A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
The Class D provisional license is stage two. At 16, after holding your permit for one year and one day, you can take the road test. You also need driver education, ADAP and an adult's consent. The Class D driving limits are covered in the Teen Driving unit.
A 17-year-old with proof of military enlistment is exempt from holding the permit for one year and one day, and is issued a Class C license after passing the road test.
You got your CP on your 15th birthday, June 1. The earliest you can apply for Class D is June 2 the next year: you'll be 16 and will have held the permit one year and one day, if driver ed, ADAP and your supervised hours are done.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
After receiving a Class C Instructional Permit (CP), how long must you hold it before applying for a Class D license?
Six months
Two years
One year and one day
30 days
Answer: One year and one day
You must hold a valid instructional permit for one year and one day before applying for a Class D Provisional License.
A Class D applicant who is exempt from the one-year-and-one-day permit hold due to military enlistment still needs to do what before receiving a Class C license?
Retake the knowledge exam
Nothing further is required
Wait an additional 6 months
Successfully pass the road test
Answer: Successfully pass the road test
Even with the military exemption from the permit hold period, the applicant must still pass the road test before being issued a Class C license.