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                                 1584--A
    Cal. No. 205

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2015
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Introduced  by Sens. NOZZOLIO, LARKIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation --
  recommitted to the Committee  on  Transportation  in  accordance  with
  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  reported favorably from said committee,
  ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, passed
  by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote  reconsidered,
  restored  to  third  reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to creating the
  New York state veterans remembrance license plate

  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 THE NEW  YORK  STATE  VETERANS  REMEM-
BRANCE.  1.  ANY  VETERAN  OR THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN SHALL, UPON
REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE  PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORDS  "NYS  VETERANS
REMEMBRANCE".  IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO
THIS SECTION, SUCH A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE
OF SUCH VETERAN.  APPLICATION FOR SUCH LICENSE PLATE SHALL BE FILED WITH
THE COMMISSIONER IN SUCH FORM  AND  DETAIL  AS  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL
PRESCRIBE.
  2. THE DISTINCTIVE PLATE AUTHORIZED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
SHALL  BE  ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE
APPLICANT OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A VETERAN.
  3. 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
TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS  SHALL  BE  CHARGED  FOR  SUCH  PLATES. SUCH ANNUAL
SERVICE CHARGE SHALL BE DEPOSITED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF  SECTION

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

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FOUR HUNDRED FOUR-OO OF THIS ARTICLE, TO THE CREDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
MOTOR VEHICLES DISTINCTIVE PLATE DEVELOPMENT FUND ESTABLISHED BY SECTION
NINETY-FIVE-G  OF  THE  STATE  FINANCE  LAW,  AND  SHALL BE USED FOR THE
PRODUCTION,  DESIGN,  ADVERTISING  AND  MARKETING OF DISTINCTIVE LICENSE
PLATES PURSUANT TO SUCH SECTION NINETY-FIVE-G; PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT
ANNUAL SERVICE CHARGES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS SHALL
BE  DEPOSITED  TO  THE  CREDIT  OF THE VETERANS REMEMBRANCE AND CEMETERY
MAINTENANCE OPERATION FUND AND SHALL BE  USED  FOR  FURTHERANCE  OF  THE
MAINTENANCE  AND  OPERATION  OF  STATE  VETERANS CEMETERIES, PURSUANT TO
SECTION NINETY-SEVEN-MMMM OF THE STATE FINANCE LAW.
  S 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section  404-x  of
the  vehicle  and  traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to  the  depart-
ment  of  motor  vehicles of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand
dollars, which shall be executed by a surety company authorized  by  the
department  of  financial  services  to transact business in this state.
Provided, however, that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have
received prior to plate design, production and  issuance  at  least  two
hundred  orders  for such distinctive plate together with the additional
annual service charge applicable to each  such  order,  which  shall  be
non-refundable,  no such surety bond shall be required. All such service
charges shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section  404-oo
of  the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor
vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section  95-g
of  the  state finance law and shall be used for the design, production,
advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
with such section 95-g.
  2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon  which
distinctive  plates  in  the  series  are  first  available for sale two
hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered  pursuant
to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
such  plates are sold by such time, such department shall be entitled to
recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
section  one  of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth
day after it shall have become a law; provided  further,  however,  that
effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effec-
tive  date  is  authorized  and  directed to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.