New York Consolidated Laws, Vehicle and Traffic Law - VAT § 404-q. Distinctive “drive for the cure” license plates

1. Any person residing in this state shall, upon request, be issued a distinctive “drive for the cure” license plate in support of breast, prostate and testicular cancer research bearing the phrase “drive for the cure”.  Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.

2. A distinctive “drive for the cure” license 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.  Twelve dollars and fifty cents from each twenty-five dollars received as annual service charges under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the breast cancer research and education fund established pursuant to section ninety-seven-yy of the state finance law and shall be used for research and education programs undertaken pursuant to section twenty-four hundred ten of the public health law.  Twelve dollars and fifty cents from each twenty-five dollars received as annual service charges under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the New York State prostate and testicular cancer research and education fund established pursuant to section ninety-five-e of the state finance law and shall be used for research and education programs undertaken pursuant to section ninety-five-e of the state finance law.  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.