N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law Section 404-Y
Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War

1.

Any veteran of the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War residing in this state or the spouse of any such veteran shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing the words “Veteran of the Iraq War” or “Veteran of the Afghanistan War”. If a distinctive plate is issued to a veteran pursuant to this section, such a distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such veteran. Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.

2.

The distinctive plates authorized in subdivision one of this section shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of the applicant is a veteran of the Iraq War or the Afghanistan War.

3.

For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)

“Veteran of the Iraq War” shall mean a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States in the hostilities that occurred in Iraq from the sixteenth day of October, two thousand two to the end of such hostilities who (i) was discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or

(iii)

is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service; and

(b)

“Veteran of the Afghanistan War” shall mean a person who is a resident of this state, who served in the armed forces of the United States in the hostilities that occurred in Afghanistan from the seventh day of October, two thousand one to the end of such hostilities who (i) was discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or

(iii)

is a discharged LGBT veteran, as defined in section one of the veterans’ services law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service.

4.

A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this article provided, however, that an additional one time service charge of ten dollars shall be charged for such plate. * NB There are 6 § 404-y’s

Source: Section 404-Y — Distinctive plates for veterans of the Iraq War and veterans of the Afghanistan War, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/VAT/404-Y (updated Apr. 7, 2023; accessed Oct. 26, 2024).

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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
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Accessed:
Oct. 26, 2024

Last modified:
Apr. 7, 2023

§ 404-Y’s source at nysenate​.gov

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