Senate Bill S4236

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires an updated photo to be taken in order to renew a driver's license

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2015-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9434
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S183, A1714
2019-2020: S2549, A1546
2021-2022: S2097, A7138
2023-2024: A2941

2015-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an updated photo be taken in order to renew a driver's license.

2015-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4236

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 11, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to requiring an
  updated photo for the renewal of a driver's license

  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.  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 regu-
lations. 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  provisions  of
section  five hundred sixteen of this title, and except that the commis-
sioner may refuse to renew such license if the applicant is  the  holder
of  a  currently  valid  or renewable license to drive issued by another
state or foreign country unless the applicant surrenders such license.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09476-01-5

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