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(2)  The individual shall be exempt from the
laboratory instruction required by Subtitle 5 of this title,
though not the required classroom instruction, if:

(i) He has been licensed regularly to drive in
another state for at least 6 months; and

(ii) He establishes to the satisfaction of a
classroom instructor certified under Subtitle 5 of this title
that his driving experience is sufficient to justify the
exemption.

(3)  THE ADMINISTRATION MAY NOT ISSUE A CLASS E
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)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a
Class B licensee may not be authorized to drive vehicles
requiring a Class C license unless he is at least 18 years old.

(d)  The Administration may not issue a learner's permit to
any individual who has not reached the age of 15 years, 9 months.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1989.

Approved May 19, 1989.

CHAPTER 291

(House Bill. 558)

AN ACT concerning

Maryland Commercial Driver's License Act

FOR the purpose of creating a commercial driver's license;
requiring operators of certain vehicles to comply with
certain skills and knowledge standards; defining those
vehicles for which the operators must meet certain safety
standards; requiring that operators of certain vehicles
impliedly consent to take a chemical breath test if any
alcohol is detected in the operator; disqualifying
individuals from operating commercial motor vehicles upon
convictions of certain offenses; creating a commercial and
noncommercial driver's license classification system;
providing for the issuance of temporary licenses upon
expiration of a driver's license in certain instances;

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