Assembly Bill A8239

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a veteran notation

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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-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง491 & 503, V & T L

2013-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the photo image fee for veterans who have their license or identification cards amended with a veteran notation.

2013-A8239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8239

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  eliminating
  the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a
  veteran notation

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 491 of the  vehi-
cle  and  traffic  law,  as added by chapter 295 of the laws of 1983, is
amended to read as follows:
  (d) There shall be no fee other than a fee prescribed in paragraph (c)
of this subdivision for an amended identification card. THERE  SHALL  BE
NO  FEE,  INCLUDING THE FEE PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
SION, FOR AN AMENDED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR AN  AMENDMENT  THAT  SOLELY
ADDS  A NOTATION UPON SUCH IDENTIFICATION CARD THAT THE CARD HOLDER IS A
VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH  (B)  OF
SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED NINETY OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section
503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws
of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) If a knowledge test or [test] TESTS are required to be passed  to
secure  an  amended  learner's permit or license, the fees for taking of
such test or tests specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall
be  paid.  However,  if  an  amendment  is to add only an endorsement or
endorsements which require only the  passing  of  a  knowledge  test  or
tests,  a fee of five dollars shall be paid. If a road test or tests are
required to be passed to secure an amended license, the fees for  taking
such  test or tests specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall
be paid. If no knowledge or road test is required to secure  an  amended
license,  the  fee  required  for  such  amended  license  shall be five
dollars. In addition, if the fee for the  amended  learner's  permit  or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11931-01-3

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