Bill Text: AZ HB2734 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Driver licenses; pass citizenship test
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-02-11 - Referred to House TI Committee [HB2734 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-HB2734-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: driver licenses; pass citizenship test |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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HB 2734 |
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Introduced by Representatives Ash, Lesko
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AN ACT
amending section 28‑3164, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to driver licenses.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 28-3164, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
28-3164. Original applicants; examinations
A. The department may examine an applicant for an original driver license or the department may accept the examination conducted by an authorized third party pursuant to chapter 13 of this title or documentation of successful completion of a driver education course approved by the department. The examination shall include all of the following:
1. A test of the applicant's:
(a) Eyesight.
(b) Ability to read and understand official traffic control devices.
(c) Knowledge of safe driving practices and the traffic laws of this state, including those practices and laws relating to bicycles.
2. An actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a vehicle or vehicle combination of the type covered by the license classification or endorsement for which the applicant applies.
3. Other physical and mental examinations if the department finds them necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to safely operate a motor vehicle on the highways.
B. The department may examine an original applicant for a class M license or a motorcycle endorsement or the department may accept the examination conducted by an authorized third party pursuant to chapter 13, article 1 of this title. The department may examine an applicant who has a motorcycle license from another jurisdiction. This examination shall be the same as for all applicants, except that the department may make modifications it finds necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or moped on the highways.
C. The department shall examine a person who holds a driver license issued by another country and who applies for an initial license in this state as an original applicant, except that the department may waive an actual demonstration of the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle if the person applies for a class D or G license and appears to meet the department's medical qualifications and if the out of state license is not revoked or is not expired for more than one year.
D. The department may waive the driving examination for initial applicants for a class M license or a motorcycle endorsement if all of the following conditions exist:
1. The applicant's current license indicates the applicant has been specifically licensed to operate a motorcycle.
2. The applicant appears to meet the department's medical qualifications.
3. The applicant's out of state license is not revoked or is not expired for more than one year.
E. In addition to the other requirements prescribed by this chapter, before the department issues a driver license to a driver license applicant who is under eighteen years of age, the applicant must pass an exam consisting of at least ten questions from the United States citizenship and immigration services item bank.
