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SB 555 Learner's permit or provisional driver's license holder; completion of driver ed.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Learner's permit holder; passenger limits; use of cell phone; licensure requirements for persons under 18. Prohibits a holder of a learner's permit from (i) using a cell phone while driving and (ii) having more than one passenger under age 21. Current law prohibits the holder of a provisional driver's license who is under the age of 19 from (a) having more than one passenger under age 21 unless a parent is present and (b) using a cellphone. The bill removes the exception that a provisional driver's license holder under age 18 may have more than one passenger under age 21 if a parent is present. The bill clarifies that the passenger limitations on all provisional driver's licenses do not include household or family members. The bill allows those who are at least 18 years old to be issued a driver's license after holding a learner's permit for 60 days instead of the current holding requirement of nine months for those under 19 years of age. The bill also requires only those driver's license applicants under 18 years of age to show proof of completion of a driver education program. Current law requires such proof of those under 19 years of age.


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