Senate Bill S183

2017-2018 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 Senate Committee Transportation 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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2017-S183 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1714
Current Committee:
Senate Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4236, A9434
2019-2020: S2549, A1546
2021-2022: S2097, A7138
2023-2024: A2941

2017-S183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S183 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    183
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  MARCHIONE,  CROCI,  DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN -- 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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