Assembly Bill A3704A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Allows certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license or non-driver identification card

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A3704 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S119
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§502 & 490, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9083, S7239
2023-2024: S4055

2021-A3704 - Summary

Allows valid certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license, learner's permit, or identification card.

2021-A3704 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3704
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to allowing
   certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious insti-
   tutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on  the  driver's
   license or non-driver identification card

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF  CHANGING  A  PERSON'S  NAME  ON  A  DRIVER'S
 LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER
 SHALL ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF A  FOREIGN
 COUNTRY  OR  FROM  A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT ISSUES CERTIF-
 ICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
   § 2. Section 502 vehicle and traffic law is amended by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING A  PERSON'S  NAME  ON  A  NON-DRIVER
 IDENTIFICATION  CARD  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO  AND THREE OF THIS
 SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ACCEPT A CERTIFICATE  OF  MARRIAGE  FROM
 THE GOVERNMENT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTI-
 TUTION THAT ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such date.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01929-01-1

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2021-A3704A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S119
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§502 & 490, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9083, S7239
2023-2024: S4055

2021-A3704A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows valid certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on a driver's license, learner's permit, or identification card.

2021-A3704A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3704--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. LAVINE, SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Transportation -- recommitted to the Committee on  Trans-
   portation  in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law,  in  relation  to  allowing
   valid  certificates of marriage from foreign governments and religious
   institutions as acceptable documentation to change a name on the driv-
   er's license or non-driver identification card
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  CHANGING  A  PERSON'S NAME ON A DRIVER'S
 LICENSE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS  SECTION,  THE  COMMISSIONER
 MAY  ACCEPT  A  VALID  CERTIFICATE  OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF A
 FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS  INSTITUTION  THAT  ISSUES
 CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
   § 2. Section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE COMMIS-
 SIONER FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHANGING  A  PERSON'S  NAME  ON  A  LEARNER'S
 PERMIT  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISIONS  TWO  AND  THREE OF THIS SECTION, THE
 COMMISSIONER MAY ACCEPT A VALID CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE FROM THE GOVERN-
 MENT OF A FOREIGN COUNTRY OR FROM A BONA FIDE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION THAT
 ISSUES CERTIFICATES OF MARRIAGE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY.
   § 3. Section 490 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTABLE TO THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  CHANGING A PERSON'S NAME ON AN IDENTIFICATION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01929-03-1

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