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                                   3884
 
                        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,
   DiPIETRO, MANKTELOW, McDONOUGH, MIKULIN, B. MILLER,  M. MILLER,  MORI-
   NELLO, RA, SALKA, SCHMITT, SMITH, TAGUE, WALCZYK -- Multi-Sponsored by
   --  M.  of  A.    HAWLEY -- 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 technicians 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  TECHNICIANS.    1.
 ANY  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIANS  RESIDING IN THIS STATE SHALL, UPON
 REQUEST, BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE BEARING THE WORDS "EMERGENCY  MEDICAL
 TECHNICIAN".  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.
   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 words "Emergency Medical Technician" 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.
              

                                                            LBD03611-02-1

 A. 3884                             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.