New York S 5028: Authorizes the issuance of distinctive legion of valor license plates

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S05028 Summary:

BILL NOS05028 

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SAME ASSAME AS A00371

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SPONSORGRIFFO

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COSPNSRSTEC, TEDISCO

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §404-ff, V & T L

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Authorizes the issuance of distinctive legion of valor license plates for individuals who have received the army medal of honor, navy medal of honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished service cross, navy cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross.

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BILL NOS05028 

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02/18/2025REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

01/07/2026REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5028

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 18, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. GRIFFO, STEC, TEDISCO -- read twice and ordered
 printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans-
 portation

 AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to distinctive
 plates for legion of valor recipients

 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 404-ff to read as follows:
 3 § 404-ff. Distinctive plates for legion of valor recipients. 1. Any
 4 person who is a recipient of the army medal of honor, navy medal of
 5 honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished service cross, navy
 6 cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross residing in this state
 7 shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "legion
 8 of valor" and depicting the individual's military award decal. Applica-
 9 tion for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such
 10 form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
 11 2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
 12 satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant is an army medal of
 13 honor, navy medal of honor, air force medal of honor, army distinguished
 14 service cross, navy cross, coast guard cross, or air force cross recipi-
 15 ent.
 16 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
 17 in the same manner as other number plates, provided, however, that no
 18 registration fee or service charge shall be charged for such plate.
 19 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of
 20 the vehicle and traffic law as added by section one of this act shall
 21 only be designed, produced and issued upon the delivery to the depart-
 22 ment of a surety bond in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall
 23 be executed by a surety company authorized by the department of finan-
 24 cial services to transact business in this state. Provided, however,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01881-01-5

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 1 that if the commissioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to
 2 plate design, production and issuance at least two hundred orders for
 3 such distinctive plate together with the additional annual service
 4 charge applicable to each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no
 5 such surety bond shall be required. All such service charges shall be
 6 deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo of the vehicle
 7 and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor vehicles
 8 distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g of the
 9 state finance law and shall be used for the design, production, adver-
 10 tising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance with
 11 such section 95-g.
 12 2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which
 13 distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two
 14 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant
 15 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of
 16 such plates are sold by such time, such department shall be entitled to
 17 recover against the bond in an amount proportionate to such shortfall.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 19 section o