What's happening
This bill requires the DMV to provide license and registration services on Fishers Island twice a year.
Why it matters
Improves Access to DMV Services. By requiring in-person DMV services on Fishers Island, the bill addresses geographic isolation and travel challenges for residents who previously had to leave the island for basic licensing and registration needs.
Ensures Full Range of Services Locally. The bill mandates that services include written and road tests, eye exams, and photo-taking, not just paperwork, reducing the need for multiple off-island trips and ensuring residents can fully comply with state requirements.
Reduces Administrative Burden. The twice-yearly minimum service, for at least two business days each time, creates predictable windows for residents to plan renewals, helping avoid lapses in licensing or registration due to logistical hurdles.
Flexibility in Implementation. The DMV commissioner can choose to use either a deputized agent from the community or regular DMV staff, allowing the department to adapt to local needs and available resources without mandating a fixed staffing model.
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DMV Services for Fishers Island
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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DMV Services for Fishers Island
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Kenneth P. LaValle
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6701
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 15, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to directing the commissioner of motor vehicles to provide certain services on Fishers Island for a limited period of time
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 206 of the vehicle and traffic law, as added by chapter 141 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
§ 206. Deputization of agents. 1. The commissioner may, in his or her discretion, deputize any person to act for the commissioner, subject to rules and limitations prescribed by him or her, for the purpose of issuing or renewing licenses, registrations and number plates. Any such license, registration or number plate so issued or renewed shall be subject to cancellation by the commissioner, if improperly issued. Such deputies shall not receive compensation from the state under this [section] subdivision, and no fee in addition to the fees prescribed by law shall be charged any applicant unless such fee has been approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may, without a hearing, revoke at any time the authority granted to any person under this [section] subdivision.
2. The commissioner shall deputize a person to act for the commissioner, subject to rules and limitations prescribed by him or her, for the purpose of issuing or renewing licenses, registrations and number plates for persons living on Fishers Island in the town of Southold, county of Suffolk. In carrying out the provisions of this subdivision, such deputy shall issue and renew such licenses, including the administration of written and road tests, eye examinations and photographs, registrations and number plates from a facility located on Fishers Island. Such facility shall be available for service twice annually, and shall be operated each time for a period of time to be determined by the commissioner, but
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for not less than two business days. Any such license, registration or number plate so issued or renewed shall be subject to cancellation by the commissioner, if improperly issued. Such deputy shall not receive compensation from the state under this section, and no fee in addition to the fees prescribed by law shall be charged any applicant unless such fee has been approved by the commissioner. The commissioner may, without a hearing, revoke at any time the authority granted to such person under this subdivision. In lieu of a deputy, the commissioner may utilize employees of the department.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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