NY State Senate Bill 2023-S4912

Senate Bill S4912

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Dominican Republic for reciprocity of driver licenses

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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Jan 03, 2024	referred to transportation
Feb 17, 2023	referred to transportation

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2023-S4912 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7543
Current Committee:: Senate Transportation
Law Section:: Vehicle and Traffic
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S9571

2023-S4912 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into an agreement with the Dominican Republic for reciprocity of driver licenses.

2023-S4912 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S4912

SPONSOR: SEPULVEDA
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to requiring the commissioner of motor vehicles to
enter into an agreement with the Dominican Republic for reciprocity of
driver licenses

 
PURPOSE:

This bill would require the commissioner of motor vehicles to enter into
a driver license reciprocity agreement with the Dominican Republic.

 
SUMMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: This bill requires New York State and the Dominican Republic
to enter into a drivers license reciprocity agreement.

Section 2: The parties will enter into an agreement for reciprocity in
issuing driver licenses to citizens from NYS residing in the Dominican
Republic and to holders of valid Dominican Republic driver licenses

lawfully residing in NYS.

Both parties will agree on the reciprocal provision for issuance and
skills. Both parties shall agree that a holder of a valid, unexpired
license from the state of New York residing in the Dominican Republic,
will be able to exchange such license for a Dominican Republic driver
license at a normal conversion fee, without being required to pass the
theoretical and practical test and vice versa.  If the license is
expired, all tests will be required.

Section 3: Both parties shall agree on: 1. Each party shall provide
sample of driver licenses issued at time of the agreement and definition
of all classes of driver licenses, notations and restrictions. 2. This
agreement only applies to holders of unrestricted driver licenses aged
18 or older and shall not apply to applications for enhanced licenses,
real ID's or driver licenses for the operation of a commercial motor
vehicle or motorcycle 3. The standards, rules and regulations as for any
resident of the State of New York and/or the Dominican Republic shall
apply.

Section 4: The agreement may be signed by both the commissioner of motor
vehicles of the state of New York and the Consulate General of the
Dominican Republic.

Section 5: The commissioner of motor vehicles shall draft the agreement
and present such agreement to the Consulate General of the Dominican
Republic within 90 days of becoming law.

Section 6: Provides for an effective date.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 9671 of 2022, Referred to Rules

 
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2023-S4912 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4912
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation to requiring the commissioner of motor vehicles to
   enter into an agreement with the Dominican Republic for reciprocity of
   driver licenses

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  commissioner  of  motor vehicles shall enter into an
 agreement with the Dominican Republic through the National Institute  of
 Transit and Land Transportation (Instituto Nacional de Transito y Trans-
 porte  Terrestre)  (INTRANT) represented by the Consulate General of the
 Dominican Republic  in  New  York  for  reciprocity  in  issuing  driver
 licenses  to citizens from the state of New York residing in the Domini-
 can Republic and to the Dominican citizens residing in the state of  New
 York.  The  parties  shall agree that reciprocal provisions for issuance
 and skills to acquire a driver license shall be applicable in  New  York
 and in the Dominican Republic.
   §  2.  The parties shall agree that a holder of a valid driver license
 of the state of New York residing in the Dominican  Republic,  shall  be
 able to exchange such license for a Dominican Republic driver license at
 the nominal conversion fee, without being required to pass the knowledge
 and  road  test. Correspondingly, a holder of a valid Dominican Republic
 driver license lawfully residing in the state of New York,  who  is  not
 exempt  from  licensing  requirements under the vehicle and traffic law,
 shall be able to exchange a Dominican Republic license  for  a  standard
 license  in the state of New York at the nominal conversion fee, without
 being required to pass the knowledge and road test.
   § 3. The state of New York, through the commissioner  of  motor  vehi-
 cles,  and  the  Dominican  Republic,  through the National Institute of
 Transit and Land Transportation (Instituto Nacional de Transito y Trans-
 porte Terrestre) (INTRANT), shall agree on the following:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09332-01-3

 S. 4912                             2
 
   1. Each party to  this  agreement  shall  provide  samples  of  driver
 licenses  (or  copies  thereof) issued at the time of this agreement and
 thereafter, as well as a definition of all classes of  driver  licenses,
 notations and restrictions;
   2.  This  agreement shall only apply to holders of unrestricted driver
 licenses aged 18 or older  and  shall  not  apply  to  applications  for
 enhanced  licenses,  real ID's or driver licenses for the operation of a
 commercial motor vehicle or motorcycle.
   3. For the decision on the issuance of  a  driver  license,  the  same
 standards, rules and regulations as for any resident of the state of New
 York and/or the Dominican Republic shall apply.
   4.  Each  side  shall  agree  to verify whether the driver still has a
 valid driver license of the state in which  he  or  she  was  originally
 licensed.
   §  4.  The agreement shall be signed by both the commissioner of motor
 vehicles of the state of New York  and  the  Consulate  General  of  the
 Dominican  Republic and may be cancelled or revoked in writing by either
 party at any time and for any reason with three months  notice  provided
 that  notification  shall be sent to the address provided by the parties
 in the agreement.
   § 5. The commissioner of motor vehicles shall draft the agreement  and
 present  such agreement to the Consulate General of the Dominican Repub-
 lic within ninety days of the date this act shall have become a law.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Luis R. Sepúlveda