§ 404-a. Registration of motor vehicles of severely disabled persons.\n1. Legislative intent. It is the sense of the legislature to facilitate\nthe usual and special uses of the highways and other motor vehicle\nfacilities accorded to severely disabled residents of this state. The\ncommissioner is hereby empowered to issue to such persons, upon their\napplication, special motor vehicle registrations, one set of vehicle\nidentification plates for motor vehicles owned by such persons to be\nused for the transportation of such severely disabled person and one set\nof vehicle identification plates for each motor vehicle owned by such\npersons and used by a severely disabled member of the owner's family.\n 2. Registration of vehicles owned by severely disabled persons. The\ncommissioner shall assign to such motor vehicles, including any van or\npick-up truck used for transporting persons with disabilities which is\nnot used for commercial purposes, owned by such persons, a distinctive\nnumber and issue and deliver in such manner as the commissioner may\nselect to the owner a certification of registration, in such form as the\ncommissioner shall prescribe and two number plates, called disabled\nperson plates. Said disabled person plates shall conform to the\nrequirements of section four hundred one of this chapter, but shall bear\ndistinctive marks to distinguish them from number plates to be issued to\nother persons, qualifying under this chapter. The commissioner, in his\ndiscretion, may issue, for any registration year, only one plate as a\nset for a motor vehicle, in which event a set of disabled person plates\nfor a motor vehicle shall consist of one plate. Where a severely\ndisabled person owns more than one vehicle and such vehicle or vehicles\nis or are used by severely disabled members of the owner's family who\nreside with the owner, the commissioner shall issue one set of plates\nfor each additional vehicle used by such severely disabled person,\nprovided that such user qualifies as a severely disabled person in the\nmanner required by this section.\n 3. Registration of vehicles owned by severely disabled veterans. The\ncommissioner shall assign to such motor vehicles, including any vans or\npick-up trucks used for transporting handicapped veterans which are not\nused for commercial purposes and which are owned by such veterans or a\nnot-for-profit corporation serving such veterans, a distinctive number\nand issue and deliver in such manner as the commissioner may prescribe\nto the owner a certification of registration, in such form as the\ncommissioner shall prescribe and two number plates, called disabled\nveteran plates. Said severely disabled veteran plates shall conform to\nthe requirements of section four hundred one of this article, but shall\nbear distinctive marks to distinguish them from number plates to be\nissued to other persons, qualifying under this article. The commissioner\nin his discretion, may issue, for any registration year, only one plate\nas a set for a motor vehicle, in which event a set of severely disabled\nveteran plates for a motor vehicle shall consist of one plate. Where a\nseverely disabled veteran owns more than one vehicle and such vehicle or\nvehicles is or are used by severely disabled members of the owner's\nfamily who reside with the owner, the commissioner shall issue one set\nof plates for each additional vehicle used by such severely disabled\nveteran, provided that such user qualifies as a severely disabled\nveteran in the manner required by this section. For purposes of this\nsubdivision, the term "severely disabled veteran" shall mean a veteran\nas defined in section eighty-five of the civil service law, and whose\ndisability qualifies him as a severely disabled person within the\nmeaning of such term as defined in subdivision four of this section.\n 4. Issue of plates. The commissioner shall issue sets of plates to\nsuch person in accordance with subdivision two of this sec
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