Bill Text: NY A01754 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires applicants for a driver's license or non-driver identification card to submit satisfactory proof to the department of motor vehicles that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under federal law.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to transportation [A01754 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A01754-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1754 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, GIGLIO, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to proof of authorized presence in the United States for a driver's license or non-driver identification card The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new 2 section 502-b to read as follows: 3 § 502-b. Proof of authorized presence in the United States. 1. 4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commissioner shall 5 require every applicant for a driver's license or non-driver identifica- 6 tion card to submit satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in 7 the United States is authorized under federal law. 8 2. The department shall not issue a driver's license or non-driver 9 identification card to any person who does not submit satisfactory proof 10 that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized under 11 federal law. 12 3. If the department determines or reasonably suspects, based upon the 13 information provided to it, that the applicant's presence in the United 14 States is not authorized under federal law, the department shall notify 15 the United States bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of such 16 person's suspected illegal status. 17 4. The department shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of 18 this section, including procedures for, but not limited to, (a) verify- 19 ing that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized 20 under federal law, (b) issuance of temporary licenses pending verifica- 21 tion of status, (c) appeals hearings from denials of licenses or tempo- 22 rary licenses, and (d) notification pursuant to subdivision three of 23 this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03039-01-9A. 1754 2 1 5. The inability to obtain a driver's license pursuant to this section 2 does not abrogate or diminish in any respect the legal requirement of 3 every driver in this state to obey the motor vehicle laws of this state, 4 including laws with respect to licensing, motor vehicle registration, 5 and financial responsibility. 6 6. Any person who knowingly obtains or assists a person in obtaining a 7 driver's license or identification card for himself or herself or for 8 any person whose presence in the United States is not authorized under 9 federal law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall 11 have become a law.