N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 404-f

§ 404-f. Distinctive plates for members of volunteer ambulance\nservices. 1. Any member of any volunteer ambulance service in this state\nor the spouse of any such member shall, upon request, be issued a\nlicense plate bearing the letters "V.A.S." If a distinctive plate is\nissued to a volunteer ambulance service member pursuant to this section,\nsuch distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such member.\nApplication for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner\nin such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall\nbe verified annually by the applicant.\n 2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section\nshall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the\napplicant or the spouse of the applicant is presently an active member\nof a volunteer ambulance service.\n 3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued\nin the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular\nregistration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this chapter\nand an additional annual service charge of fifteen dollars.\n