New York Laws

Article 2 - NY Vehicle and Traffic Law

Department of Motor Vehicles; Commissioner
200. Department of motor vehicles; commissioner.
 § 200. Department  of  motor vehicles; commissioner. 1. There shall be
  in the state government a department of motor vehicles.  The head of the
  department shall be the commissioner of  motor  vehicles  who  shall  be
  appointed  by  the  governor,  by and with the advice and consent of the
  senate, and hold office until the end of  the  term  of  the  appointing
  governor  and  until a successor is appointed and has qualified, and who
  shall receive an annual salary within the amount appropriated  therefor.
  The  commissioner  of  motor vehicles shall have the immediate charge of
  the department. The commissioner of motor vehicles may appoint,  and  at
  pleasure   remove,   such   deputy   commissioners  of  motor  vehicles,
  inspectors,  examiners  and  other  assistants  and  employees  of   the
  department  as  are  deemed  necessary,  within  the  amounts  available
  therefor by appropriation. The commissioner of motor  vehicles  and  all
  other officers and employees of the department shall be paid and allowed
  their necessary, actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the exercise
  of  their  duties.  All salaries and expenses of the department shall be
  paid out of  the  state  treasury  on  the  audit  and  warrant  of  the
  comptroller  on  the  certificate of the commissioner of motor vehicles.
  The principal office of the department shall be in the city of Albany.
    2. (a) The commissioner of motor vehicles may enter  into  a  contract
  for the publication of a driver's manual.  Such contract may provide for
  the sale of advertising by the contractor. A contract for publication of
  a  driver's  manual  shall be awarded following consideration of factors
  which shall include, but not be limited to, the most favorable financial
  advantage for the state, and the greatest utility to the  motorist.  The
  commissioner  shall  issue a request for proposal for publication of the
  driver's manual which shall set  requirements  for  the  preparation  of
  bids;  responsibility  for  preparation  and  placement  of  appropriate
  advertising content, which shall be  limited  to  no  more  than  thirty
  percent  of  the  total space available; approval of the commissioner at
  critical  stages  of  the   driver's   manual   development,   including
  appropriate  timetables and schedules; approval of advertising standards
  and rates; any securities which shall be required of the contractor  and
  deadlines for selection of a competent contractor.
    (b)  On  or  before  February  first  of each year following enactment
  hereof, the department shall submit a report  to  the  director  of  the
  division  of the budget detailing any proposed privatization initiatives
  it would like to undertake including a summary of each  initiative,  the
  cost  savings  associated  with  each  initiative and the impact of each
  initiative on customer service and departmental staffing levels.  Copies
  of  such  report  shall be simultaneously filed with the chairpersons of
  the senate finance committee and the assembly ways and means committee.
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