Requires proof of at least six hours of driving experience under a certified instructor prior to issuance of licenses for certain drivers and motorcyclists.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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8667
IN SENATE
March 29, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to additional
requirements for licensing certain drivers and motorcyclists
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 502 of the vehi-
2 cle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 215 of the laws of 2010, is
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (c) An applicant for a class D or M license shall be at least eighteen
5 years of age, except that an application shall be accepted if the appli-
6 cant is at least seventeen years of age and submits acceptable proof of
7 successful completion of a driver education course, approved by the
8 state education department and the commissioner, and proof of completion
9 of the minimum hours of supervised driving as required in paragraph (d)
10 of this subdivision. An applicant for a class D or M license who is at
11 least eighteen years of age shall further be required to submit accepta-
12 ble proof of at least six hours experience operating a motor vehicle
13 under the supervision of a driving school instructor pursuant to subdi-
14 vision seven-a of section three hundred ninety-four of this chapter.
15 § 2. Subdivision 2 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
16 amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
17 (e) An applicant for a class DJ or MJ license shall be required to
18 submit acceptable proof of at least six hours experience operating a
19 motor vehicle under the supervision of a driving school instructor
20 pursuant to subdivision seven-a of section three hundred ninety-four of
21 this chapter.
22 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 502 of the vehicle and traffic law is
23 amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
24 (i) Supervised driver training certificate fee. The fee for a super-
25 vised driver training certificate provided by the department to an enti-
26 ty that is approved by the commissioner to offer supervised driver
27 training, as required in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this
28 section for a class D or M license applicant or in paragraph (e) of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 subdivision two of this section for a class DJ or MJ license applicant,
2 for issuance by such entity to a pre-licensee upon their completion of
3 such training, shall be one dollar. Such fee shall be paid by such enti-
4 ty and shall not be charged to a pre-licensee in any manner.
5 § 4. Subdivision 7-a of section 394 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
6 added by chapter 644 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
7 7-a. Certification of driving time. The commissioner shall establish
8 by regulation a certification process by drivers' schools of the amount
9 of time a holder of a learner's permit has spent operating a motor vehi-
10 cle or motorcycle while under the immediate supervision of a driving
11 instructor holding an instructor's certificate issued pursuant to subdi-
12 vision eight of this section. A certificate of driving time issued
13 pursuant to this [section] subdivision shall be deemed to be proof of
14 all or a portion of the supervised driving experience required under
15 certification pursuant to paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of subdivision two
16 of section five hundred two of this chapter.
17 § 5. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
18 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
19 ment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the
20 implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be
21 made on or before such effective date.
