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AL SB46
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Quinton Ross
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AI Summary
SB46 Summary
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Names the three stages of Alabama's graduated driver's license system: Stage I (Learning Permit), Stage II (Restricted Licensing), and Stage III (Unrestricted/Regular License).
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Requires licensed drivers accompanying students under 16 in driver training programs to be at least 21 years of age, and requires licensed drivers accompanying Stage I learner's permit holders to be at least 21 years of age.
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Restricts Stage II drivers (ages 16-17 with licenses less than 6 months old) from operating vehicles between 10:00 p.m. on school nights and 6:00 a.m., and between 11:00 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 6:00 a.m., with specified exceptions for work, school, religious events, and emergencies.
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Reduces passenger limit for Stage II drivers from four occupants to one passenger (excluding parents, legal guardians, family members, and drivers age 21+).
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Prohibits Stage II drivers from operating handheld communication devices while driving, with exceptions for devices necessary to vehicle operation.
Legislative Description
Motor vehicles, three-stage graduated licensing, age requirements for licensed driver accompanying driver with learner's permit, restrictions on persons 16 or 17 years of age with Stage II driver's license further provided for, operation of hand held communication devices prohibited, Secs. 32-5-64, 32-6-7.2, 32-6-8 am'd.
Motor Vehicles
Last Action
Pending third reading on day 8 Favorable from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities with 1 amendment
4/14/2010