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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-111" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to an applicant who:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Holds a learner’s instructional permit under § 16–105(d) of this subtitle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Qualifies for a provisional license under subsection (e) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An applicant is entitled to receive a provisional license if the applicant:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Meets the minimum age required under § 16–103(c)(2) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Satisfies the learner’s instructional permit requirements under § 16–105(d)(2), (3), (4), or (5) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Passes a driver skills or driver road examination administered under this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Surrenders any learner’s instructional permit issued to the applicant; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Pays the fee established under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A provisional license shall be clearly identifiable as a provisional license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual who holds a provisional license may not receive a license sooner than 18 months following the later of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The date the individual first obtains the provisional license;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The date the individual is convicted of, or granted probation before judgment under § 6–220 of the Criminal Procedure Article for:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A moving violation; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>A violation of a provisional driver’s license restriction under § 16–113(i) of this subtitle; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The date of restoration of an individual’s provisional driver’s license or driving privilege that has been suspended, revoked, or canceled for any reason.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a license to an individual who was otherwise eligible to receive a license at the time a moving violation was committed.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section or any other provision of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a provisional license to an individual who has been licensed to drive in another state or country, or by the armed forces for less than 18 months.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an individual has been licensed for:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Less than 6 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 18 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>6 months, but less than 12 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 12 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title during that period; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>12 months, but less than 18 months, the individual shall hold the provisional license for at least 6 months before being eligible for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title during that period.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An individual who commits an offense as defined in § 16–213(a) of this title while holding a provisional license issued under this subsection is subject to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The waiting periods under subsection (d)(1)(ii) of this section before qualifying for a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Other sanctions applicable to a holder of a provisional license under this article.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Notwithstanding § 16–103(c)(3) of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a license under § 16–111.1 of this subtitle without issuing a learner’s instructional permit or a provisional license if the individual has been licensed to drive in another state or country, or by the armed forces, for at least 18 months.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A provisional license is subject to the expiration and renewal requirements of § 16-115 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
