According to the New York Department of Motor Vehicles there is no maximum age restriction, only minimum, for holding a NYS driver's license.

Anyone age sixteen and over may apply for a NYS driver’s license and upon meeting identification requirements and completing license testing requirements they may be issued a license. The state of New York does not have restrictions on elderly drivers currently.

The NYS DMV however does receive in information about the possible conditions of a driver from many sources so if someone believes that an elderly driver should not be operating a vehicle for some reason they can alert the Department of Motor Vehicles. For example the DMV can receive information about medical conditions from an accident report, a physician's report, a police report, a report by a member of the family of the driver, or from another.

The DMV can schedule a re-examination for a driver, or an evaluation interview with a license examiner. After the interview, the license examiner can require that the driver take a re-examination or ask for other specific tests. A re-examination can include a vision test, a written test, a road test or two or more of these tests.

If the driver does not appear for a re-examination or does not pass the required tests, the DMV suspends or revokes the driver license. If the driver does not appear for an evaluation interview or does not provide the required medical certification or re-certification, the DMV suspends the driver license until the driver complies with the requirements.

For more information about New York driver's license system contact the NYS DMV directly. For an auto insurance quote for NYS click here.