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Senate Bill S710
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง502 & 504, V & T L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S1461
2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S710 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to photo images used on driver's licenses PURPOSE: Provides that no photo image used on a driver's license may be more than 8 years old. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends 502(6)(a) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to provide that photo images used on driver's licenses are not more than eight years old. Section 2 amends section 504(1)(b) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law to require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles (when issuing resolutions) to provide that photo images used on driver's licenses are not more than eight years old. Section 3 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION:
2011-S710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 710 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- 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 photo images used on driver's licenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi- cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows: (a) A license issued pursuant to subdivision five of this section shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless such license is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by law, proofs of prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by the commissioner, the applicant's social security number, and if required by the commissioner a photo image of the applicant in such numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe, PROVIDED THAT NO PHOTO IMAGE USED ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE IS MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS OLD. In addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing a hazard- ous material endorsement shall pass an examination to retain such endorsement. The commissioner shall, with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement, comply with the requirements imposed upon states by sections 383.141 and 1572.13 of title 49 of the code of federal regulations. A renewal of such license shall be issued by the commissioner upon approval of such application, except that no such license shall be issued if its issuance would be inconsistent with the provisions of section five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commissioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is the holder of a currently valid or renewable license to drive issued EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01997-01-1
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