Bill Text: NY A09031 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the issuance of distinctive plates for AMVETS.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-19 - referred to transportation [A09031 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09031-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9031
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 19, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Transportation
        AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance
          of specialty plates for members of AMVETS
          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    § 404-x. Distinctive plates for AMVETS. 1. Any member  of  the  AMVETS
     4  residing  in  this  state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate
     5  bearing the term "American Veteran", "AMVET" or "AMVETS" as  decided  by
     6  the  commission.  Application for said 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 by this section shall be issued
    10  upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the  applicant  is  a
    11  member of AMVETS.
    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  of  this  article,
    15  provided,  however,  that  an  additional one-time service charge of ten
    16  dollars shall be charged for such plate.
    17    4. For the purposes of this section, "AMVETS" shall mean the federally
    18  chartered corporation dedicated to  advocating  on  behalf  of  American
    19  veterans.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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