Senate Bill S3542

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle

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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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2017-S3542 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6544
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §502, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5904
2013-2014: S4140
2015-2016: S2851
2019-2020: S391
2021-2022: S4568
2023-2024: S3086

2017-S3542 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires applicants for the renewal of a driver's license to prove they have acceptable vision to operate a motor vehicle.

2017-S3542 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3542 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3542
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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
   applicants  for the renewal of a driver's license to complete a vision
   test

   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.    SUCH  PROOF  OF
 ACCEPTABLE  VISION  SHALL  REQUIRE  THE  APPLICANT TO PASS A VISION TEST
 ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR HER AGENT,  OR  TO  SUBMIT  A
 CERTIFICATION, SIGNED BY A PHYSICIAN, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT, NURSE PRACTI-
 TIONER,  OPTOMETRIST  OR  OPTICIAN,  ATTESTING  THAT  THE  APPLICANT HAS
 ADEQUATE VISION TO OPERATE A MOTOR VEHICLE AS DETERMINED BY THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER.  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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