Senate Bill S958

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes a gold star father distinctive number plate

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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-S958 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A617
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ii, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S970, A3807
2015-2016: S830, S6586, A907
2019-2020: A913

2017-S958 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a gold star father distinctive number plate.

2017-S958 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S958 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    958
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  DeFRANCISCO,  GALLIVAN,  HANNON,  LARKIN,
   MARCHIONE, SEWARD -- 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 establishing
   distinctive number plates for gold star fathers

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 404-ii to read as follows:
   §  404-II.  DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR GOLD STAR FATHERS. 1. ANY GOLD STAR
 FATHER OR THE SPOUSE OF A GOLD STAR FATHER RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL,
 UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING  THE  WORDS  "GOLD  STAR
 FATHER". IF A DISTINCTIVE PLATE IS ISSUED TO A GOLD STAR FATHER PURSUANT
 TO  THIS  SECTION, ADDITIONAL DISTINCTIVE PLATES MAY BE ISSUED FOR EVERY
 VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE GOLD STAR FATHER RECIPIENT  RESID-
 ING  IN  THIS STATE OR THE SPOUSE OF SUCH GOLD STAR FATHER.  APPLICATION
 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 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE
 ISSUED  UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER, THAT THE APPLICANT
 OR THE SPOUSE OF THE APPLICANT IS A GOLD STAR FATHER.
   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 ARTICLE,
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NO  SERVICE  CHARGE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH
 PLATE.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD01742-01-7

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