Assembly Bill A2215

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a distinctive plate for combat veterans having served in the navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A2215 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6021
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §404-ff, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9776
2021-2022: A845

2023-A2215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a distinctive plate for combat veterans having served in the navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard.

2023-A2215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2215
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  creating  a
   distinctive  plate  for  combat  veterans  having  served in the navy,
   marine corps, air force, or coast guard

   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 COMBAT VETERANS. 1. ANY COMBAT VETER-
 AN HAVING SERVED IN THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD, OR
 THE SPOUSE OF ANY SUCH VETERAN SHALL, UPON REQUEST, BE ISSUED A  LICENSE
 PLATE  BEARING THE WORDS "AIR FORCE COMBAT VETERAN", "NAVY COMBAT VETER-
 AN", "MARINE COMBAT VETERAN" OR  "COAST  GUARD  COMBAT  VETERAN".  IF  A
 DISTINCTIVE  PLATE IS ISSUED TO A VETERAN PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, SUCH
 A DISTINCTIVE PLATE SHALL NOT BE ISSUED TO THE SPOUSE OF  SUCH  VETERAN.
 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 IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
 SHALL BE ISSUED UPON PROOF, SATISFACTORY TO THE COMMISSIONER,  THAT  THE
 APPLICANT  OR  THE  SPOUSE  OF  THE APPLICANT IS A COMBAT VETERAN HAVING
 SERVED IN THE NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AIR FORCE OR COAST GUARD.  THE  BRANCH
 OF  MILITARY  SERVICE ON THE LICENSE PLATE SHALL MATCH THE BRANCH LISTED
 IN THE PROOF OF COMBAT PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3. A DISTINCTIVE PLATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE ISSUED
 IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER NUMBER PLATES UPON PAYMENT  OF  THE  REGULAR
 REGISTRATION  FEE PRESCRIBED BY SECTION FOUR HUNDRED ONE OF THIS ARTICLE
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ADDITIONAL ONE TIME  SERVICE  CHARGE  OF  TEN
 DOLLARS SHALL BE CHARGED FOR SUCH PLATE.
   4.  NOTHING  CONTAINED  HEREIN SHALL REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL
 NUMBER PLATE UNDER THIS SECTION UNLESS  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  SATISFIED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03915-01-3
              

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