New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 15 - Department of Motor Vehicles
Chapter I - REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER
Subchapter A - DRIVER LICENSING AND TRAINING
Part 2 - Driver Education In High Schools And Colleges
Section 2.5 - Effect of student certificate

Current through Register Vol. 45, No. 52, December 27, 2023

(a) A student presenting a student certificate to the department within two years after issuance shall not be required to pass the written test and traffic sign and symbol tests in applying for a license. However, the passing of the road test and vision test shall remain a requirement.

(b) To be exempt from the written and traffic sign and symbol tests, the student certificate (form MV-285) must be presented at time of tests.

(1) Any student between the ages of 16 and 17 may file an application for a class DJ license provided a parent or guardian signs the statement of consent on the application. For exemption from the written and traffic sign tests, form MV-285 must be shown as stated in the preceding paragraph.

(2) Any student who has reached his 17th birthday, but has not attained the age of 18, may obtain a class D license. If the student already holds a class DJ license, he must surrender the Class DJ license and the student certificate (form MV-285) to the Department of Motor Vehicles. After filing proper forms, a class D driver's license will be issued upon payment of the proper fee. The fact that a student possesses form MV-285 and a class DJ license, although 17 years of age, will not exempt the student from the provisions of the class DJ restrictions. Any student not holding a class DJ license at the age of 17 may file an application for a class D license, surrender form MV-285, pay proper fee and must successfully pass the vision test and driving test. The holder of a class D license at the age of 17 may legally operate a motor vehicle any place in the State of New York and such operation is legal at any hour, day or night, without the holder of the license being accompanied by a licensed driver 18 years of age or over, or a parent, guardian or one in loco parentis to the licensee.

(3) Any student 18 years of age or over desiring a license, by filing proper application, may obtain a class D license after passing the road test and vision test.

(c) The procedural provisions of subdivision (b) of this section relating to the change from a class DJ to a class D driver's license would also apply to the change from a class MJ to a class M driver's license if applicable.

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