Bill Text: NY A06714 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished service cross medal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to transportation [A06714 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A06714-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6714
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 25, 2011
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       Introduced by M. of A. TENNEY -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing
         the issuance of distinctive plates for recipients of the distinguished
         service cross medal
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
    2  section 404-x to read as follows:
    3    S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES  FOR  PERSONS  AWARDED  THE  DISTINGUISHED
    4  SERVICE  CROSS  MEDAL.  1. ANY PERSON WHO WAS A RECIPIENT OF THE DISTIN-
    5  GUISHED SERVICE CROSS MEDAL OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH PERSON SHALL, UPON
    6  REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "DISTINGUISHED
    7  SERVICE CROSS". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A PERSON PURSUANT TO
    8  THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE
    9  OF  SUCH  PERSON. APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH
   10  THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
   11  PRESCRIBE.
   12    2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
   13  SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
   14  APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A RECIPIENT OR THE SPOUSE OF
   15  THE RECIPIENT WHO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, PURSUANT  TO
   16  10 USC 3742.
   17    3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
   18  IN  THE  SAME  MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT OF THE REGULAR
   19  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS  ARTICLE
   20  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  AN  ADDITIONAL ONE TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
   21  DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH  PLATE.  SUCH  ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE
   22  SHALL  BE  DEPOSITED  PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED
   23  FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF  MOTOR  VEHI-
   24  CLES   DISTINCTIVE   PLATE   DEVELOPMENT  FUND  ESTABLISHED  BY  SECTION
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05961-01-1
       A. 6714                             2
    1  NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE  FINANCE  LAW  AND  SHALL  BE  USED  FOR  THE
    2  PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
    3  PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
    4    4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A
    5  SPECIAL NUMBER PLATE UNDER  THIS  SECTION  UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS
    6  SATISFIED  THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED
    7  PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS  SECTION  WILL  BE  SUFFICIENT  TO
    8  RECOVER THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH SPECIAL PLATES.
    9    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
   10  it shall have become a law.