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                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. BLANKENBUSH, HAWLEY, DeSTEFANO, BRABENEC, MILLER,
   DURSO, McDONOUGH, TANNOUSIS, SEPTIMO, ANGELINO, SMULLEN, TAGUE -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
   the photo image fee for veterans who have their license amended with a
   veteran notation
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section 491 of the vehi-
 cle and traffic law, as added by chapter 295 of the  laws  of  1983,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   (d) There shall be no fee other than a fee prescribed in paragraph (c)
 of  this  subdivision for an amended identification card. THERE SHALL BE
 NO FEE, INCLUDING THE FEE PRESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (C) OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
 SION,  FOR  AN  AMENDED IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR AN AMENDMENT THAT SOLELY
 ADDS A VETERAN NOTATION UPON SUCH  IDENTIFICATION  CARD  THAT  THE  CARD
 HOLDER  IS A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED  NINETY  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (d) of subdivision 2 of section
 503 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 55 of the laws
 of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
   (ii) If a knowledge test or [test] TESTS are required to be passed  to
 secure  an  amended  learner's permit or license, the fees for taking of
 such test or tests specified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision  shall
 be  paid.  However,  if  an  amendment  is to add only an endorsement or
 endorsements which require only the  passing  of  a  knowledge  test  or
 tests,  a fee of five dollars shall be paid. If a road test or tests are
 required to be passed to secure an amended license, the fees for  taking
 such  test or tests specified in paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall
 be paid. If no knowledge or road test is required to secure  an  amended
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 license,  the  fee  required  for  such  amended  license  shall be five
 dollars. In addition, if the fee for the  amended  learner's  permit  or
 license  is  greater  than  the  fee for the learner's permit or license
 being  amended, the difference in fee shall be paid. If the amendment is
 only to correct or update a driver's record, no fee other than the photo
 image fee shall be required. NO FEE,  INCLUDING  THE  PHOTO  IMAGE  FEE,
 SHALL  BE  CHARGED FOR AN AMENDMENT WHICH SOLELY ADDS A VETERAN NOTATION
 UPON SUCH LICENSE THAT THE DRIVER IS A  VETERAN  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES
 ARMED  FORCES  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
 FIVE HUNDRED FOUR OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.