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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HAWLEY,  TITONE,  TEDISCO, RAIA, McKEVITT --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  CORWIN,  SALADINO  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing
  distinctive license plates for gold star family members and  eliminat-
  ing  the  registration  fee  for gold star mother and gold star family
  member distinctive license plates

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

  Section 1. Section 404-i of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by
chapter  277  of  the  laws of 1991 and renumbered by chapter 108 of the
laws of 1994, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 732  of  the  laws  of
2004 and subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1996, is
amended to read as follows:
  S  404-i. Distinctive plates for gold star mothers AND GOLD STAR FAMI-
LIES.  1. Any gold star mother or the spouse of a gold  star  mother  OR
ANY  GOLD  STAR FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR THE WIDOW
OR WIDOWER OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD,  BROTH-
ER,  SISTER,  STEP-BROTHER,  STEP-SISTER,  OR  GRANDPARENT  OF  A FALLEN
SERVICE MEMBER residing in this state shall, upon request, be  issued  a
license  plate  bearing the words "gold star mother" OR "GOLD STAR FAMI-
LY", RESPECTIVELY.  If a distinctive plate is  issued  to  a  gold  star
mother  OR  GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER pursuant to this section, additional
distinctive plates may be issued for every  vehicle  registered  in  the
name  of  the  gold  star mother recipient residing in this state or the
spouse of such gold star mother, OR THE GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER.  Appli-
cation for said license plate shall be filed with  the  commissioner  in
such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
  2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
satisfactory  to  the  commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of
the applicant is a gold star mother OR THE APPLICANT IS  ANY  GOLD  STAR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02082-01-5
              

A. 3200                             2

FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER, OR THE WIDOW OR WIDOWER OF A
FALLEN  SERVICE MEMBER, OR ANY CHILD, STEP-CHILD, BROTHER, SISTER, STEP-
BROTHER, STEP-SISTER, OR GRANDPARENT OF A FALLEN SERVICE MEMBER.
  3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in  the  same manner as other number plates [upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one  of  this  arti-
cle],  provided,  however,  that  no  REGISTRATION FEE OR service charge
shall be charged for such plate.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law, provided that effective immediately, the addition,
amendment and/or repeal of any rule  or  regulation  necessary  for  the
implementation  of  this  act  on  its  effective date is authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.