N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 402-A
Facsimile license plates


1.

No person shall manufacture, sell, or offer for sale a decorative or facsimile license plate of a size, shape, color and design which is identical with the size, shape, color and design of license plates issued by the department.

2.

Notwithstanding subdivision one of this section, the commissioner may authorize the manufacture and sale of decorative or facsimile license plates which are identical to those issued by the department for special events or productions.

3.

Whenever there shall be a violation of this section, application may be made by the attorney general in the name of the people of the state of New York to a court or justice having jurisdiction by a special proceeding to issue an injunction and upon notice to the defendant of not less than five days, to enjoin and restrain the continuance of such violation or to enforce the provisions of this section; and if it shall appear to the satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant has, in fact, violated this section, an injunction may be issued by such court or justice, enjoining and restraining any further violation, without requiring proof that any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged thereby. Whenever the court shall determine that a violation of this section has occurred the court may impose a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation. In connection with any such proposed application, the attorney general is authorized to take proof and make a determination of the relevant facts and issue subpoenas in accordance with the civil practice law and rules.

Source: Section 402-A — Facsimile license plates, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/402-A (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

401
Registration of motor vehicles
401‑A
In-transit permits
401‑B
Registration of tow trucks
402
Distinctive number
402‑A
Facsimile license plates
402‑B
Obscured and obstructed license plates
403
Number plates continued
403‑A
Temporary indicia of registration
403‑B
Sales of special number or distinctive license plates by certain dealers
404
Issuance of special number plates
404‑A
Registration of motor vehicles of severely disabled persons
404‑AA
Distinctive plates for members of the Catholic War Veterans of America
404‑B
Distinctive plates for volunteer firefighters
404‑BB
Distinctive Cystic Fibrosis Foundation license plates
404‑C
Distinctive plates for former prisoners of war
404‑CC
Distinctive “Cure Childhood Cancer” plates
404‑D
Distinctive plates for members of the organized militia and reserve
404‑DD
Distinctive plates for members of AMVETS
404‑DD*2
Mental illness anti-stigma license plates
404‑E
Distinctive plates for purple heart recipients
404‑EE
Distinctive “West Indian American Day Carnival” license plates
404‑EE*2
Distinctive Down’s syndrome awareness license plates
404‑EE*3
Distinctive “September eleventh, two thousand one remembrance” license plates
404‑EE*4
Distinctive “Jamaican bobsled team” number plates
404‑F
Distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance services
404‑G
Distinctive plates bearing the words “Birthplace of Baseball”
404‑H
Distinctive plates for members of the Jewish War Veterans of America
404‑I
Distinctive plates for gold star mothers
404‑J
Registration and issuance of special number plates for veterans who survived the Pearl Harbor attack
404‑K
Distinctive plates for Marine Corps League members
404‑L
Distinctive regional design plates
404‑M
Distinctive license plates commemorating the World University Games
404‑N
Issuance of distinctive conservation plates
404‑O
Distinctive “Olympic Spirit” license plates
404‑OO
Deposit of service charges for distinctive license plates
404‑P
Distinctive “Animal Population Control Fund” license plates
404‑P*2
Distinctive plates for congressional medal of honor recipients
404‑Q
Distinctive “drive for the cure” license plates
404‑Q*2
Distinctive plates for the council on the arts
404‑R
Distinctive “foreign organization” license plates
404‑R*2
Distinctive plates for New York state licensed dentists who are members of the New York State Dental Association
404‑S
Issuance of distinctive “I Love New York” plates
404‑S*2
Issuance of distinctive plates for agriculture
404‑S*3
Distinctive “drive out diabetes” license plates
404‑S*4
Distinctive plates for the Saratoga national cemetery honor guard association
404‑T
Distinctive marine and coastal district of New York license plates
404‑T*2
Distinctive conserve habitat license plates
404‑T*3
Distinctive “peace at home” license plates
404‑U
Distinctive “keep kids drug free” license plates
404‑U*2
Distinctive “national multiple sclerosis society” license plates
404‑U*3
Distinctive gift of life license plates
404‑U*4
Distinctive “Erie canal” license plates
404‑V
Distinctive plates for water rescue team members
404‑V*2
Distinctive plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard
404‑V*3
Distinctive plates for the arts and cultural institutions and museums
404‑V*4
Distinctive plates for members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society
404‑V*5
Issuance of distinctive “Discover Queens” license plates
404‑V*6
Distinctive autism awareness license plates
404‑V*7
Distinctive “Love your library” plates
404‑W
Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans
404‑W*2
Distinctive plates for Persian Gulf veterans
404‑X
Distinctive “Ducks Unlimited” license plates
404‑Y
Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War
404‑Y*2
Distinctive “Appalachian Trail” license plates
404‑Y*3
Distinctive plates for members of the Kiwanis International
404‑Y*4
Distinctive plates for conspicuous service cross recipients
404‑Y*5
Distinctive lupus awareness license plates
404‑Y*6
Distinctive sickle cell disease awareness license plates
404‑Z
Distinctive “Elks Association” license plates

Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 402-A’s source at nysenate​.gov

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