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                                   2215
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2021
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 Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the New York city  char-
   ter, in relation to permitted use of handicapped spaces in the city of
   New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 1203-a of
 the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 298 of  the  laws  of
 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   The commissioner shall distribute special vehicle identification park-
 ing permits to the governing bodies of all cities, towns and villages in
 the  state.  Notwithstanding any local law or ordinance to the contrary,
 such permits shall entitle any vehicle displaying such permit to park in
 any area in any city, town or village of the state which has been desig-
 nated by such city, town or village or pursuant  to  the  provisions  of
 section  twelve  hundred  three-c of this article as a place for parking
 for persons with disabilities. SUCH PERMITS SHALL  ENTITLE  ANY  VEHICLE
 DISPLAYING  SUCH  PERMIT  TO  PARK  IN THE AUTHORIZED PARKING SPACES FOR
 VEHICLES HAVING A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION PERMIT AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH (F) OF PARAGRAPH FIFTEEN OF SUBDIVISION A OF  SECTION  TWENTY-NINE
 HUNDRED THREE OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER. The design, period of valid-
 ity,  and  procedures  for reissuance of such permits shall be as deter-
 mined by the commissioner. A city, town  or  village  issuing  a  permit
 pursuant  to this subdivision or subdivision three of this section shall
 indelibly inscribe or otherwise mark, on the face of  such  permit,  the
 last  three  digits of the identification number of the driver's license
 or non-driver identification card of the person to whom  the  permit  is
 issued.  The governing bodies of cities, towns and villages in the state
 shall appoint an issuing agent to issue such permits. Any person  issued
 a  permit  pursuant to this section who holds a driver's license or non-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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 driver identification card shall make the  last  three  digits  of  such
 license or identification card available to an issuing agent at the time
 of  permit issuance or renewal by presenting such license or identifica-
 tion  card to such issuing agent. Any person issued a permit pursuant to
 this section who holds a driver's license or  non-driver  identification
 card  shall  carry  and make available to a law enforcement officer upon
 demand, or as soon  as  practicable  thereafter,  his  or  her  driver's
 license  or  non-driver  identification  card which shall be presumptive
 evidence of the validity of his or her  special  vehicle  identification
 parking  permit. Failure to make available such driver's license or non-
 driver identification card upon demand shall not be deemed a  violation.
 The permits shall be issued to:
   §  2.  Paragraph  15  of subdivision a of section 2903 of the New York
 city charter is amended by adding a new  subparagraph  (f)  to  read  as
 follows:
   (F) A SPECIAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION PARKING PERMIT ISSUED PURSUANT TO
 THIS  PARAGRAPH SHALL ENTITLE ANY VEHICLE DISPLAYING SUCH PERMIT TO PARK
 IN ANY AREA IN ANY CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE OF THE  STATE  WHICH  HAS  BEEN
 DESIGNATED  BY  SUCH CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE OR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS
 OF SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED THREE-C OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC  LAW  AS  A
 PLACE  FOR  PARKING  FOR  PERSONS  WITH DISABILITIES AS DESCRIBED IN THE
 OPENING PARAGRAPH OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION TWELVE  HUNDRED  THREE-A
 OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.