N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 404-v*6: Distinctive autism awareness license plates

* § 404-v. Distinctive autism awareness license plates. 1. Any person

residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive

license plate in support of autism awareness and research bearing the

phrase "Autism Society of America" and any other phrases and design

approved by the commissioner in consultation with the Autism Society of

America.

2. An application for such license plate shall be filed with the

commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall

prescribe.

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

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

regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this

article; provided, however, that an additional annual service charge of

twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plates.

4. Each twenty-five dollars received as the annual service charge

under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the New York

state autism awareness and research fund established pursuant to section

ninety-five-e of the state finance law and shall be used for research

programs undertaken pursuant to section ninety-five-e of the state

finance law. 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 fund to

the department to offset costs associated with the production of such

license plates except that no such funds shall be so allocated if the

department has received funds for such purpose from the Autism Society

of America.

* NB There are 7 § 404-v's