HB 109 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE ROAD.

Matthews HOUSE& OFSen. REPRESENTATIVES 152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.

1Hansen TOReps. HOUSE BILL NO.

109Gray, AMENDGriffith, HouseHarris, BillHeffernan, No.Ramone, D.

109Short, byK. deleting lines 3 through 13 in their entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

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ApplicationSens. for temporary instruction permits and Class D operator’s license for persons age 18 or older [Effective until April 1, 2025].

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A109 temporaryAN permitACT shallTO entitleAMEND theTITLE applicant to drive during a 6-month 12-month period only when the applicant is accompanied by a licensed operator over the age of 21 whoOF isTHE actuallyDELAWARE occupyingCODE aRELATING seatTO besideTHE theRULES driverOF andTHE thereROAD. are no more than 2 other persons in the vehicle.

(b)BE IfIT forENACTED anyBY reasonTHE theGENERAL applicantASSEMBLY failsOF toTHE passSTATE theOF requiredDELAWARE: examination during the 6-month 12-month period granted by the permit, the permit shall be void, and the fee paid therefor shall be forfeited unless the applicant requests an extension thereof and pays the sum of $5.00 therefor.

UponSection payment1. of the said sum, the Division shall immediately issue only 1 extension of the permit for an additional 6 months.

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forfeited.

Application for temporary instruction permits and Class D operator’s license for persons age 18 or older [Effective Apriluntil 1,fulfillment 2025].of contingency in 83 Del.

Laws, c.

453, § 11].

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Section 2.

This Act takes effect 60 days after its enactment.

SYNOPSIS Frequently, driver license applicants over the age of 18 require more than six (6) months practice time behind the wheel and to prepare for the skills exam.

By providing the permit for a total of one (1) year, it will eliminate the need to request the extension and decreases the risk of them having to retake the knowledge exam if they do not request the extension prior to the six (6) months expiration of their permit, thus eliminating the need to start the process over.

The limited window of one extension after the 6-month period is a frequent complaint from customers.

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109, but because the Code currently contains versions of this section to reflect a change in subsection (f) that is scheduled to occur on April 1, 2025, this amendment shows the changes in both versions to make it explicit that the changes are intended to carry through the pre and post-April versions of the section.

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