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                                  8349

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 14, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
  plates for gold star mothers

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. UPON THE SURRENDER OF A SET OF DISTINCTIVE PLATES  ISSUED  PURSUANT
TO  THIS  SECTION, THE GOLD STAR MOTHER TO WHOM SUCH PLATES WERE ISSUED,
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO KEEP AND RETAIN ONE OF THE  TWO  SUCH  PLATES,  FOR
COMMEMORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR DISPLAY ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE. IN
THE  EVENT  THAT  A  GOLD  STAR  MOTHER  TO WHOM DISTINCTIVE PLATES WERE
ISSUED, HAS SURRENDERED BOTH PLATES  OF  THE  SET  OF  SUCH  DISTINCTIVE
PLATES,  THEN THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, UPON REQUEST OF, AND AT NO COST TO
SUCH GOLD STAR MOTHER, ISSUE AND PROVIDE TO SUCH GOLD  STAR  MOTHER  ONE
DUPLICATE  COMMEMORATIVE PLATE OF THE DISTINCTIVE PLATES SO SURRENDERED,
SO THAT SUCH PERSON MAY KEEP AND RETAIN SUCH DUPLICATE PLATE FOR  COMME-
MORATIVE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR DISPLAY ON ANY MOTOR VEHICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13078-01-1