What's happening
This bill allows New York vehicle owners to pay an annual fee to use only one rear license plate, with fees supporting emergency services.
Why it matters
Offers vehicle owners more flexibility and personalization. by allowing them to choose a single rear license plate option if they prefer, for an annual fee, potentially appealing to those concerned with aesthetics, vehicle modifications, or front plate installation challenges.
Generates new, dedicated funding for emergency services. specifically, all collected fees go directly to the New York State Wireless Telephone Emergency Account, supporting 911 and emergency response infrastructure, which could improve public safety for all residents.
Establishes a precedent for redefining "license plates" in state law. , ensuring that references to "plates" will be interpreted to include this new one-plate option, which may influence future vehicle registration and enforcement practices.
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Who cares
Vehicle registration applicants
The bill would let them pay an additional $50 annually to receive one license plate for display only on the rear of their vehicle.
Department of Motor Vehicles
The bill would require the agency to issue a single rear plate to applicants who pay the additional annual fee.
New York State wireless telephone emergency account administrators
The bill would direct all revenue from the single-plate fee exclusively to that account.
Headline styles
Allow Single License Plate
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Held for consideration in transportation
- Referred to transportation
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4868
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 3, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law and the state finance law, in relation to allowing for a fee for one license plate to be issued and displayed on the rear of a vehicle
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 401 of the vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph a-1 to read as follows:
a-1. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph a of this subdivision upon payment of an additional fee of fifty dollars, paid annually to the commissioner, the applicant, shall be issued and receive one numbered plate to be displayed on the rear of the vehicle only. All monies gathered pursuant to this section shall be deposited exclusively in the New York state wireless telephone emergency account as prescribed in section ninety-seven-qq of the state finance law. Whenever the term "plates" is used or referred to in this chapter, it shall be deemed to include one plate as provided in this paragraph.
§ 2. Section 97-qq of the state finance law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. All monies gathered pursuant to subdivision three of section four hundred one of the vehicle and traffic law shall be deposited exclusively in this account.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05866-01-7
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