Bill Text: NY S03176 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 3176 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the dissemination of driver's license photos to police agencies.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S03176 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S03176-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3176
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   February 3, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
         photo images on driver's licenses to be available to police agencies
         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 504 of  the  vehicle  and  traffic
    2  law,  as  amended by chapter 173 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read
    3  as follows:
    4    3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any photo  image  taken
    5  as  part  of  the  application  procedure  for  a learner's permit or an
    6  original, duplicate, renewal or amended driver's license shall not be  a
    7  public  record,  EXCEPT  THE  PHOTO  IMAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO A POLICE
    8  AGENCY.
    9    S 2. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall  promulgate  regulations
   10  to  implement  the  technology  so  that  the  photo image of a driver's
   11  license shall be available to police  agencies  who  may  transmit  such
   12  image to police officers effectuating their duties.
   13    S 3. 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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