Assembly Bill A6172

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6172 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4140
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8803, S5904
2015-2016: S2851
2017-2018: S3542
2019-2020: S391
2021-2022: S4568
2023-2024: S3086

2013-A6172 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle.

2013-A6172 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6172

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 15, 2013
                               ___________

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 requiring
  applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to complete a  vision
  test

  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.  SUCH PROOF OF
ACCEPTABLE VISION SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT  TO  PASS  A  VISION  TEST
ADMINISTERED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER  OR HIS OR HER AGENT, OR TO SUBMIT A
CERTIFICATION, SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE PRACTI-
TIONER, OPTOMETRIST  OR  OPTICIAN,  ATTESTING  THAT  THE  APPLICANT  HAS
ADEQUATE  VISION TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
SIONER. In addition, an applicant for renewal of a license containing  a
hazardous  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05527-01-3
              

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