Joshua’s Law is formally known in Georgia as Senate Bill # 226, which had been mandated and approved during a General Assembly in the year 2005. Joshua’s Law directly affects the requirements of the approval of a Class D driver’s permit for 16 year old drivers.
Getting a Class D license
A Class D license has several requirements. First, a learner’s permit must already be present and must have been active for at least 12 months and one day prior to the surrender of the said permit before testing for a Class D license takes place. A person must also comply with all the requirements stipulated by Senate Bill # 226, or more popularly known as Joshua’s Law. The mandatory road test must be scheduled at least 3 months before a person wishes to take the actual test. If you wish to schedule the road test of your own teenager, you may call (678)413-8500 or (866)754-3687.
What does Joshua’s Law say?
Joshua’s Law is quite straightforward; it states that all applicants below 17 years old must complete a driver’s training course and forty hours of driving with a parent/guardian. Additionally, parents or legal guardians must verify that these requirements have truly been met by the applicant. If you passed all the tests and you were able to satisfy all the requirements of Joshua’s Law, you (or your teenager) will be given a certificate, aptly named the Certificate of Completion.
If student has finished less than thirty hours in a classroom setting (in the driving school) with a licensed instructor, another certificate, the Limited Certificate of Completion will be issued. It is imperative that you double-check whether the driving school that will be taking in your teenager is actually recognized by the Department of Driver Safety in Georgia. Can your teenager attend classroom instruction in a driving school even without a learner’s permit? Yes. Can your teenager get a Class D permit even without the learner’s permit, even if he has attended a driver training school? No.
Ways of satisfying the requirements of Joshua’s Law
There are several ways that you can satisfy the requirements. Scan the following formulas and see which would be best for you.
- 30 hours in the classroom (Georgia driving school) + 6 hours of actual driving (driving school)+ 40 hours of driving with parent/guardian
- 30 hours in the classroom (Georgia driving school) + Meeting the requirements of the Parent Teen Driving Guide
- Online course + 6 hours of actual driving (driving school) + 40 hours of driving with parent/guardian ]
- Online course + Meeting the requirements of the Parent Teen Driving Guide
As you can see, there are several methods available for satisfying the requirements of the law. The state of Georgia has made the process as painless as possible so that teenage drivers would end up becoming more aware and knowledgeable of safe and defensive driving techniques while at the same time giving allowances to people who might not be able to satisfy one or two requirements in succession. You can check out the Parent Teen Driving Guide by clicking on this link: http://www.dds.ga.gov/docs/forms/40Hour_ParentTeen_DrivingGuide.pdf
