Bill Text: NY S02901 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the elimination of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for purple heart recipients; exempts purple heart recipients from all fees associated with the distinctive license plate issued to them in recognition of their purple heart award.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S02901 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02901-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2901
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 3, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  BONACIC,  GRIFFO,  JOHNSON, LARKIN,
         MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER,  SEWARD  --  read  twice  and  ordered
         printed,  and  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
         portation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  the  elimi-
         nation  of any fees associated with the distinctive license plates for
         purple heart recipients
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-e of the vehicle and traffic
    2  law, as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is amended  to  read
    3  as follows:
    4    3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
    5  in  the  same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
    6  registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
    7  cle],  provided,  however,  that  no  REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge
    8  shall be charged for such plate. FURTHERMORE, UPON  THE  ISSUANCE  OF  A
    9  DISTINCTIVE  PLATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH PURPLE HEART RECIPIENT
   10  SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY FEES RELATING TO  THE  REGISTRA-
   11  TION  OR  RENEWAL  THEREOF  AS PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF
   12  THIS ARTICLE.
   13    S 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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