Frequently Asked Questions
Vehicles - Teen Driving
What are the requirements to obtain
an unrestricted Driver's License at age 16 in Kansas?
The licensee will need to provide
an affidavit
to the Driver's License Bureau stating that they have completed
at least 50 hours of practice driving, with at least 10 hours
at
night, supervised by a licensed adult 21 years of age or older
and signed by their parent or guardian. If the affidavit is not
provided,
the license restrictions will continue until age 17. If the licensee
is convicted of two or more moving violations on separate occasions
before age 16, the license will remain restricted until age 17.
Effective July 1, 1999, a violation for transporting non-sibling
passengers will be a moving violation.
A driver with an Instruction Permit,
a Farm Permit or Restricted License may drive at any time when
accompanied by an adult who is the holder of a valid commercial
driver's license, class A, B or C driver's license and
who is actually occupying the seat beside the driver." Must
the accompanying adult be 21 years of age or older?
No. The adult accompanying the holder of an Instruction Permit,
Farm Permit or Restricted License must be 18 years of age or older.
However, hours driven with an adult under 21 years of age cannot
be credited toward the 50 hours of adult supervised driving.
Will the Driver's License Bureau
require documentation such as a log showing the total number of
hours of supervised driving completed?
No. The Bureau will not require a log, however we encourage parents
or guardians to use a log to keep track of supervised driving time.
Can a license or Instruction Permit
issued by another state be accepted in lieu of a Kansas Instruction
Permit, if it has been held for six months or more?
No. The law states that the Instruction Permit be issued in Kansas
(pursuant to K.S. 8-239).
Is it necessary to return to a
Driver's License office to have the age restriction removed from
a Farm Permit or a Restricted License when the licensee turns
16
or when the 50 hour requirement is met?
All Kansas Driver's Licenses issued to persons under 21 years of
age and all Farm Permits are valid until the licensee's 21st birthday
at the time of application. So, it is not necessary
to return to a driver license office to have the restriction removed.
The computer record of all licensees will be updated to remove
the
age restriction when all criteria to remove the restriction have
been met. If the licensee wishes to have a new license issued
without
the restriction, he or she may return to a Driver's License
office and have a new license made.
Will the Division of Vehicles require
an affidavit to verify the first 25 hours of supervised driving?
No. An affidavit is only necessary upon the completion of the entire
50 hours of driving, 10 of which must be done at night.
Will the affidavit required be
retained by the Driver's License Bureau?
If the affidavit is provided to an examiner, it will be verified
and returned to the applicant. If it is submitted by mail to the
Driver's License Bureau, it will not be returned.
If a student has held an Instruction
Permit for 1 year and allowed it to expire, will the Driver License
Bureau accept the time the permit was held toward the six month
requirement?
Yes.
Will a Farm Permit be accepted
in lieu of an Instruction Permit to meet the six month requirement?
Yes. If the applicant has held a Farm Permit for at least six months
before making application for a Restricted License, the Division
will accept the Farm Permit in lieu of the Instruction Permit.
Will the hours of driving completed
by a Driver's Education student count toward the 50 hours of required
supervised driving?
Actual time spent behind the wheel will be counted toward the requirement
if the instructor is 21 years of age or older. Time spent observing
or spent doing "range" driving, when not actually accompanied by
an adult 21 years of age or older, will not be counted.
May a student who has completed
a Driver's Education course continue to use the blue DE-99 permit
until they have completed the six month Instruction Permit
requirement?
No. The blue DE-99 Instruction Permit is only valid during the
Driver's Education course. All applicants for a Restricted License,
must have held an Instruction Permit (or a Farm Permit)
issued by the Driver's License Bureau for at least six
months.
Will the time that a Restricted
Instruction Permit (the blue form) issued with the DE-99 count toward
the six month Instruction Permit requirement?
No. All applicants for a Restricted Driver's License,
must have held an Instruction Permit for at least six
months
issued by the Driver's License Examining Bureau, (or a Farm
Permit as discussed above).
Will the Driver's License Bureau
accept a DE-99 Driver's Education completion certificate
in lieu of written testing for an Instruction Permit?
Yes. If the applicant has completed Driver's Education and can
provide proof of name and date of birth as required, the Driver's
License Bureau will accept the completion certificate and issue
an Instruction
Permit.
In the above scenario, will the
Driver's License Bureau know that the person has completed
Driver's Education, so when they have held the Instruction Permit
for six
months they may return for a Restricted license?
Yes. A notation will be made on the permit holder's computer record
to show completion of Driver's Education.
Can a student re-enroll in Driver's
Education multiple times to document the necessary hours of driving
time?
This would be up to the Driver's Education instructor and the student's
parent or guardian.
Will an applicant for an Instruction
Permit, Farm Permit or Restricted License be required to take a
vision test each time he visits the Driver's License Examining
Bureau?
Any time a change is made to the license type held, the Driver's
License Bureau will require a vision test.
We live in another state and will
be traveling through Kansas by car. Can my child drive with his
or her restricted license or learners permit?
Answers to these questions can be found at: http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/faqs/dl.html