ID H0397

Changes the age requirement for Class D driver's training instruction permits from "aged fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) up to age seventeen (17) years" to "aged fourteen and one-half (14 1/2) years up to shall expire five (5) days after the permittee's eighteenth birthday" for permittees aged 14 1/2 through 17 1/2 years, with a 180-day expiration for those 17 1/2 years or older.

Revises proof of identity requirements to allow alternative government-issued documents when a certified birth certificate is impossible to obtain, such as delayed birth certificates or other government documents providing satisfactory evidence of legal name and date of birth.

Modifies Class D supervised instruction permit procedures by requiring the driver's training instructor to submit the student log to the county driver's license office and give the permit to the parent or legal guardian, who then co-signs to assume responsibility for compliance.

Updates terminology in the supervised instruction permit process by replacing "date and sign" and "give over" language with "submit" and "gave" to clarify the handoff procedures between instructor and parent/guardian.

Maintains existing restrictions requiring supervising drivers to be 21 years old, accumulation of 50 supervised driving hours (10 at night), and prohibits violations of traffic laws or alcohol/substance regulations during the permit period.