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N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 404-v*2: Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard

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  1. Vehicle & Traffic Law
  2. Title 4. Registration of Vehicles
  3. Article 14. Registration of Motor Vehicles

* § 404-v. Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard.

1. Any member of the United States Naval Armed Guard residing in this

state shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words

"United States Naval Armed Guard", or such other phrase as the

commissioner shall designate showing the registrant served in the United

States Naval Armed Guard. Application for such license plate shall be

filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner

shall prescribe.

2. The distinctive plate authorized pursuant to this section shall be

issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant

is a veteran who served in the United States Naval Armed Guard and who

(1) was honorably discharged from such service, or (2) has a qualifying

condition, as defined in section one of the veterans' services law, and

has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from

such service, or (3) is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section

one of the veterans' services law, and has received a discharge other

than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

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 one-time service charge of ten

dollars shall be charged for such plate. Provided, however, that one

year after the effective date of this section funds in the amount of

five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be

allocated from such funds to the department to offset costs associated

with the production of such license plates.

* NB There are 7 § 404-v's

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