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Junior Drivers/Graduated Licensing Law

You must be age 16 or over to drive in NYS. If you have a learner permit or a driver license from another state, you are not exempt from this rule. Drivers under the age of 18 must obey the restrictions described in the DMV brochures, New York State's Graduated Licensing Law and Learner Permits and Junior Licenses. An out-of-state driver under the age of 18 must also obey all restrictions of the state that issued the driver license.

Graduated Licensing Law

A junior driver cannot operate a vehicle that has more than two passengers who are underneath age of21 unless a parent, a guardian, or a driving instructor also rides in the vehicle, There is an exception to this rule if the passengers are immediate family members.

When the law requires supervision of the junior driver, only the supervising driver can ride in the front seat. The supervising driver must be 21 years of age or older and must have a valid driver license.

All passengers that ride with a junior driver must use the correct safety restraints (seat belts or child safety seats).

A driver with a Class DJ or Class MJ learner permit must bring to the road test a statement that certifies that the driver has enough driving experience. The statement must certify that the junior driver had a minimum of 20 hours of supervised driving experience, The supervising driver must be a driver qualified by the law to supervise junior driver. A parent or a legal guardian of the junior driver must sign the statement,

The DMV will issue a limited-use junior license to a junior driver who passes a road test during the first six months after the learner permit was issued. A limited-use junior license allows the junior driver to drive without supervision during specific hours of the day and within specific geographical boundaries.

A supervising driver must supervise the junior driver at all other times. Six months after the learner permit of that driver was issued, the DMV will issue a normal junior license to replace the limited-use junior license. When junior driver passes a road test more than six months after the learner permit was issued, the DMV issues a normal junior license.


 
Motor vehicle crashes are the most likely to cause severe bodily injury to young drivers.                                     Three seconds is all it takes to save your face or your life.              That is how long it takes to put your seat belt on.

 

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