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                                  5213

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 21, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating
  distinctive plates for the New York city fire riders motorcycle club

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

  Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
section 404-x to read as follows:
  S 404-X. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR NEW YORK CITY FIRE  RIDERS  MOTORCYCLE
CLUB.  1.  ANY  MEMBER  OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING  THE  WORDS  "NYC
FIRE RIDERS". APPLICATION FOR SAID LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER   IN  SUCH  FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION
SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY FIRE
RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB" SHALL MEAN A PERSON WHO IS A  RESIDENT  OF  THIS
STATE, WHO IS AN ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNIFORMED MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY
FIRE  DEPARTMENT AND WHO HOLDS AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN THE NEW YORK CITY
FIRE RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
  4. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON THE PAYMENT OF THE  REGU-
LAR  REGISTRATION  FEE  PRESCRIBED  BY  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS
ARTICLE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGE  OF
FIFTEEN DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
  5. NOTHING IN THIS SECTION SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A DISTINCTIVE
NUMBER  PLATE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION UNLESS THE COMMISSIONER IS SATISFIED
THAT THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES  COLLECTED  PURSUANT
TO  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF THIS SECTION WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RECOVER THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF SUCH DISTINCTIVE  PLATES.    SUCH
ANNUAL  SERVICE  CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF  THIS  CHAPTER  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT  OF  MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTAB-
LISHED BY SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW  AND  SHALL  BE
USED  FOR  THE PRODUCTION, DESIGN, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING OF DISTINC-
TIVE LICENSE PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.