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This bill creates a new distinctive license plate for Korean Defense veterans and their spouses, with a $10 service charge.
Why it matters
Recognizes Korean Defense veterans. by offering them a visible form of acknowledgment on their vehicles, specifically citing those who received the Korean Defense Service Medal and were honorably discharged, which may foster a sense of pride and public awareness of their service.
Extends eligibility to spouses. (but not if the veteran already has a plate), allowing families to participate in the recognition, which may be meaningful for surviving spouses or those who share in the veteran’s legacy.
Requires proof of service and residency. , ensuring that only those who genuinely meet the criteria (New York State residents, medal recipients, honorable discharge) can obtain the plate, which helps prevent misuse and maintains the integrity of the recognition.
Ensures fiscal responsibility. by stipulating that the program will only proceed if the $10 service charge is projected to cover the costs of designing and manufacturing the plates, protecting taxpayers from potential unintended expenses.
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Korean Defense Vet License Plates
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8199
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive plates for Korean Defense veterans
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 Korean Defense veterans. 1. Any Korean Defense veteran or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Korean Defense Veteran". If a distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section, such a distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such veteran. 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 in subdivision one of this section shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a Korean Defense veteran.
3. For purposes of this section, "Korean Defense veteran" shall mean a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States, who was awarded the Korean Defense Service Medal, and was honorably discharged from the military.
4. 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.
5. Nothing contained herein shall require the issuance of a special number plate under this section unless the commissioner is satisfied that the aggregate amount of annual service charges collected pursuant
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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to subdivision four of this section will be sufficient to recover the costs of the design and manufacture of such special plates.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law.
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