S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. GANTT, CAHILL, JAFFEE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to refunds of
registration fees and to repeal certain provisions of such law relat-
ing thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 420 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as amended by section 2 of part G of chapter 59 of the laws of
3 2009, is amended to read as follows:
4 2. Such seller or owner may, however, register another vehicle and use
5 said number plates thereon, if appropriate, upon making application for
6 such registration, paying a transfer fee of ten dollars, and paying the
7 proportional excess, if any[, of the]. THE annual fee for registering
8 the second vehicle [over] SHALL BE INCREASED OR REDUCED PROPORTIONATELY
9 ON A MONTHLY COMPUTATION BASIS FROM the annual fee for registering the
10 first vehicle for each day or fraction thereof constituting the unex-
11 pired registration period AND ANY SURPLUS SHALL BE PARTIALLY REFUNDED IF
12 THE FULL REGISTRATION FEE IS NOT USED. If the number plates of the
13 first vehicle are not appropriate for the second vehicle, the commis-
14 sioner or his or her agent shall, upon the surrender of such number
15 plates, furnish appropriate number plates.
16 S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 428 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
17 amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 1982, is amended to read as
18 follows:
19 1. Any fee paid for the registration of a vehicle under the
20 provisions of this chapter shall be refunded, less the sum of one
21 dollar, provided that the commissioner and the state comptroller are
22 satisfied that [the registration has not been used and] the number
23 plates and sticker have been surrendered to the commissioner [within two
24 months after the date the fee was paid or the beginning of the registra-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 tion period for which the registration was issued, whichever comes
2 later] and application therefor is filed with the commissioner within
3 the period of validity for which such registration was issued.
4 S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 428 of the vehicle and traffic law is
5 REPEALED and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as follows:
6 2. ANY FEE PAID FOR THE REGISTRATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE
7 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL BE PARTIALLY REFUNDED IF THE FULL
8 REGISTRATION PERIOD IS NOT USED AND IF SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT TRANS-
9 FERRED TO ANOTHER MOTOR VEHICLE, AND THE NUMBER PLATES OR THE PLATES
10 ISSUED FOR A VEHICLE REGISTERED UNDER THIS CHAPTER ARE SURRENDERED TO
11 THE COMMISSIONER. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REFUND SHALL BE COMPUTED BY APPOR-
12 TIONING THE REGISTRATION FEE FOR REGISTERING THE MOTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN
13 THE NUMBER OF MONTHS FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION FEE WAS PAID WITH THE
14 NUMBER OF MONTHS REMAINING AT THE TIME THE PLATES WERE DESTROYED OR
15 SURRENDERED, LESS THE SUM OF ONE DOLLAR.
16 S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding
17 the date on which it shall have become a law.