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§ 209 — Bureau of motor vehicles abolished; transfer of functions; officers and employees

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§ 209. Bureau of motor vehicles abolished; transfer of functions; officers and employees.

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§ 209 Bureau of motor vehicles abolished; transfer of functions; officers and employees

VTL § 209

The bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and finance is hereby abolished. The functions, powers and duties of the bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and finance are hereby assigned to the department of motor vehicles. Each deputy commissioner in the bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and finance shall continue in office as deputy commissioner in the department of motor vehicles and shall serve during the pleasure of the commissioner. All civil service employees in the existing bureau of motor vehicles in the department of taxation and finance, in service at the time this section takes effect, shall retain their present civil service classification and be transferred to the department of motor vehicles without further examination or classification, and such employees shall perform such duties therein as may be assigned to them by the commissioner.

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