S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8258
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   November 6, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
         on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
         of distinctive plates for members of Kiwanis International
         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 MEMBERS OF THE KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL.
    4  1. ANY MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL RESIDING  IN  THIS  STATE  SHALL,
    5  UPON  REQUEST,  BE  ISSUED  A  LICENSE  PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "KIWANIS
    6  INTERNATIONAL". APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE  FILED  WITH
    7  THE  COMMISSIONER  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL AS THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
    8  PRESCRIBE.
    9    2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE
   10  ISSUED  UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT
   11  IS A MEMBER OF KIWANIS INTERNATIONAL.
   12    3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
   13  IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT  OF  THE  REGULAR
   14  REGISTRATION FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE,
   15  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  AN  ADDITIONAL ONE-TIME SERVICE CHARGE OF TEN
   16  DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ONE
   17  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
   18  FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS, OR SO MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE, SHALL  BE
   19  ALLOCATED  FROM  SUCH FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED
   20  WITH THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH LICENSE PLATES.
   21    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD11983-01-3