    40  in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
    41  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    42  cle[;  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
    43  ten dollars shall be charged for such plate].
    44    § 8. This act shall take effect immediately.