§ 6-03 Eligibility and Application Process for New Applicants.
RCNY § 6-03
(a)The IDNYC Card will be available to any resident of New York City ten years of age or older who: (1) submits an application in a format and in a manner established by the Commissioner; and (2) establishes identity and residency: (A) by providing a single 4-point document from the chart set forth in 68 RCNY § 6-04(a); (B) by providing identity documents totaling at least 3 points pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-05 and at least one additional residency document pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-06; (C) pursuant to subdivisions (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f) of 68 RCNY § 6-04; or (D) pursuant to the caretaker provisions set forth in 68 RCNY § 6-07.
(b)No expired documentation will be accepted, except as provided in this chapter or where HRA makes provisions for the acceptance of expired documentation when allowing additional documents pursuant to 68 RCNY §§ 6-05(b), 6-06(b) and 6-07(f).
(c)Only original documents or copies of documents that have been certified by the original issuing agency will be accepted. Data or electronic versions of documents may be deemed to constitute an original document if HRA determines in its discretion that the data or electronic documents have sufficient indicia of reliability. Documents with any alterations or erasures, or that are cancelled or invalidated, will not be accepted. IDNYC reserves the right to not accept any document, or type of document, whose validity it is not able to verify and, where relying on data or electronic versions of documents, to request additional information from the applicant.
(d)Except as provided in 68 RCNY § 6-06(a), all documents used to establish identity and residency must include the name of the individual whose identity and residency is being established. If any of the documents used to establish identity and residency bear a name that is not consistent with the one on the IDNYC application, the applicant must also present either a court order, a certificate of marriage or divorce, or another government-issued document that establishes a lawful name change.
(e)Applicants must submit documents at an enrollment site designated by HRA in accordance with § 3-115(b)(2) of the Administrative Code of the City of New York. IDNYC provides free on-site document translation services to applicants who provide original documents that are not in English. Original documents will be returned immediately to the applicant before they leave the enrollment center.
(f)Wherever a photo identification is required, the photo must bear a reasonable likeness to the person whose identity is being established. The person's gender identity or gender expression will not be the basis for rejection of a photo.
(g)Except for students who are applying for an IDNYC Card at a participating middle school pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-04(e), applicants ages ten to thirteen years of age must be accompanied at enrollment by a caretaker who must sign the application on behalf of the applicant. Students applying for a card pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-04(e) need not be accompanied by a caretaker, but will be required to submit an application signed by their parent as defined in Chancellor's Regulation Number A-820. (Amended City Record 3/24/2016, eff. 4/23/2016; amended City Record 7/2/2018, eff. 8/1/2018; amended City Record 9/20/2019, eff. 10/21/2019 & 12/2/2019; amended City Record 7/11/2025, eff. 8/10/2025)
