6 | Driver’s Manual PART 1 INFORMATION FOR DRIVERS & VEHICLE OWNERS CHAPTER 1 / DRIVER LICENSES TYPES OF LICENSES You must have a valid driver license to drive le- gally in New York State. If you reside in and hold a  valid license from another state or nation, you can  drive legally in New York State. However, even if  you are licensed somewhere else, people under  age 16 cannot drive in New York State. Drivers who have moved here must turn in their  out-of-state driver license and get a New York  license within 30 days of becoming a permanent  resident. In most cases, it is illegal to hold a New  York driver license and a driver license from an- other state at the same time. It is also a violation  of Federal and state law to hold more than one  commercial driver license (CDL). It is a crime to alter or forge any motor vehicle  document, including a driver license. This may  cause suspension or revocation of the driver  license and criminal prosecution resulting in a fine  or imprisonment. New York State recognizes six types of  non-commercial driver licenses. The information  in this chapter applies to passenger car and mo- torcycle licenses. Information about commercial  driver licenses can be found in the Commercial  Driver’s Manual (CDL-10). This is available from  the DMV website (search under Forms) or at any  motor vehicle office. You must have a CDL if you  drive any vehicle that: Junior Operator, Class DJ  - Minimum age is  16. Allows you to drive a vehicle with a GVWR  of 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) or less, and tow a  vehicle of 3,000 pounds (1,361 kg) or less. You can  also operate Class B and C mopeds with this driv- er license. Please note you are limited with where,  when, and with whom you can drive – please  refer to the section of this manual labelled “Junior  Operator Restrictions” found later in this chapter. Non-CDL Class C  - Minimum age is 18. Allows  you to drive some vehicles with a GVWR of  26,000 pounds or less, or to tow a vehicle with  a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less providing the  GCWR is not more than 26,000 pounds (11,794 kg)  where no CDL endorsement is required. Taxi/Livery, Class E  - Minimum age is 18.  Allows you to drive the same vehicles as a Class  Operator, Class D  - Minimum age is 18, or age  17 with a driver education Certificate of Comple- tion (see Driver Education later in this chapter).  Allows you to drive a vehicle with a manufactur- er’s gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,000  pounds (11,794 kg) or less; to tow a vehicle with a  GVWR of 10,000 pounds (4,536 kg) or less; or tow  a vehicle of more than 10,000 pounds if the gross  combination weight rating (GCWR) of the two  vehicles together is no more than 26,000 pounds  (11,794 kg). You can also operate Class B and C  mopeds with this driver license. • Is made or used to carry 15 or more persons, in addition to the driver; or,  • Regardless of seating capacity, is defined as a bus by Article 19-A of the Vehicle and Traffic Law (including vehicles that carry  school children or disabled people); or,  • Carries hazardous materials required by  federal law to contain a placard. • Has a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight  rating (GVWR) of more than 26,000 pounds  (11,794 kg); or • Has a gross combination weight rating  (GCWR) of more than 26,000 pounds  (11,794 kg), including any towed unit with a  GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds (4,536  kg); or, The non-commercial driver licenses in this  manual are: