Form MV-44CR at a glance
What it is: MV-44CR is the Restricted Use or Conditional Driver License Application.
Who signs: By signing you certify that the information you have given on this application is true.
A filled-in Form MV-44CR example: a first restricted use license

How to fill out Form MV-44CR, box by box
Check the box of the type of service you need

Check the box of the type of service you need (you can mark more than one): apply for a restricted use license, replace a restricted use or conditional license, renew a restricted use or conditional license, apply for a conditional license, or change information on a restricted use or conditional license.
Identification information

Enter your NYS driver license or non-driver ID card number, full last name and social security number (SSN).
You must provide your SSN. Authority to collect your SSN is granted by Sections 490.3 and 502 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. The information will be used only for exchange with other jurisdictions, to assist in verification of identity, and to invoke driver license sanctions pursuant to V&T Law Section 510(4-e) and 510(4-f). Your number will not be given to the public, or appear on any form or information request.
Enter your full first name and full middle name.
Enter your suffix, date of birth (month, day, year) and sex (male or female).
Has your name changed? Yes or No. If "Yes", print your former name exactly as it appears on your present license or non-driver ID card.
Address where you get your mail
Address where you live

Enter the address where you live if different from the mailing address, with apt. no., city or town, state and zip code. Do not give a P.O. box.
Has your mailing address changed? Yes or No. Has the address where you live changed? Yes or No. What is the change and the reason for it (new license class, wrong date of birth, etc.)?
Veteran status
Would you like to be added to the Donate Life Registry
Voter registration questions

Voter registration questions. (Please check yes or no.) If you are not registered to vote where you live now, would you like to apply to register, or if you are changing your address, would you like the Board of Elections to be notified? If you do not check either box, you will be considered to have decided not to register to vote.
YES - Complete Voter Registration Application Section (Not necessary if you will be applying in person at a DMV office). NO - I Decline to Register/Already Registered/I do not want to notify the Board of Elections of my change of address.
Treatment or medication, hearing aid and lost use

1. Have you had, or are you currently receiving treatment or taking medication for any condition which causes unconsciousness or unawareness such as convulsive disorder, epilepsy, fainting or dizzy spells, or heart ailment? If "Yes", you and your doctor must complete form MV-80U.1, even if you have been released from the Medical Review Program. This form can be obtained at any Motor Vehicles office or at dmv.ny.gov.
2. Do you need a hearing aid and/or full view mirror while operating a motor vehicle? Yes or No. 3. Have you lost use of a leg, arm, hand or eye? Yes or No.
3a. If you are renewing your license and answered "Yes", is this a new condition since your last license? 3b. If you answered "NO" to 3a, has your condition worsened since your last license?
Certification and signature

If I am applying for a replacement license, I certify that the license has been lost, stolen or mutilated and that, if the lost license is found, I will turn it in to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
I will pay the full tuition and other required fees for the rehabilitation program (if applicable), attend the program (if required), and will drive within the conditions required for the restricted or conditional license. I understand that failure to do so will result in the revocation of my restricted or conditional license, and the reinstatement of the suspension or revocation against my full license.
If I am a male at least 18 but less than 26 years old, I consent to be registered with the Selective Service System, if so required by federal law, and authorize the forwarding of any personal information required for such registration.
Your signature also authorizes use of your credit card, if applicable. Sign here, enter the date and please print name.
Making a false statement in any license or non-driver ID card application, or in any proof or statement in connection with it, or deceiving or substituting, or causing another person to deceive or substitute in connection with such application, may subject you to criminal prosecution for a misdemeanor or felony under the Vehicle and Traffic Law and/or the Penal Law.
More rules for Form MV-44CR
You must apply in person. You can do this at most, but not all, Motor Vehicles offices.
Contact the nearest office to find out where you can apply.
How to apply for a restricted use or conditional driver license: follow the instructions that apply to you.
To apply for, replace or renew your restricted use or conditional license: 1. Complete both sides of this application, and sign your name in the "Certification" box.
Restricted use or conditional license
You are applying for a restricted use or conditional license
2. Present this application and proof of identity. Refer to form ID-44 "Proofs of Identity" for a list of acceptable documents that you can show for proof.
3. Complete the Restricted Use License Attachment (form MV-693) or the Conditional License Attachment (form MV-2020) if applicable, or any additional forms provided by the Motor Vehicles office. 4. Pay the appropriate fee.
You are replacing your restricted use or conditional license
Your name, date of birth and sex must be entered exactly as they were shown on your last license.
2. Present this application with proof of identity. To replace a mutilated license, turn in the license with this application. 3. Pay the appropriate fee.
4. If your Restricted Use License Attachment (form MV-693) or Conditional License Attachment (form MV-2020) is lost, you must complete a new attachment.
To change information on your restricted use or conditional license
To change information on your restricted use or conditional license: 1. Complete both sides of this application (use your new information), and sign your name in the "Certification" box. 2. Present this application, your current license, your Restricted Use License Attachment (form MV-693) or Conditional License Attachment (form MV-2020), proof of identity, and proof of the change that you need. 3. Pay the appropriate fee.
To renew your restricted use or conditional license
To renew your restricted use or conditional license: 2. Present this application, the Restricted Use License Attachment (form MV-693) or Conditional License Attachment (form MV-2020), your current license, and proof of identity.
3. Take a vision test in any Motor Vehicles office or have your vision tested by a licensed physician, physician assistant, registered nurse, nurse practitioner, ophthalmologist, optometrist, optician, pharmacists who are enrolled in DMV's Vision Registry, staff supervised by any of these providers and the staff of organizations that are authorized by the New York State DMV to give the vision test. 4. Pay the appropriate fee.
Common questions about Form MV-44CR
When is this form not the right one?
You cannot use a restricted use license to drive a vehicle for hire, unless your license is suspended or revoked because of an uninsured accident, an insurance lapse, uninsured operation of a motor vehicle, or for delinquent child support payments. You cannot use a restricted use license to operate a commercial vehicle. You cannot use a conditional license to drive a commercial vehicle or a vehicle for hire.
Sources
[1] Form MV-44CR (11/16), Restricted Use or Conditional Driver License Application, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (the Official source link on this page).



