New York S 2378: Allows individuals to request a notation on their driver's license indicating that they have autism spectrum disorder, or any other medical, mental, or behavioral condition that may alter or impair their behavio

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Allows individuals to request a notation on their driver's license indicating that they have autism spectrum disorder, or any other medical, mental, or behavioral condition that may alter or impair their behavior; requires medical documentation to be submitted as proof upon such a request; directs the commissioner of motor vehicles to consult with the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health to determine a list of such conditions and disorders that may be indicated on an individual's driver's license.

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01/16/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 2378

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 16, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. MATTERA -- 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 allowing
 individuals to request a notation on their driver's license indicating
 that they have autism spectrum disorder, or any other medical, mental,
 or behavioral condition that may alter or impair their behavior

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic
 2 law, as separately amended by chapters 158 and 440 of the laws of 2021,
 3 is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Application for license. Application for a driver's license shall
 5 be made to the commissioner. The fee prescribed by law may be submitted
 6 with such application. The applicant shall furnish such proof of identi-
 7 ty, age, and fitness as may be required by the commissioner. With
 8 respect to a non-commercial driver's license or learner's permit which
 9 does not meet federal standards for identification, in addition to the
 10 acceptable proofs of age and identity approved by the commissioner as of
 11 January first, two thousand nineteen, acceptable proof of identity shall
 12 also include, but not be limited to, a valid, unexpired foreign passport
 13 issued by the applicant's country of citizenship (which shall also be
 14 eligible as proof of age), a valid, unexpired consular identification
 15 document issued by a consulate from the applicant's country of citizen-
 16 ship, or a valid foreign driver's license that includes a photo image of
 17 the applicant and which is unexpired or expired for less than twenty-
 18 four months of its date of expiration, as primary forms of such proof.
 19 Nothing contained in this subdivision shall be deemed to preclude the
 20 commissioner from approving additional proofs of identity and age. The
 21 license shall display the sex designation of M, F, or X as certified by
 22 the applicant, with no additional documentation required. The applicant
 23 may amend the sex designation of their driver's license upon request.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06416-01-5

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 1 Upon amendment of the sex designation, the change shall be made consist-
 2 ent through all affiliated records within the control of the department.
 3 The commissioner may also provide that the application procedure shall
 4 include the taking of a photo image or images of the applicant in
 5 accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. In
 6 addition, the commissioner also shall require that the applicant provide
 7 such applicant's social security number or, in lieu thereof, with
 8 respect to an application for a non-commercial driver's license or
 9 learner's permit which does not meet federal standards for identifica-
 10 tion, an affidavit signed by such applicant that they have not been
 11 issued a social security number. The commissioner also shall provide
 12 space on the application so that the applicant may r