2014 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 8 - THE PROFESSIONS
Article 139 - (6900 - 6911) NURSING
6905 - Requirements for a license as a registered professional nurse.

 6905. Requirements for a license as a registered professional nurse.
  To  qualify  for  a  license  as  a  registered  professional  nurse, an
  applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
(1) Application: file an application with the department;
(2) Education: have received an education, and a diploma or degree  in
  professional nursing, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(3) Experience: meet no requirement as to experience;
(4)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
  accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
(5) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;
(6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;
(7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
  department; and
(8)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department
  for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
  license,  a  fee  of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of
  seventy dollars  for  an  initial  license  for  persons  not  requiring
  admission  to  a  department  conducted  examination, and a fee of fifty
  dollars for each triennial registration period.