What's happening
This bill authorizes the creation of distinctive license plates for New York residents who are recipients of the Bronze or Silver Star military awards.
Why it matters
Recognizes and honors military service. The bill specifically acknowledges recipients of the Bronze and Silver Star awards, providing a public way to recognize their valor and contributions through distinctive license plates.
Extends recognition to spouses. Spouses of recipients can also obtain these plates, but only if the recipient themselves does not have one—acknowledging the role and sacrifices of military families while preventing duplicate recognition for one award.
Minimal financial impact for applicants and the state. The plates are available for the standard registration fee plus a modest one-time $10 service charge, and the bill provides initial funding to the Department of Motor Vehicles to cover production costs, reducing the risk of financial burden on both veterans and the DMV.
Promotes visibility of veterans in the community. By allowing award recipients and their spouses to display these plates, the bill helps increase public awareness of military service and may encourage greater respect and support for veterans in New York.
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- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4842
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. MAGEE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing distinctive license plates for recipients of the Bronze or Silver star
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 404-y to read as follows:
§ 404-y. Distinctive plates for Bronze or Silver star recipients. 1. Any recipient of a Bronze star or a Silver star residing in this state or the spouse of any such recipient shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Bronze star recipient" or "Silver star recipient". If a distinctive plate is issued to a Bronze or Silver star recipient pursuant to this section, such a distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such recipient. 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 herein shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a Bronze or Silver star recipient.
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. Provided, however, that one year after the effective date of this section, funds in the amount of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated to the department to offset costs associated with the production of such license plates.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08792-01-7
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