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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9122
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
September 26, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to certain
motor vehicle documents and plates; and to repeal certain provisions
of such law relating thereto
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 392-a of the vehicle and traffic law is REPEALED
2 and a new section 392-a is added to read as follows:
3 § 392-A. FRAUDULENT MOTOR VEHICLE DOCUMENTS AND PLATES. 1. A PERSON
4 WHO KNOWINGLY SELLS, OFFERS TO SELL, BUYS, OR OFFERS TO BUY A FALSE,
5 FRAUDULENT, OR STOLEN LICENSE, IDENTIFICATION CARD, CERTIFICATE OF
6 REGISTRATION, OR NUMBER PLATE SHALL BE GUILTY OF:
7 (A) FIRST OFFENSE: A CLASS E FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO ONE YEAR OF
8 IMPRISONMENT AND A FINE OF NO LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; AND
9 (B) SECOND OFFENSE WITHIN TEN YEARS: A CLASS D FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY
10 ONE TO THREE YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT, A FINE OF NO LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND
11 DOLLARS, AND A SUSPENSION OF THE OFFENDER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE FOR A PERI-
12 OD OF NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR.
13 2. ANY PERSON WHOSE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR REGISTRATION IS SUSPENDED OR
14 REVOKED AND WHO KNOWINGLY USES, DISPLAYS, OR PERMITS THE USE OF A FALSE,
15 FRAUDULENT, OR STOLEN NUMBER PLATE SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS D FELONY,
16 PUNISHABLE BY:
17 (A) ONE TO THREE YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT;
18 (B) A FINE OF NO LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; AND
19 (C) AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF THE SUSPENSION PERIOD FOR AN ADDITIONAL
20 TWO TO FOUR YEARS.
21 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 402 of the vehicle and traffic law is
22 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
23 (C) A SECOND CONVICTION FOR VIOLATING PARAGRAPH (II), (II-A), OR (III)
24 OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, COMMITTED WITHIN TEN YEARS OF A
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 FIRST CONVICTION, SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF NOT LESS THAN FIVE
2 HUNDRED DOLLARS AND BY THE SUSPENSION OF THE OFFENDER'S DRIVER'S LICENSE
3 FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
4 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
5 have become a law.