What to bring to the New York DMV permit test

For the learner's permit and knowledge test

• Completed Application for Permit, Driver License or Non-Driver ID Card (MV-44)
• Proofs of identity totaling 6 points (at least one with your signature), proof of date of birth, and proof of residence; full list in ID-44
• Social Security number
• Fee payment
• Under 21 may use Statement of Identity by Parent/Guardian (MV-45) worth 4 points; parent/guardian must come to the office and sign it there

Fees

• Class D/DJ permit + license, age 16 to 16½: $80.00 ($90.00 in MCTD)
• Class D/DJ permit + license, age 16½ to 17: $76.75 ($85.75 in MCTD)
• Class D/DJ permit + license, age 17 to 17½: $92.50 ($102.50 in MCTD)
• Class D/DJ permit + license, age 17½ to 18: $89.25 ($98.25 in MCTD)
• Class D permit + license, age 18 to 18½: $80.00 ($90.00 in MCTD)
• Class D permit + license, age 18½ to 21: $76.75-$80.00 ($85.75-$90.00 in MCTD)
• Class D permit + license, age 21 and older: $64.25-$67.50 ($73.25-$77.50 in MCTD)
• Enhanced permit/license (additional): $30.00
• Replacement license or permit: $17.50

The vision test

20/40 in at least one eye, with or without corrective lenses

Bring your glasses or contact lenses if you wear them to see clearly.

For the road test

• Physical photo learner permit (Mobile ID not accepted)
• Glasses or contacts if your permit requires corrective lenses
• Original Pre-Licensing Course Certificate (MV-278) (copies not accepted) or a Student Certificate of Completion (MV-285) on file
• Certification of Supervised Driving (MV-262) signed by parent/guardian if under 18, given to the examiner at each road test
• A supervising driver: over 18 if a licensed driver drives you to the site, or 21+ if you drive to the site; physical license valid for the test vehicle
• Vehicle with valid registration, insurance and inspection, permanent plates (two for cars), working properly and clean; passenger seat belt available for the examiner
• No other passengers besides the accompanying driver

What happens on the road test

After you pass: your permit

• Hold it for at least 6 months for applicants under 18 (junior permit must be held in valid status at least 6 months, excluding any time suspended or revoked, before a road test can be scheduled) before the road test.
• Log 50 hours of supervised driving, 15 of them at night.
• Must be supervised by a driver age 21 or older with a license valid for the vehicle, seated in the front seat
• No driving in a DMV road test area, on any street within a park in New York City, on bridges/tunnels of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, or on the Cross County, Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River or Taconic State parkways in Westchester County
• Junior permit: only passenger in the front seat is the supervising driver
• Junior permit: no more than one passenger under 21 unless immediate family or the supervisor is a parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, driver education teacher or driving school instructor
• Junior permit: everyone wears a seat belt, one per person; child passengers in correct child restraints
• Junior permit, Upstate: 5 AM-9 PM any supervising driver 21+ with valid license; 9 PM-5 AM only with parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, driver ed teacher or driving school instructor (21+)
• Junior permit, Long Island (Nassau & Suffolk): 5 AM-9 PM with parent, guardian, in loco parentis, driver ed teacher, driving school instructor, or a person designated in writing by the parent/guardian (21+); no driving 9 PM-5 AM
• Junior permit, New York City (5 boroughs): 5 AM-9 PM only with parent, guardian, in loco parentis, driver ed teacher or driving school instructor (21+) in a vehicle with dual controls (dual brakes); no driving 9 PM-5 AM
• Junior permit suspended 60 days for a serious violation (3+ points) or two other violations; 120-day suspension for a texting/cell phone conviction
• Must complete the 5-hour Pre-Licensing Course (or 48-hour high school/college driver education) before scheduling a road test; supervised hours (50, including 15 after sunset) certified on form MV-262 for under-18 applicants

Before you go

Take a practice test or two the day before, and the exam simulator to check you can pass in the real format. Bring originals, not photocopies, unless the DMV says copies are accepted.