2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(1)     Meets the minimum age required under § 16-103(c)(2) of this
subtitle;

(2)     Satisfies the learner's instructional permit requirements under §
16-105(d)(2) of this subtitle;

(3)     Passes a driver skills or driver road examination administered under
this subtitle;

(4)     Surrenders any learner's instructional permit issued to the applicant;
and

(5)     Pays the fee established under this subtitle.

(c)     A provisional license shall be clearly identifiable as a provisional license.

(d)     (1) An individual who holds a provisional license may not receive a
license sooner than 18 months:

[(1)] (I) After the individual first obtains the provisional license; or

[(2)] (II) If the. individual has been convicted of a moving violation, after
the date of the violation.

(2) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE
ADMINISTRATION MAY ISSUE A LICENSE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS OTHERWISE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A LICENSE AT THE TIME A MOVING VIOLATION WAS
COMMITTED.

(e)     (1) Notwithstanding subsection (d) of this section or any other provision
of this subtitle, the Administration may issue a provisional license to an individual
who has been licensed to drive in another state or country, or by the armed forces of
the United States, for less than 18 months.

(2)     If an individual has been licensed for:

(i) Less than 6 months, the individual shall hold the provisional
license for at least 18 months before being eligible for a license under § 16-111.1 of
this subtitle;

(ii) 6 months, but less than 12 months, the individual shall hold the
provisional license for at least 12 months before being eligible for a license under §
16-111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as
defined in § 16-213(a) of this title during that period; or

(iii) 12 months, but less than 18 months, the individual shall hold
the provisional license for at least 6 months before being eligible for a license under §
16-111.1 of this subtitle as long as the individual has not committed an offense as
defined in § 16-213(a) of this title during that period.

(3)     An individual who commits an offense as defined in § 16-213(a) of
this title while holding a provisional license issued under this subsection is subject to:

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