NY Veh & Traf L § 404-S (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 4 - Registration of Vehicles Article 14 - Registration of Motor Vehicles 404-S - Issuance of Distinctive "I Love New York" Plates.

* §  404-s.  Issuance  of distinctive "I Love New York" plates. 1. Any   person  residing  in  this  state  shall,  upon  request,  be  issued  a   distinctive  "I  Love  New  York"  license  plate.  The  design  of such   distinctive plate shall be developed by the commissioner in  cooperation   with  the  commissioner  of  the  department of economic development and   shall utilize the phrase "I Love  New  York",  and/or  a  representative   logo,  in  a  manner  consistent with usage thereof by the department of   economic development and tourist promotion agencies recognized  pursuant   to section one hundred sixty-three of the economic development law.2. 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   fifteen dollars shall be charged for such  plate.  Such  service  charge   shall  be  deposited  to  the  credit  of  the  department  of  economic   development and shall be made available for services  and  expenses  for   tourism  marketing as provided for in subdivision sixteen of section one   hundred of the economic development  law  provided,  however,  that  the   department  of  economic  development  shall reimburse the department an   amount not to exceed six thousand dollars for costs associated with  the   production of such plate.3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section to a person who   purchases  a  lifetime  license  pursuant  to  section  11-0702  of  the   environmental conservation law or a lifetime vehicle access  pass,  also   known as a lifetime empire passport, pursuant to article thirteen of the   parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law between January first,   two thousand fourteen and December thirty-first, two  thousand  fourteen   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 commencing upon the   third  registration  period after the initial issuance of such plate, an   additional annual service charge of fifteen dollars shall be charged for   such plate. Such service charge shall be deposited and made available in   the same manner as  set  forth  in  subdivision  two  of  this  section.   Additionally,  such  person  shall be exempt from the payment of (a) the   twenty-five dollar fee required to be paid for the issuance of a set  of   reflectorized number plates pursuant to paragraph a of subdivision three   of  section  four  hundred one of this article, and (b) the fee of three   dollars and twenty-five cents for the issuance of a new  set  of  number   plates  pursuant  to  paragraph  b  of subdivision three of section four   hundred one of this article.4. A person who,  prior  to  January  first,  two  thousand  fourteen,   possesses  a  lifetime  license  pursuant  to  section  11-0702  of  the   environmental conservation law or a lifetime vehicle access  pass,  also   known  as  a  lifetime  empire passport, or a three or five year vehicle   access pass pursuant to article thirteen of the  parks,  recreation  and   historic  preservation  law  shall,  on request between April first, two   thousand fourteen and  March  thirty-first,  two  thousand  fifteen,  be   issued  a  distinctive plate pursuant to this section 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 commencing upon the third registration  period  after  the   initial  issuance  of such plate, an additional annual service charge of   fifteen dollars shall be charged for such  plate.  Such  service  charge   shall be deposited and made available in the same manner as set forth in   subdivision  two  of  this  section.  Additionally, such person shall be   exempt from the payment of the fee  of  three  dollars  and  twenty-five   cents  for  the  issuance  of  a  new  set  of number plates pursuant to    paragraph b of subdivision three of section four  hundred  one  of  this   article.5.  Any New York resident who possesses a hunting, fishing or trapping   license issued  pursuant  to  title  seven  of  article  eleven  of  the   environmental  conservation  law  or an annual vehicle access pass, also   known as an empire passport, pursuant to article thirteen of the  parks,   recreation  and historic preservation law shall, upon request, be issued   the distinctive plate available to a person  who  purchases  a  lifetime   license  or  passport, which 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  fifteen  dollars   shall  be charged for such plate. Such service charge shall be deposited   and made available in the same manner as set forth in subdivision two of   this section.* NB There are 4 § 404-s's