Assembly Bill A5145

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the issue of non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits in counties which contain in whole or in part boundary land; repealer

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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-A5145 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2147
Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§201, 502 & 508, rpld §502 sub 1, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8380, S6992

2023-A5145 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the issue of non-commercial drivers' licenses and learners' permits in counties which contain in whole or in part boundary land.

2023-A5145 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5145
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 2, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Transportation
 
 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the issue of
   non-commercial drivers' licenses and  learners'  permits  in  counties
   which contain in whole or in part boundary land; and to repeal certain
   provisions of such law relating thereto

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 201 of the vehicle and traffic law  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, SUBDI-
 VISIONS  EIGHT,  NINE, TEN, ELEVEN, AND TWELVE OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT
 APPLY TO COUNTIES WHICH CONTAIN  IN  WHOLE  OR  IN  PART  BOUNDARY  LAND
 DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE OF THE STATE LAW.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
 REPEALED and a new subdivision 1 is added to read as follows:
   1. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S  LICENSE  SHALL
 BE MADE TO THE COMMISSIONER. THE FEE  PRESCRIBED BY LAW MAY BE SUBMITTED
 WITH SUCH APPLICATION. THE APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH SUCH PROOF OF IDENTI-
 TY,  AGE,  AND    FITNESS  AS  MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER. WITH
 RESPECT TO A NON-COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE OR LEARNER'S PERMIT   WHICH
 DOES  NOT  MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR IDENTIFICATION, IN ADDITION TO THE
 ACCEPTABLE PROOFS OF AGE AND IDENTITY  APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  AS
 OF  JANUARY  FIRST,  TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF IDENTITY
 SHALL, IN  COUNTIES OTHER THAN THOSE WHICH CONTAIN IN WHOLE OR  IN  PART
 BOUNDARY  LAND  DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE OF THE STATE LAW, ALSO  INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, A VALID, UNEXPIRED FOREIGN PASSPORT ISSUED BY THE
 APPLICANT'S COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP   (WHICH SHALL ALSO  BE  ELIGIBLE  AS
 PROOF  OF  AGE),  A  VALID,  UNEXPIRED  CONSULAR IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT
 ISSUED BY A CONSULATE FROM THE APPLICANT'S COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP, OR  A
 VALID  FOREIGN  DRIVER'S  LICENSE  THAT  INCLUDES  A  PHOTO IMAGE OF THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06230-01-3
              

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