NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A10151
SPONSOR: Rules (Cunningham) TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
noting an address change on driver licenses and non-driver identifica-
tion cards
1.
PURPOSE:
This bill would eliminate the requirement that a person write a change
of address on the back of his or her driver license or non-driver iden-
tification document ("NDID").
2.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 of the bill would amend. Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL) §
492(3) to eliminate the requirement that a person record a change of
address on the NDID.
Section 2 of the bill would amend vn, § 505(5) to eliminate the require-
ment that a person record a change of address on the driver license.
The bill would take effect immediately.
3.
EXISTING LAW:
Currently, a person must record a change of address on the back of his
or her driver license or. NDIDin addition to notifying the Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles in writing within 10 days after a change of residence
occurs.
4.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
These amendments were approved for introduction and introduced in 2013
by A.9914/S.7272. On June 19, 2014, the bill passed the Senate, was
delivered to the Assembly, and referred to transportation.
5.
STATEMENT IN SUPPORT:
Photo IDs have limited surface area and incorporate many pieces of
information. Modem technology and access to electronic records make it
easier for agencies and law enforcement to look up a person's current
address. Likewise, customer submissions for a change of address can be
nearly instantaneous via use of an online transaction.
The requirement that licensees note a change of residence on their
license or NDID in the place provided is impractical since the surface
material of license documents makes writing on them difficult.
Eliminating this requirement would free up precious space on licenses
and NDIDs. DMV is required to record a large and ever-increasing amount
of information on driver licenses, including data regarding the many
types of driver license endorsements and restrictions for commercial and
noncommercial licensees, and information pertaining to Real ID or
Enhanced ID, organ donor status, and veteran status. Elimination of this
requirement will facilitate DMV's fulfillment of legal, administrative
and law enforcement mandates and needs regarding data elements that
today's licenses and ND1Ds are called upon to satisfy.
6.
POSSIBLE OBJECTIONS:
None known.
7.
OTHER STATE AGENCIES INTERESTED:
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is interested in this
bill, a copy of which has been Sent.
8.
KNOWN POSITION OF OTHERS:
Unknown.
9.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS:
None.
10.
LOCAL IMPACT:
None. TL/hb
STATE OF NEW YORK
________________________________________________________________________
10151
IN ASSEMBLY
May 4, 2022
___________
Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Cunningham)
-- (at request of the Department of Motor Vehicles) -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to eliminating
noting an address change on driver licenses and non-driver identifica-
tion cards
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 492 of the vehicle and traffic
2 law, as added by chapter 295 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 3. Change of address. It shall be the duty of every holder of an iden-
5 tification card to notify the commissioner in writing of any change of
6 residence of such holder within ten days after such change occurs [and
7 to make a notation of such change of residence on the identification
8 card in the place provided by the commissioner].
9 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 505 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
10 added by chapter 780 of the laws of 1972, is amended to read as follows:
11 5. Change of address. It shall be the duty of every licensee to notify
12 the commissioner in writing of any change of residence of such licensee
13 within ten days after such change occurs [and to make a notation of such
14 change of residence on such license in the place provided by the commis-
15 sioner].
16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09614-01-1
