New York A 6502: Relates to additional requirements for licensing of drivers and motorcyclists

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A06502 Summary:

BILL NOA06502 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02501

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SPONSORCarroll R

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Amd §§502 & 394, V & T L

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Requires proof of at least six hours of driving experience under a certified instructor prior to issuance of licenses for certain drivers and motorcyclists.

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BILL NOA06502 

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03/05/2025referred to transportation

01/07/2026referred to transportation

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6502

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 5, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. R. CARROLL -- read once and referred 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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05600-01-5

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 1 ty that is approved by the commissioner to offer supervised driver
 2 training, as required in paragraph (c) of subdivision two of this
 3 section for a class D or M license applicant or in paragraph (e) of
 4 subdivision two of this section for a class DJ or MJ license applicant,
 5 for issuance by such entity to a pre-licensee upon their completion of
 6 such training, shall be one dollar. Such fee shall be paid by such enti-
 7 ty and shall not be charged to a pre-licensee in any manner.
 8 § 4. Subdivision 7-a of section 394 of the vehicle and traffic law, as
 9 added by chapter 644 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
 10 7-a. Certification of driving time. The commissioner shall establish
 11 by regulation a certification process by drivers' schools of the amount
 12 of time a holder of a learner's permit has spent operating a motor vehi-
 13 cle or motorcycle while under the immediate supervision of a driving
 14 instructor holding an instructor's certificate issued pursuant to subdi-
 15 vision eight of this section. A certificate of driving time issued
 16 pursuant to this [section] subdivision shall be deemed to be proof of
 17 all or a portion of the supervised driving experience required under
 18 certification pursuant to paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of subdivision two
 19 of section five hundred two of this chapt