Driving Resources

• NYS Younger Drivers Toolkit - Provides resources to educate and inform drivers ages 16-20 about traffic safety. 
• Tips for How to Get Your Driver's License - description about the process to obtain your learner's permit and driver's license
• NYS Upstate Junior Lerner Permit Restrictions - Pertains to information regarding restrictions and penalties for young divers with a junior permit or license.

Orange County STOP DWI: Information & Programs on Safe Driving

Learn about Orange County STOP DWI:

• Regulation change effective June 1, 2013: The NYS Department of Motor Vehicles will increase the number of points issued against an individual’s driving record upon the conviction for texting-while-driving and cell-phone related infractions from the current three points to five points.
• Proposed legislation: The Governor's proposed legislation will impose the same penalties on drivers with probationary and junior licenses for texting-while-driving that they now receive for speeding and reckless driving: 60-day suspensions for first convictions and revocations of 60 days (for junior licenses) or 6 months (for probationary licenses)

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