Senate Bill S5571

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner to update a licensee's photo image at least every eight years

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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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2015-S5571 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7362
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L

2015-S5571 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to update a licensee's photo image at least every eight years.

2015-S5571 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5571 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5571

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- 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
  the  commissioner  to  update  a licensee's photo image at least every
  eight years

  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.  THE  COMMISSIONER
SHALL,  AT  A  MINIMUM  OF  EVERY EIGHT YEARS, UPDATE A LICENSEE'S PHOTO
IMAGE AND SHALL PROVIDE LICENSEES WITH THE  OPTION  OF  SUBMITTING  SUCH
PHOTO IMAGE ELECTRONICALLY IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER AT
NO  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO  THE  LICENSEE.  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 regulations. 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 commissioner  may  refuse  to

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09950-02-5

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