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Operator qualifications and certification in New York

Eligibility, training, certification, and credential requirements for escort operators, including recognition of qualifications from other jurisdictions.

4 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 2 official sources.

Where to apply

Where an application for Operator qualifications and certification is submitted in New York.

  • Mail · Department of Motor Vehicles

    Bus and Vehicle Escort Driver Certification Unit

    Bus and Vehicle Escort Driver Certification Unit Department of Motor Vehicles Room 22CC Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12228

    Use it when: Change of address or name

    Notify the Department of Motor Vehicles, in writing, within ten days. Send your certificate number, your former address/name and your new address/name.

  • Mail · Department of Motor Vehicles

    Bus and Vehicle Escort Driver Certification Unit

    Bus and Vehicle Escort Driver Certification Unit Department of Motor Vehicles Room 220C Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12228

    Use it when: Replacement certificate

    You must send your name, address, driver's license number, social security number, and certificate number, if available. Send your request and a check for $5 (payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles).

  • Mail

    Department of Motor Vehicles

    Department of Motor Vehicles 207 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501

    Use it when: Renewal

    To renew your certification, you must send your renewal application, with a check for $40 (payable to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles) and a photocopy of your valid driver license.

Start with a question

Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.

  • What approved training must an escort operator complete?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

  • Are certifications from other provinces, territories, or states recognized, and under what reciprocity conditions?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

  • What proof of qualification must an escort operator carry and produce on request?Nothing on file for New York answers this yet.

Facts

4 topics

Escort vehicle operator certificate must be carried (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle operator must have in their possession their certificate of appointment or certification while carrying out escort duties and produce it upon request.

Yes

Minimum age of escort vehicle operator (Measures)

Minimum age, in years, that a person must be to drive an escort vehicle accompanying an oversize or overweight vehicle or combination.

21 years

Pilot car operator certification required (Yes or no)

Whether a person acting as a pilot car (escort vehicle) operator must hold a certification or nomination issued by the road authority, in addition to a driver's licence.

Yes

Escort driver endorsement required (Yes or no)

Whether the driver of an escort vehicle must hold a valid escort endorsement or certificate issued by the jurisdiction.

Yes

New York State escort endorsement or certificate

Where these facts come from

  1. Escorts(opens in a new tab)

    www.dot.ny.gov, web page, 3 facts