N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 404-w: Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans

* § 404-w. Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans. 1. Any war

on terror veteran residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued

a license plate bearing the words "War on Terror veteran". Application

for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form

and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe. For purposes of this

section, a "war on terror" veteran shall mean:

(a) a person who served in the armed forces of the United States in

the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from the eleventh day

of September, two thousand one, to the end of such hostilities, who (i)

was discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions, or

(ii) 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 (iii) 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; or

(b) a person who served in the armed forces of the United States, in

the hostilities that occurred in Afghanistan from the eleventh day of

September, two thousand one, to the end of such hostilities, who (i) was

discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions, or (ii)

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 (iii) 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.

2. The distinctive plate authorized by this section shall be issued

upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant is a

war on terror veteran.

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 of this article,

provided, however, that an additional one-time service charge of ten

dollars shall be charged for such plate.

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