HB4535 S ED AM #1 3-1

Hager  7871

The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on page five, section three-a, line one hundred nineteen, by striking out “§17B-2-3a(d)(2)(H)” and inserting in lieu thereof “§17B-2-3(d)(2)(G)”;

And,

On pages six and seven, section three-a, lines one hundred twenty-eight through one hundred fifty-seven, by striking out all of subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof a new subsection (e), to read as follows:

(e) Level three, full Class E license. — The level three license is valid until 30 days after the date the licensee attains his or her 21st birthday. A holder of a level three driver’s license who is under the age of 18 years shall not use a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, unless the use of the wireless communication device is for contacting a 9-1-1 system. Unless otherwise provided in this section or any other section of this code, the holder of a level three full Class E license is subject to the same terms and conditions as the holder of a regular Class E driver’s license.

A level two intermediate licensee whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle has not been suspended, revoked, or otherwise canceled and who meets all other requirements of the code may be issued a level three full Class E license without further examination or road skills testing if the licensee:

(1) Has reached the age of 17 years; and

(A) (2) Presents a completed application as prescribed by §17B-2-6 of this code;

(B) (3) Has held the level two intermediate license conviction free for the 12-month period immediately preceding the date of the application;

(C) (4) Has completed any driver improvement program required under §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(G)(F) of this code; and

(D) (5) Pays a fee of $2.50 for each year the license is valid. An additional fee of 50 cents shall be collected to be deposited in the Combined Voter Registration and Driver’s Licensing Fund established in §3-2-12 of this code.

(E) Presents a driver’s eligibility certificate or otherwise shows compliance with §18-8-11 of this code; or

(2) Reaches the age of 18 years; and

(A) Presents a completed application as prescribed by §17B-2-6 of this code; and

(B) Pays a fee of $5 for each year the license is valid. The Division of Motor Vehicles may adjust this fee every five years on September 1, based on the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics most current Consumer Price Index: Provided, That an increase in the fee may not exceed 10 percent of the total fee amount in a single year. An additional fee of 50 cents shall be collected to be deposited in the Combined Voter Registration and Driver’s Licensing Fund established in §3-2-12 of this code

Adopted

Rejected