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NY A10698
Bill
Status
7/1/2020
Primary Sponsor
David Weprin
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AI Summary
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Requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision commissioner to develop an identification card program in consultation with the Motor Vehicles commissioner and Federal Bureau of Prisons
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Mandates identification cards be provided to all inmates upon release from state custody or from federal prison if the inmate is a New York State resident
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Prohibits charging any fee to inmates for the original issuance of identification cards
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Defines "identification card" with the same meaning as section 490 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
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Takes effect January 1 of the year following enactment, with authority to adopt necessary regulations before the effective date
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the commissioner of motor vehicles and the federal bureau of prisons, to develop a program to provide an identification card to each inmate upon the release of such inmate from custody.
Last Action
referred to correction
7/1/2020