Vehicle and Traffic Law § 404-v · Article 14. Registration of Motor Vehicles
Distinctive "Love your library" plates
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
* § 404-v. Distinctive "Love your library" plates. 1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive "Love your library" license plate of a design approved by the commissioner. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.
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 twenty-five dollars shall be charged for such plate. All moneys received as annual service charges under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the love your library fund established pursuant to section ninety-nine-l of the state finance law; and shall be used for library related programs and resources authorized by the commissioner of education. Provided, however, that one year after the effective date of this section, funds in the amount of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be available, shall be allocated to the department to offset costs associated with the production of such license plates.
* NB There are 7 § 404-v'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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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/VAT404-V%2A7
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- The Senate's note "There are 7 § 404-v's": the Legislature enacted more than one unit under that number; each is printed.
- The Legislature enacted more than one section numbered 404-v; this is number 7 as the Senate prints them.
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