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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jun 11, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A8849
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CRESPO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A8849 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the banking law, in relation to requir- ing banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires banking institutions to accept the Dominican consular identifi- cation card as a valid form of identification for all banking trans- actions. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to read as follows: 9-v Dominican identification card, valid form of identifica- tion. 1. Every banking institution shall accept as a valid form of identifica- tion for all banking transactions the Dominican identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic. 2. For the purposes of this section, the term "banking institution" shall mean and include all banks, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, licensed foreign banks and credit unions. JUSTIFICATION: Illegal immigrants are not permitted to open up bank accounts because they are not able to produce a viable form of I.D. This Legislation
2009-A8849 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8849 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 11, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Banks AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to requiring banking insti- tutions to accept the Dominican consular identification card issued by the consulate general of the Dominican Republic as a valid form of identification for all banking transactions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The banking law is amended by adding a new section 9-v to read as follows: S 9-V. DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD, VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION. 1. EVERY BANKING INSTITUTION SHALL ACCEPT AS A VALID FORM OF IDENTIFICATION FOR ALL BANKING TRANSACTIONS THE DOMINICAN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "BANKING INSTITUTION" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE ALL BANKS, TRUST COMPANIES, SAVINGS BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS, LICENSED FOREIGN BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04957-01-9
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