Bill > A09351

This bill amends the vehicle and traffic law to expand eligibility for special license plates for individuals with disabilities. Specifically, it adds a new category for those rated one hundred percent disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, meaning veterans who have been officially determined by the VA to have service-connected disabilities that are total and permanent. This provision allows these severely disabled veterans to obtain the same special license plates previously available to individuals with other qualifying physical or mental impairments that create unusual hardship in using public transportation, or to blind individuals.