NY Veh & Traf L § 504 (2021)
2021 New York Laws VAT - Vehicle and Traffic Title 5 - Drivers' Licenses Article 19 - Licensing of Drivers 504 - Form of License.

§ 504. Form  of license. 1. (a) Every license or renewal thereof shall contain  a  distinguishing  mark  and  adequate  space  upon  which   an anatomical  gift,  pursuant  to  section  forty-three hundred ten of the public health law, by the licensee shall be recorded and  shall  contain such  other  information  and  shall  be  issued  in  such  form  as the commissioner  shall  determine;  provided,  however,  every  license  or renewal  thereof  issued  to  a person under the age of twenty-one years shall have prominently imprinted upon it the statement "UNDER  21  YEARS OF  AGE"  in  notably  distinctive  print  or  format; provided further, however, every license or renewal thereof issued to a person  making  an anatomical  gift  shall  have prominently printed upon the front of such license or renewal  thereof  the  statement  "ORGAN  DONOR"  in  notably distinctive print or format. The commissioner shall not require fees for the  issuance  of  such  licenses  or  renewals thereof to persons under twenty-one years of age or to persons making an  anatomical  gift  which are  different  from  the  fees required for the issuance of licenses or renewals thereof to persons twenty-one  years  of  age  or  over  or  to persons not making an anatomical gift.  (a-1)  Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who was a member of the armed forces of the United States and who  (i)  received an  honorable  discharge  or  was  released  therefrom  under  honorable conditions, or (ii) has a qualifying condition, as  defined  in  section three  hundred  fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from such service, or (iii) is  a discharged  LGBT  veteran,  as defined in section three hundred fifty of the executive law, and has received a discharge other than  bad  conduct or  dishonorable  from  such service, shall, upon his or her request and submission of proof as set forth herein, contain a distinguishing  mark, in  such form as the commissioner shall determine, indicating that he or she is a veteran. Such proof shall consist of a certificate  of  release or discharge from active duty including but not limited to a DD Form 214 or  other proof satisfactory to the commissioner. The commissioner shall not require fees for the issuance of such licenses or  renewals  thereof to  persons requesting a veteran distinguishing mark which are different from fees otherwise required; provided,  however,  that  notwithstanding the  provisions of this section, the commissioner shall not require fees for a duplication or amendment of a license prior to its renewal if such duplication or amendment was solely for the purpose of adding a  veteran distinguishing mark to such license.  (b)  The  commissioner  may  by regulation provide that every driver's license contain the photo image of the licensee.  The  learner's  permit may   also  contain  the  photo  image  of  the  permittee  pursuant  to regulations established by the commissioner.   2. Whenever an applicant  for  a  license  has  successfully  met  the requirements  for  the  issuance of a license, the license issued by the commissioner may be a temporary license which shall be valid  until  the license  provided  in subdivision one of this section is issued or until forty-five  days  from  the  date  such  temporary  license  is  issued, whichever  occurs  first.  The commissioner may in his discretion extend the period of validity of such temporary license. Such temporary license shall be in such form as the commissioner shall determine.   3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any photo  image  taken as  part  of  the  application  procedure  for  a learner's permit or an original, duplicate, renewal or amended driver's license shall not be  a public record.