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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GROVE, MILLER, MOUL, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DENLINGER, GINGRICH, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, MURT, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SONNEY AND WATSON, JANUARY 19, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JANUARY 19, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
2 | Statutes, further providing for learners' permits. |
3 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
4 | hereby enacts as follows: |
5 | Section 1. Section 1505(d) and (e) of Title 75 of the |
6 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
7 | § 1505. Learners' permits. |
8 | * * * |
9 | (d) Duration of permit.--A learner's permit shall be valid |
10 | for a period of one year after date of issue, or until the |
11 | holder of the permit has failed the examination as authorized in |
12 | section 1508 (relating to examination of applicant for driver's |
13 | license) three times within the one-year period. A motorcycle |
14 | learner's permit shall not be renewable after one year. A person |
15 | may reapply for a motorcycle learner's permit no more frequently |
16 | than three times in a ten-year period. |
17 | (e) Authorization to test for driver's license and junior |
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1 | driver's license.--A person with a learner's permit is |
2 | authorized to take the examination for a regular or junior |
3 | driver's license for the class of vehicle for which a permit is |
4 | held. Before a person under the age of 18 years may take the |
5 | examination for a junior driver's license, including a Class M |
6 | license to operate a motorcycle, the minor must: |
7 | (1) Have held a learner's permit for that class of |
8 | vehicle for a period of six months. |
9 | (2) Present to the department a certification form |
10 | signed by the father, mother, guardian, person in loco |
11 | parentis or spouse of a married minor stating that the minor |
12 | applicant has completed 50 hours of practical driving |
13 | experience accompanied as required under subsection (b). |
14 | Submission of a certification shall not subject the parent, |
15 | guardian, person in loco parentis or spouse of a married |
16 | minor to any liability based upon the certification. |
17 | (3) Have the certification form completed when the minor |
18 | is ready for the licensing examination. The certification |
19 | form shall be developed by the department and will be |
20 | provided by the department when the original application for |
21 | a learner's permit is processed. The department will make |
22 | this form readily available through the mail or electronic |
23 | means. |
24 | (4) Complete the department-approved motorcycle safety |
25 | course as a requirement for obtaining a Class M junior |
26 | driver's license. |
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28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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