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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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BILL NUMBER:S262
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to providing for distinctive license plates for members of the clergy
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide members of the clergy with distinctive license plates bearing the word "Clergy".
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 Amends the Vehicle and Traffic Law by adding a new Section 404-x. Provides that members of the clergy, who are duly appointed chaplains, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the word "Clergy" and that this plate be issued upon payment of the regular registration fee.
Section 2 - Effective Date
Existing law
A distinctive license plate for clergy is not included in the section of the Vehicle and Traffic Law providing for such licenses plates.
Justification
Clergy who are called to visit hospitals, jails, nursing homes or homebound seniors often find it difficult or impossible to park. In order to perform their pastoral duties they need reasonable access to those places. These plates would provide notification to any law enforcement personnel that the car owner is a member of the clergy. The "Clergy" license plate will not enable the holder to violate any local parking or traffic regulations.
Prior legislative history
2012: S.302 - Referred to Transportation/A.2386 - Referred to Transportation 2011: S.302 - Defeated in Transportation/A.2386 - Referred to Transportation 2009-10: S.1982 - Referred to Transportation/A.3064 - Referred to Transportation 2008: A.10784 - Referred to Transportation
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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