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Feb 13, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2184
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation 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-S2184 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง531, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S318
2013-2014: S1320
2015-2016: S359
2017-2018: S4872
2009-S2184 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2184 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issuance of driving privilege cards PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would authorize the commissioner to issue driving privilege cards to persons not otherwise qualified to receive a driver's license. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section 531: Driving privilege cards: the commissioner may issue a driving privilege card to a person who satisfies the requirements for issuance of a driver's license but who cannot provide: a) proof of lawful presence in the United States or b) sufficient identifying documentation. Section 2: An applicant may not be issued a driving privilege card unless such applicant: a) surrenders to the commissioner any driver's license possessed by the applicant that was issued by a state b) affirms in writing that the applicant resides in this state and provides documentation to verify that the applicant resides in the state c) affirms in writing that the applicant is of legal age to
2009-S2184 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2184 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- 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 the issuance of driving privilege cards THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 531 to read as follows: S 531. DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARDS. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER MAY, SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, ISSUE A DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD TO A PERSON WHO SATISFIES THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED TWO OF THIS TITLE BUT WHO CANNOT PROVIDE: (A) PROOF OF LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES; OR (B) SUFFICIENT IDENTIFYING DOCUMENTATION. 2. AN APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE ISSUED A DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD UNLESS SUCH APPLICANT: (A) SURRENDERS TO THE COMMISSIONER ANY DRIVER'S LICENSE POSSESSED BY THE APPLICANT THAT WAS ISSUED BY A STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE UNITED STATES OR AFFIRMS IN WRITING THAT THE APPLICANT DOES NOT POSSESS A DRIVER'S LICENSE ISSUED BY THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDI- VISION OF THE UNITED STATES; AND (B) AFFIRMS IN WRITING THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THIS STATE AND PROVIDES DOCUMENTATION TO VERIFY THAT THE APPLICANT RESIDES IN THE STATE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION SEVEN OF THIS SECTION; AND (C) AFFIRMS IN WRITING THAT THE APPLICANT IS OF LEGAL AGE TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE. 3. AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD SHALL PAY ALL FEES APPLI- CABLE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE. THE COMMISSIONER MAY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00049-01-9
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