§ 505 — Duplicate and amended licenses and permits; change of address

New York § 505

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law VAT: Vehicle & Traffic
• Title 5: Drivers' Licenses
• Art. 19: Licensing of Drivers

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§ 505. Duplicate and amended licenses and permits; change of address.\n1. Lost, mutilated or destroyed license or permit. In the event of the\nloss, mutilation or destruction of any driver's license, or any part\nthereof, or any learner's permit, or any document issued by the\ncommissioner and required for the issuance of a license, the licensee or\napplicant may file with the commissioner proof of the facts with respect\nto such loss, mutilation or destruction together with the fee prescribed\nby law. If the commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is entitled\nto a duplicate of such item, he shall issue a duplicate of the lost,\nmutilated or destroyed item. Any mutilated item shall be surrendered\nbefore a duplicate is issued. If a duplicate license or permit is issued\nbecause of a lost license or permit, and such lost license or permit is\nlater recovered by the licensee or permit holder, he shall surrender\nsuch recovered item to the commissioner for cancellation within ten days\nafter recovery of such item.\n 2. Change of class of license or addition of class to license. Any\nlicensee holding a license of one class who desires to obtain a license\nof another class or to add a different class or endorsement to a license\nmay file an application with the commissioner together with the fee for\nan amended license for the purpose of having such license amended. The\ncommissioner may require such applicant to take any tests required for\nthe issuance of a license in the desired class. Upon successful\ncompletion of any required tests and the surrender of the prior license,\nthe commissioner shall issue such amended license.\n 3. Removal of restriction. Any person holding a license containing\nrestrictions as to use, other than one imposed solely by statute, may\nfile an application with the commissioner together with the fee for an\namended license for the purpose of having such restriction removed. The\ncommissioner shall require such applicant to submit such information or\nto take such tests as he deems appropriate with respect to such\nrestrictions. Upon approval of such information or the successful\ncompletion of such tests, and the surrender of the prior license, the\ncommissioner shall issue an appropriate amended license.\n 4. Amendment of license. Any person holding a license which contains\nany error, other than a clerical error made by the issuing agency, with\nrespect to the information contained thereon, except with respect to the\naddress of such licensee, may file an application with the commissioner\ntogether with the fee, if any, for an amended license to have such error\ncorrected. The commissioner shall require such person to submit proof\nacceptable to him with respect to the facts, and upon approval of such\nproof and the surrender of the prior license, the commissioner shall\nissue an appropriate amended license.\n 5. Change of address. It shall be the duty of every licensee to notify\nthe commissioner in writing of any change of residence of such licensee\nwithin ten days after such change occurs.\n 6. It shall be the duty of the commissioner to deliver to the state\nboard of elections, at least semi-annually, records, in a format as\nmutually determined by both agencies, of the names of all licensed\ndrivers of voting age who have voluntarily surrendered their New York\nstate drivers licenses in order to obtain a license in another state.\nWhere feasible the department of motor vehicles shall also deliver\nrecords of the names of all licensed drivers of voting age who have\nnotified the department of a change of residence address. Such records\nshall be arranged by county of old residence and shall include the name,\nbirth date and old residence address of each such licensee and the new\nresidence address of each such person who has moved within New York\nstate.\n