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                                  8598

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 21, 2011
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Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  discontinu-
  ing service fees for distinctive license plates issued to veterans

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 3 of section 404-h of the vehicle and  traffic
law,  as  amended by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
[provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
dollars shall be charged for such plate].
  S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 404-j of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. Fee. A special plate  and  registration  issued  pursuant  to  this
section  shall  be  issued  upon payment of the regular registration fee
prescribed by section four hundred one of this article [provided, howev-
er, that an additional one-time service charge of ten dollars  shall  be
charged for such plate].
  S 3. Subdivision 3 of section 404-k of the vehicle and traffic law, as
amended  by  chapter  415  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
[provided, however, that an additional one-time service  charge  of  ten
dollars shall be charged for such plate].

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  S 4. Subdivision 3 of section 404-v of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 389 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
cle[,  provided,  however, that an additional one-time service charge of
ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one
year after the effective date of this section funds  in  the  amount  of
five  thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be
allocated from such funds to the department to offset  costs  associated
with the production of such license plates].
  S 5. Subdivision 3 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 105 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred  of  this  article[,
provided,  however,  that  an  additional one-time service charge of ten
dollars shall be charged for such plate].
  S 6. Subdivision 4 of section 404-w of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 493 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon payment  of  the  regular
registration  fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article
[provided, however, that an additional one time service  charge  of  ten
dollars shall be charged for such plate].
  S 7. Subdivision 1-a of section 404 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
added by chapter 415 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows:
  1-a.  The  commissioner  may issue special number plates to applicants
who are members of veterans organizations in the same  manner  as  other
number  plates  are issued pursuant to this article. Such special number
plates shall be issued only upon  (a)  payment  of  a  one-time  service
charge  of  ten  dollars  in  addition  to  the regular registration fee
prescribed by section four hundred one of this  article,  PROVIDED  THAT
SUCH  SERVICE  CHARGE  SHALL  BE WAIVED FOR ANY APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN A
MEMBER OF THE VETERANS ORGANIZATION FOR FIVE  OR  MORE  YEARS,  and  (b)
submission  of  proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the appli-
cant is presently a member of the veterans organization for  which  such
plate  is requested.  [Such membership shall be verified annually by the
applicant.] Application for such plates shall be made in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the commissioner with respect to the issuance
of such plates.  Provided, however, that nothing contained herein  shall
be  deemed  to  supersede the provisions of section four hundred four-d,
four hundred four-e, four hundred  four-h,  four  hundred  four-i,  four
hundred four-j, four hundred four-k or four hundred four-p of this arti-
cle.
  S  8.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law.