Section 16-103 - Persons not to be licensed - Minimum age requirements. - Maryland Statutes

§ 16-103. Persons not to be licensed - Minimum age requirements.
 

(a)  General rule.- Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Administration may not issue a driver's license to any individual who is not at least 18 years old. 

(b)  Certain licenses to persons 16 to 18.-  

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administration may issue a noncommercial Class B, C, or M license to an individual under the age of 18 if the individual otherwise qualifies for a driver's license under this subtitle. 

(2) The Administration may not issue a Class M license to an individual under the age of 18 years unless the individual has also completed satisfactorily a motorcycle safety course approved under Subtitle 6 of this title. 

(c)  Minimum age for learner's permit.- The Administration may not issue: 

(1) A learner's instructional permit to any individual who has not reached the age of 15 years, 9 months; 

(2) A provisional license to any individual who has not reached the age of 16 years, 6 months; or 

(3)  A license to any individual who has not reached the age of 18 years. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 6-102.4; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; ch. 972, § 1; 1978, ch. 803; 1989, ch. 290; ch. 291, §§ 2, 4; 1991, ch. 55, § 1; 1998, ch. 483; 2005, ch. 453; 2009, ch. 184, § 1; ch. 185, § 1.]