Effective March 31, 2007, new penalties:
Driving with other passengers in first six months:
- 1st offense: 60 day license suspension
- 2nd offense: 180 day suspension
- 3rd offense: 1 year suspension
Junior Operator Driving between midnight and 5 am:
- 1st offense: 60 day license suspension
- 2nd offense: 180 day suspension
- 3rd offense: 1 year suspension
Permit Holder driving without an adult or between midnight and 5 am:
- 1st offense: 60 day license suspension
- 2nd offense: 180 day suspension
- 3rd offense: 1 year suspension
Junior Operator drag racing:
- 1st offense: $250 plus 1 year license suspension plus $500 to reinstate license
- 2nd offense: $500 plus 3 years license suspension plus $1000 to reinstate
Junior Operator speeding (in addition to fines):
- 1st offense: 90 day license suspension plus $500 to reinstate license
- 2nd offense: 1 year suspension plus $500 to reinstate
Effective September 1, 2007: New requirements to get a license:
- 40 hours driving with parent or guardian (or 30 if you take an advances drivers ed class)
- Parent or guardian must participate in 2 hours of drivers ed
- Drivers ed: 6 hours observing and 12 hours behind the wheel