§ 16-105. Application and issuance of learner's instructional permit
West's Annotated Code of MarylandTransportationEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Transportation, § 16-105
§ 16-105. Application and issuance of learner's instructional permit
(a)(1) Any individual who desires to obtain an original driver's license under this subtitle or to be licensed in a class for which the individual is not already licensed under this subtitle shall apply to the Administration for the desired driver's license.
(b)(1) The holder of a learner's instructional permit may drive the same vehicle and combinations of vehicles as may a holder of the class of driver's license for which the permit holder has applied, but only while accompanied by and under the immediate supervision of an individual who:
(c) The holder of a learner's instructional permit for a motorcycle may drive the motorcycle with another individual on it only if the other individual is one described in subsection (b)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section.
(d)(1) This subsection applies to an individual who:
(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration's regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.
(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration's regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.
(iii) Unless the individual submits, in accordance with the Administration's regulations, a completed skills log book signed by each supervising driver who certifies that the individual has satisfactorily demonstrated a required skill and has completed the driving practice requirements under this paragraph.
(e)(1) This subsection only applies to an individual who holds a license and who seeks a different class license to drive a motor vehicle that, under the individual's current license, the individual is not authorized to drive.
(f)(1) Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, the Administration may issue a driver's license, without first issuing a learner's instructional permit and without a waiting period, to any individual who:
(i) Has been licensed regularly to drive in this State, in another state or country, or by the armed forces of the United States, if the Administration is satisfied that the applicant's experience in driving vehicles of the type that would be authorized by the license class applied for is sufficient to justify issuance of the license without further training; or
(3) An individual who never held a driver's license issued by the Administration or by another state, but who otherwise may obtain a license under paragraph (1)(i) of this subsection without first obtaining a learner's instructional permit, shall successfully complete a 3-hour alcohol and drug education program established by the Administration under § 16-212.1 of this title before qualifying for a driver's license.
Credits
Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1979, c. 56; Acts 1981, c. 743; Acts 1983, c. 399; Acts 1992, c. 22, § 1; Acts 1997, c. 40, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1997; Acts 1998, c. 483, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2001, c. 350, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2002, c. 19, § 1, eff. April 9, 2002; Acts 2005, c. 453, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 545, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2005; Acts 2007, c. 562, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 563, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2008, c. 542, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2009, c. 184, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 185, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 245, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2012, c. 246, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012; Acts 2018, c. 505, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2021, c. 139, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021; Acts 2023, c. 442, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 6-105.
MD Code, Transportation, § 16-105, MD TRANS § 16-105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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