Bill Text: NY S05571 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of motor vehicles to update a licensee's photo image at least every eight years.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-17 - RECOMMITTED TO RULES [S05571 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05571-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5571
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation  to  requiring
         the  commissioner  to  update  a licensee's photo image at least every
         eight years
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 6 of section 502 of the vehi-
    2  cle and traffic law, as amended by section 3 of part K of chapter 59  of
    3  the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    4    (a)  A  license  issued  pursuant  to subdivision five of this section
    5  shall be valid until the expiration date contained thereon, unless  such
    6  license  is suspended, revoked or cancelled. Such license may be renewed
    7  by submission of an application for renewal, the fee prescribed by  law,
    8  proofs  of  prior licensing, fitness and acceptable vision prescribed by
    9  the  commissioner,  the  applicant's  social  security  number,  and  if
   10  required  by  the  commissioner  a  photo image of the applicant in such
   11  numbers and form as the commissioner shall prescribe.  THE  COMMISSIONER
   12  SHALL,  AT  A  MINIMUM  OF  EVERY EIGHT YEARS, UPDATE A LICENSEE'S PHOTO
   13  IMAGE AND SHALL PROVIDE LICENSEES WITH THE  OPTION  OF  SUBMITTING  SUCH
   14  PHOTO IMAGE ELECTRONICALLY IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER AT
   15  NO  ADDITIONAL  COST  TO  THE  LICENSEE.  In  addition, an applicant for
   16  renewal of a license containing a hazardous material  endorsement  shall
   17  pass  an examination to retain such endorsement. The commissioner shall,
   18  with respect to the renewal of a hazardous materials endorsement, comply
   19  with the requirements  imposed  upon  states  by  sections  383.141  and
   20  1572.13  of  title  49  of the code of federal regulations. A renewal of
   21  such license shall be issued by the commissioner upon approval  of  such
   22  application, except that no such license shall be issued if its issuance
   23  would  be  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  section five hundred
   24  sixteen of this title, and except that the commissioner  may  refuse  to
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  renew  such  license if the applicant is the holder of a currently valid
    2  or renewable license to drive issued by another state or foreign country
    3  unless the applicant surrenders such license.
    4    S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
    5  effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule
    6  or regulation necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its
    7  effective date are authorized and directed to be made and  completed  on
    8  or before such effective date.