N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 404-r: Distinctive "foreign organization" license plates

* § 404-r. Distinctive "foreign organization" license plates. 1. The

commissioner may issue special number plates bearing the words "foreign

organization" to applicants of a foreign organization recognized by the

United States. Applications for said license plate shall be filed with

the commissioner in said form and detail as the commissioner shall

prescribe.

2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,

satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant is an entity of a

foreign government recognized by the United States before January first,

nineteen hundred seventy-nine without diplomatic relations with the

United States. Such plates may be issued for passenger vehicles and

light commercial motor vehicles with a manufacturers rated carrying

capacity of one ton or less.

3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued

in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular

registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article

provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of thirty

dollars shall be charged for such plate.

4. Nothing contained herein shall require the issuance of a special

number plate under this section unless the commissioner is satisfied

that the aggregate amount of annual service charges collected pursuant

to subdivision three of this section will be sufficient to recover the

costs of the design and manufacture of such special number plates.

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