Vehicle and Traffic Law § 404-p · Article 14. Registration of Motor Vehicles
Distinctive plates for congressional medal of honor recipients
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 404-p. Distinctive plates for congressional medal of honor recipients. 1. Any congressional medal of honor recipient residing in this state or the spouse of any such recipient shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words "congressional medal of honor". If a distinctive plate is issued to a congressional medal of honor recipient pursuant to this section, additional distinctive plates may be issued for every vehicle registered in the name of the congressional medal of honor recipient residing in this state or the spouse of such congressional medal of honor recipient. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a congressional medal of honor recipient.
3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates, provided, however, that no registration fee or service charge shall be charged for such plate.
* NB There are 2 § 404-p's
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- Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
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- The Senate's note "There are 2 § 404-p's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 404-p; this is number 2 as the Senate prints them.
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