Alabama Driving Age
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| State: Alabama | |
| Law: Driving Age | |
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[edit] Summary:
If you are under 18, you need to have had a temporary license or a learner's permit for at least 6 months before you try to apply for a driver's license.
You must be at least 16 years old to get a driver's license. You must be at least 15 years old to get a learner's permit.
You have a restricted driver's license if you are 16 or if you are 17 and have had the license for less than 6 months. There are two general restrictions on this license. First, you may not drive your car after midnight. Second, you may not drive with more than four people in your car excluding parents or legal guardians. Both of these limitations for the restricted driver's license are subject to exceptions.
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http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/32-6-7.htm
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/32-6-7.2.htm
[http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/32-6-8.htm http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/32-6-8.htm]
[edit] Full Text:
[edit] Alabama Code, Title 32, Section 32-6-7
Persons to whom license not to be issued.
A driver's license shall not be issued to the following persons:
(1) Any person less than 16 years of age;
(2) Any person whose driving right or privilege is suspended;
(3) Any person whose driving right or privilege is revoked;
(4) Any person who is an habitual abuser of alcohol or drugs;
(5) Any person afflicted with or suffering from a physical or mental disability which, in the opinion of the Director of Public Safety or examining officer will prevent a person from exercising reasonable and ordinary control over a motor vehicle. (Acts 1939, No. 181, p. 300; Code 1940, T. 36, §66; Acts 1945, No. 59, p. 59; Acts 1947, No. 628, p. 483; Acts 1996, No. 96-478, p. 594, §1.)
[edit] Alabama Code, Title 32, Section 32-6-7.2
Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18.
(a) A person who is under the age of 18 may not apply for a regular driver's license until the person has held a temporary instruction or learner's license issued pursuant to Section 32-6-8 for at least a six-month period.
(b) In addition to any other requirements of this chapter, if the applicant for a driver's license is 16 years of age, he or she shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the following:
(1) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent or legal guardian consenting to the licensure of the applicant and granting permission for the applicant to drive without supervision.
(2) A verification form provided by the Department of Public Safety signed by a parent, legal guardian, or licensed or certified driving instructor certifying that the applicant has completed a minimum of 30 hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice, or submission of a certificate of completion from the State Department of Education that the applicant has passed a driver's education course approved by the State Department of Education.
(c) A person who is issued a regular driver's license after October 1, 2002, who is age 17 and has been licensed for less than six months or who is age 16 shall be deemed to have a restricted driver's license. The person may not operate a vehicle under any of the following conditions:
(1) Between 12:00 o'clock midnight and 6:00 o'clock a.m. unless the following exceptions apply:
a. The licensee is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
b. The licensee is accompanied by a person who is a licensed driver and is at least 21 years of age and the consent of a parent or legal guardian of the driver is given.
c. The licensee is driving to or from a place where the licensee is employed on a regular basis.
d. The licensee is driving to or from a school sponsored event.
e. The licensee is driving to or from an event sponsored by a religious organization.
f. The licensee is driving for the purpose of a medical, fire, or law enforcement related emergency.
(2) If there are more than four occupants in the vehicle not including the parents or legal guardians of the licensee.
A violation of this subsection shall not result in a suspension of the person's driver's license, but shall extend the time period for six months that the person is subject to the restrictions of this subsection before the person is eligible to be designated as an unrestricted driver's license holder or until age 18.
(d) The driver's license of any person who is driving with restricted privileges as provided in subsection (c) who during such time is convicted of a second moving traffic violation or is convicted of failure to give information or render aid, racing, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, reckless driving, illegal passing, driving on the wrong side of the road, or any other offense where four or more points are assessed and other violations as designated by rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, shall be automatically suspended for 60 days unless the Alabama Rules of the Road provide a more serious penalty, and the time period that the licensee is subject to the restrictions of subsection (c) shall be extended for six months from the date the person would otherwise be eligible to be designated as an unrestricted driver's license holder or until age 18.
(e) The license possessed by any resident of this state who is 17 years of age shall be deemed an unrestricted driver's license if the license has been issued for a period of six months or longer and the Department of Public Safety verifies that the license holder has not been convicted of a moving violation of the Alabama Rules of the Road within the preceding six months.
(f) This section shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any resident of this state age 16 years and over who is married or who is the head of a household.
(2) Any resident who has otherwise been legally relieved of minority.
(3) Any resident who is age 18 or over.
(g) Every driver's license issued prior to October 1, 2002, shall be considered an unrestricted driver's license.
(h) A person who drives a motor vehicle in violation of the conditions imposed in subsection (c) shall be guilty of a traffic violation, but shall not be subject to any criminal penalties or court costs. No citation shall be issued for a traffic violation pursuant to this subsection unless the person is stopped by a law enforcement officer for a separate violation of law and issued a citation or warrant for the separate violation. Information concerning a violation pursuant to this subsection shall not be released to any party and shall not result in any points on a driver's license record.
(i) The Department of Public Safety may promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out and to aid in enforcement of this section and Sections 32-6-7.3 and 32-6-8. (Act 2002-408, p. 1026, §2.)
[edit] Alabama Code, Title 32, Section 32-6-8
Temporary instruction and learner's licenses.
(a) Any person 16 years of age or older who, except for his lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a driver's license under this article may apply for a learner's license, and the judge of probate may issue the license upon a form which shall be provided by the Director of Public Safety, entitling the applicant, while having the license in his or her immediate possession, to drive or operate a motor vehicle upon the highways for a period of four years, except when operating a motorcycle, the person shall be accompanied by a licensed driver who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver. At the time of applying for the license, the applicant shall pay to the judge of probate a fee of twenty dollars ($20), and the judge of probate shall give the applicant a learner's license therefor on a form to be provided by the Director of Public Safety. The temporary instruction license may be renewed only by order of the Director of Public Safety, and in no case shall the original license be renewed or extended more than once. The judge of probate shall not issue the temporary instruction license until the applicant has undergone the same examination that a person applying for a driver's license is required by law to undergo, with the exception of the driving test, and produced a certificate to that effect signed by the proper examining officer.
(b) Any person not less than 15 but under 16 years of age may obtain a learner's license to learn to operate a motor vehicle upon application to the judge of probate of the county in which he or she resides, which license shall entitle the person to operate a motor vehicle when he or she is accompanied by a parent or his or her legal guardian or a person who is age 21 or over who is duly licensed in this state as a motor vehicle operator or when accompanied by a licensed or certified driving instructor who is actually occupying a seat beside the motor vehicle operator. The application for the learner's license shall be accompanied by a payment of a fee of twenty dollars ($20), to be distributed as provided in Section 32-6-5. The age of the applicant shall be substantiated by the applicant filing with the judge of probate a certified copy of his or her birth certificate. A learner's license issued under this subsection shall be in such form as the Director of Public Safety may prescribe; it shall expire in four years; or when the holder subsequently applies for and receives a driver's license. The driver's license shall be issued for the remainder of the four year life of the learner's license at no additional fee, the certificate thereof shall be prima facie evidence that the license holder was 15 years of age or older on the date of its issuance. The license may be suspended or revoked in the same manner and for the same causes as a driver's license and may also be revoked for any violation of the terms and conditions on which it was issued. The judge of probate shall not issue such a license to any person until the applicant has undergone the same examination that a person applying for a driver's license is required by law to undergo, with the exception of the driving test, and has produced a certificate to that effect signed by the proper examining officer. (Acts 1939, No. 181, p. 300; Code 1940, T. 36, §64; Acts 1951, No. 880, p. 1519; Acts 1959, No. 346, p. 935; Acts 1973, No. 1289, p. 2201; Acts 1988, 1st Sp. Sess., No. 88-729, p. 125, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-769, p. 1538, §1; Act 2002-408, p. 1026, §3.)
