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                                   3844
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 28, 2021
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 Introduced  by  M. of A. BYRNE, ASHBY, BLANKENBUSH, BRABENEC, DeSTEFANO,
   J. M. GIGLIO,  HAWLEY,  MANKTELOW,  McDONOUGH,   MIKULIN,   B. MILLER,
   M. MILLER,  MORINELLO,  RA,  SALKA,  SCHMITT, SMITH, WALCZYK -- Multi-
   Sponsored by -- M. of A.   BYRNES -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Transportation

 AN  ACT  to  amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to codifying
   distinctive plates for emergency  medical  technician  paramedics  and
   eliminating the annual service charge for such plates
 
   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-ff to read as follows:
   § 404-FF. DISTINCTIVE PLATES FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMED-
 ICS.  1.  ANY  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMEDICS RESIDING IN THIS
 STATE SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE  BEARING  THE  WORD
 "PARAMEDIC".  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 HEREIN SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF,
 SATISFACTORY  TO  THE  COMMISSIONER,  THAT THE APPLICANT IS AN EMERGENCY
 MEDICAL TECHNICIAN PARAMEDIC.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES  UPON  PAYMENT  OF  THE  SIXTY
 DOLLAR  REGISTRATION  FEE,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  NO ANNUAL SERVICE
 CHARGE SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   § 2. Distinctive plates issued prior to the effective date of this act
 bearing the word "paramedic" shall be considered  to  have  been  issued
 under  section 404-ff of the vehicle and traffic law and all such plates
 issued after the effective date of this act shall  be  issued  with  the
 same  issuance  requirements, fees and service charges as a plate issued
 under such section.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD03605-02-1

 A. 3844                             2
 
   § 3. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff  of
 the  vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued
 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a  surety  bond
 in  the  amount  of  six  thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a
 surety  company  authorized  by  the department of financial services to
 transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the  commis-
 sioner  of  motor  vehicles  shall  have received prior to plate design,
 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive
 plate together with the additional annual service charge  applicable  to
 each  such  order,  which  shall  be non-refundable, no such surety bond
 shall be required.  All  service  charges  collected  pursuant  to  this
 section  shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo
 of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of  motor
 vehicles  distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g
 of the state finance law and shall be used for the  design,  production,
 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance
 with such section 95-g.
   2.  If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 distinctive plates in the  series  are  first  available  for  sale  two
 hundred  or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 such plates are sold by such time,  the  department  of  motor  vehicles
 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate
 to such shortfall.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.