§ 6-04 Proof of Identity and Residency.
RCNY § 6-04
(a)An applicant may provide a single document that is worth the four points needed to establish both identity and residency. The documents listed below meet this four point requirement, provided that they include a photo of the applicant, the date of birth of the applicant, and the applicant's current residential address in New York City. The following documents are worth four points and establish identity and residency: DocumentDescriptionAcceptable as Photo ID?Point Value for Proof of ID & ResidencyAcceptable as Proof of Date of Birth?New York State (NYS) Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Driver's License or Learner's PermitNew York State Driver's License, including Commercial Driver's License, or Learner's Permit with current home address, date of birth, photo and expiration date issued by NYS DMV. An expired NYS DMV license or permit will be accepted if presented with an unexpired DMV interim permit bearing the same identification number as the license or permit.Yes4YesNon-Driver NYS DMV Identification Card Non-driver photo identification card with current home address, date of birth, and expiration date issued by NYS DMV. An expired NYS DMV identification card will be accepted if presented with an unexpired DMV interim ID card bearing the same identification number as the identification card.Yes 4YesU.S. Department of State Driver's License or Non-Driver Identification Card U.S. Department of State Driver's License or Non-Driver Identification Card with current home address, date of birth, photo and expiration date.Yes4YesIDNYC Card with Current Home Address A current IDNYC Card or an expired IDNYC Card with a current home address. If the card is expired, then the card must be within the renewal period. Yes4YesNew York City Police Department (NYPD) Restricted Handgun License NYPD-issued Restricted Handgun License including current home address, photo of applicant and expiration date.Yes 4YesLetter for Current HRA Clients Lacking Photo ID May be used by current HRA clients who lack photo ID and have a current CA/SNAP/MA case. Form must be completed, placed in a sealed envelope, and signed on the fold by a DSS/HRA employee.Yes4Yes (b) For applicants who are clients of the New York City Department of Probation (DOP), IDNYC will accept the DOP's verification of the applicant's identity and residency, provided to IDNYC in a format and in a manner to be agreed upon by HRA and DOP, as sufficient proof of the applicant's identity and residency to establish eligibility for the IDNYC Card.
(c)For applicants who are students at qualifying schools and are not applying with a caretaker pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-07, IDNYC will accept the school's verification of the applicant's identity and residency, provided to IDNYC in a format and in a manner to be agreed upon by HRA and the school ("school verification"), and additional identity documents pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-05, other than a school transcript, as sufficient proof of the applicant's identity and residency to establish eligibility for the IDNYC card, as follows: (1) If the school verification is provided to IDNYC at a temporary enrollment site located at the school in which the applicant is enrolled, IDNYC will accept any identity document listed in 68 RCNY § 6-05. Such document need not include a photo identification.
(2)If the school verification is provided to IDNYC at any other enrollment site, the applicant must also present: (A) a student identification card issued by the same school issuing the school verification; and (B) either: (i) at least one additional identity document listed in 68 RCNY § 6-05, if the student identification card includes a photo; or (ii) identity documents listed in 68 RCNY § 6-05 worth at least a total of two points, one of which must be accepted as a photo identification, if the student identification card does not include a photo.
(d)For applicants who are students at qualifying schools and are applying with a caretaker pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-07, IDNYC will accept the school's verification of the applicant's identity and residency, provided to IDNYC in a format and in a manner to be agreed upon by HRA and the school ("school verification"), as sufficient proof of the applicant's identity and residency to establish eligibility for the IDNYC card.
(e)For applicants applying at participating DOE middle schools to be jointly agreed upon by HRA and DOE, IDNYC will accept the school's verification of the applicant's identity and residency, provided to IDNYC in a format and in a manner to be agreed upon by HRA and the school as sufficient proof of the applicant's identity and residency to establish eligibility for the IDNYC card. Cards issued pursuant to this subdivision will include the school's name and will expire on the student's expected graduation date from the school.
(f)For applicants who participate in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) of the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD), IDNYC will accept DYCD's verification of the applicant's identity and residency, provided to IDNYC, in a format and in a manner to be agreed upon by HRA and DYCD, as sufficient proof of the applicant's identity and residency to establish eligibility for the IDNYC card if presented along with a photo identification pursuant to 68 RCNY § 6-05.
(g)For applicants who are clients of the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), IDNYC may, at the applicant's request, verify the applicant's identity and/or residency using information from systems maintained by DSS, provided such data can be accessed for purposes of such verification and, once accessed, is deemed sufficiently reliable. Such information will be worth three points toward establishing the identity of the applicant if an original photo and related demographic data, including full name and date of birth, are available in DSS's systems; or one point toward establishing identity if only the name and date of birth, but no photo, are available in DSS's system; and one point towards establishing residency if the applicant's address is also in DSS's system. (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)
