A 4848: Authorizes distinctive license plates for female veterans.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4848 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to authorizing distinctive license plates for female veterans 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 female veterans. 1. Any female veter- 4 an residing in this state or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon 5 request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "Female Veteran". 6 If a distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section, 7 such a distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such 8 veteran. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the 9 commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall 10 prescribe. 11 2. The distinctive plates authorized in subdivision one of this 12 section shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, 13 that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a female veteran. 14 3. For the purposes of this section, the term "veteran" shall have the 15 same meaning as set forth in subdivision three of section one of the 16 veterans' services law. 17 4. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued 18 in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular 19 registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article 20 provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of ten 21 dollars shall be charged for such plate. 22 § 2. 1. A distinctive plate established pursuant to section 404-ff of 23 the vehicle and traffic law shall only be designed, produced and issued 24 upon the delivery to the department of motor vehicles of a surety bond 25 in the amount of six thousand dollars, which shall be executed by a EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06918-01-5 
 A. 4848 2 1 surety company authorized by the department of financial services to 2 transact business in this state. Provided, however, that if the commis- 3 sioner of motor vehicles shall have received prior to plate design, 4 production and issuance at least two hundred orders for such distinctive 5 plate together with the additional annual service charge applicable to 6 each such order, which shall be non-refundable, no such surety bond 7 shall be required. All service charges collected pursuant to this 8 section shall be deposited pursuant to the provisions of section 404-oo 9 of the vehicle and traffic law to the credit of the department of motor 10 vehicles distinctive plate development fund established by section 95-g 11 of the state finance law and shall be used for the design, production, 12 advertising and distribution of distinctive license plates in accordance 13 with such section 95-g. 14 2. If, upon the expiration of two years following the date upon which 15 distinctive plates in the series are first available for sale two 16 hundred or more sets of such plates are sold, a bond delivered pursuant 17 to this section shall be discontinued. If fewer than two hundred sets of 18 such plates are sold by such time, the department of motor vehicles 19 shall be entitled to recover against the bond in an amount proportionate 20 to such shortfall. 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 22 section one of this act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth 23 day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addi- 24 tion, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for 25 the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to 26 be made and completed on or before such effective date.