N.Y. Veh. & Traf. Law § 504

§ 504. Form of license. 1. (a) Every license or renewal thereof shall\ncontain a distinguishing mark and adequate space upon which an\nanatomical gift, pursuant to section forty-three hundred ten of the\npublic health law, by the licensee shall be recorded and shall contain\nsuch other information and shall be issued in such form as the\ncommissioner shall determine; provided, however, every license or\nrenewal thereof issued to a person under the age of twenty-one years\nshall have prominently imprinted upon it the statement "UNDER 21 YEARS\nOF AGE" in notably distinctive print or format; provided further,\nhowever, every license or renewal thereof issued to a person making an\nanatomical gift shall have prominently printed upon the front of such\nlicense or renewal thereof the statement "ORGAN DONOR" in notably\ndistinctive print or format. The commissioner shall not require fees for\nthe issuance of such licenses or renewals thereof to persons under\ntwenty-one years of age or to persons making an anatomical gift which\nare different from the fees required for the issuance of licenses or\nrenewals thereof to persons twenty-one years of age or over or to\npersons not making an anatomical gift.\n (a-1) Every license or renewal thereof issued to an applicant who was\na member of the armed forces of the United States and received an\nhonorable discharge or was released therefrom under honorable conditions\nshall, upon his or her request and submission of proof as set forth\nherein, contain a distinguishing mark, in such form as the commissioner\nshall determine, indicating that he or she is a veteran. Such proof\nshall consist of a certificate of release or discharge from active duty\nincluding but not limited to a DD Form 214 or other proof satisfactory\nto the commissioner. The commissioner shall not require fees for the\nissuance of such licenses or renewals thereof to persons requesting a\nveteran distinguishing mark which are different from fees otherwise\nrequired; provided, however, that notwithstanding the provisions of this\nsection, the commissioner shall not require fees for a duplication or\namendment of a license prior to its renewal if such duplication or\namendment was solely for the purpose of adding a veteran distinguishing\nmark to such license.\n (b) The commissioner may by regulation provide that every driver's\nlicense contain the photo image of the licensee. The learner's permit\nmay also contain the photo image of the permittee pursuant to\nregulations established by the commissioner.\n 2. Whenever an applicant for a license has successfully met the\nrequirements for the issuance of a license, the license issued by the\ncommissioner may be a temporary license which shall be valid until the\nlicense provided in subdivision one of this section is issued or until\nforty-five days from the date such temporary license is issued,\nwhichever occurs first. The commissioner may in his discretion extend\nthe period of validity of such temporary license. Such temporary license\nshall be in such form as the commissioner shall determine.\n 3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any photo image taken\nas part of the application procedure for a learner's permit or an\noriginal, duplicate, renewal or amended driver's license shall not be a\npublic record.\n