THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY GROVE, BOYD, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DENLINGER, GINGRICH, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, M.K. KELLER, MILLER, MOUL, VULAKOVICH, MURT, KAVULICH, BURNS, REICHLEY, MULLERY, MARSHALL, LAWRENCE, BRIGGS AND KORTZ, JANUARY 26, 2011

AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 18, 2012   

AN ACT

Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes, further providing for learners' permits.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1505(d) and (e) of Title 75 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

Section 1.  Section 1505(e) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, amended October 25, 2011 (P.L.334,

No.81), is amended to read:

§ 1505.  Learners' permits.

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(d)  Duration of permit.--A learner's permit shall be valid

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for a period of one year after date of issue, or until the

holder of the permit has failed the examination as authorized in

section 1508 (relating to examination of applicant for driver's

license) three times within the one-year period. A motorcycle

learner's permit shall not be renewable after one year. A person

may reapply for a motorcycle learner's permit no more frequently

than three times in a ten-year period.

(e)  Authorization to test for driver's license and junior

driver's license.--A person with a learner's permit is

authorized to take the examination for a regular or junior

driver's license for the class of vehicle for which a permit is

held. Before a person under the age of 18 years may take the

examination for a junior driver's license, including a Class M

license to operate a motorcycle, the minor must:

(1)  Have held a learner's permit for that class of

vehicle for a period of six months.

(2)  Present to the department a certification form

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signed by the father, mother, guardian, person in loco

parentis or spouse of a married minor stating that the minor

applicant has completed 50 hours of practical driving

experience accompanied as required under subsection (b).

Submission of a certification shall not subject the parent,

guardian, person in loco parentis or spouse of a married

minor to any liability based upon the certification.

(2)  Present to the department a certification form

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signed by the father, mother, guardian, person in loco

parentis or spouse of a married minor stating that the minor

applicant has completed 65 hours of practical driving

experience, including no less than ten hours of nighttime

driving and five hours of inclement weather driving, 

accompanied as required under subsection (b). Submission of a

certification shall not subject the parent, guardian, person

in loco parentis or spouse of a married minor to any

liability based upon the certification.

(3)  Have the certification form completed when the minor

is ready for the licensing examination. The certification

form shall be developed by the department and will be

provided by the department when the original application for

a learner's permit is processed. The department will make

this form readily available through the mail or electronic

means.

(4)  Complete the department-approved motorcycle safety

course as a requirement for obtaining a Class M junior

driver's license.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.