BILL NUMBER: S10699
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to establishing
distinctive "In God We Trust" license plates
 
PURPOSE:
Relates to establishing distinctive "In God We Trust" license plates.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one amends the vehicle and traffic law by adding a new section
404ff.
Section two states that a distinctive plate can only be designed,
produced and issued upon the delivery to the department of a surety bond
in the amount of six thousand dollars However, if the Commissioner
receives prior to the plate design at least two hundred orders with the
annual service charge, no such surety bond will be required.
Section three is the effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, New York State makes available many different distinctive
license plates. This legislation would allow vehicle owners, for a small
fee, like other distinctive plates, the option of choosing an "In God We
Trust" vanity license plate for their vehicle. Across the United States,
there currently twenty-one states that have or offer "In God We Trust"
license plates. These states are Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Upon this bill becoming law, New
York State would join almost half the States in America to give their
residents the option to register their motor vehicle with this new
distinctive license plate.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law, however, that section two of this act shall
take effect immediately. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment
and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.