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South Salt Lake Utah Online Driver Education and South Salt Lake Utah Licensing Procedures

Congratulations on starting the process of applying for your South Salt Lake Utah Learner’s Permit or first South Salt Lake Utah driver’s license. South Salt Lake Utah has a Graduated Driver License Program for South Salt Lake Utah teen drivers, and there are a few things to keep in mind to make sure that applying for your first South Salt Lake Utah driver’s license goes as smoothly as possible. So let’s get started.

The South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit or South Salt Lake Utah Instruction Permit

When you turn 15, you can finally apply for a South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit, otherwise known as a South Salt Lake Utah Instruction Permit. In order to apply, you’ll need:

• Valid identification documents
• Social Security card or SSN proof (W-2 form, for example)
• South Salt Lake Utah Residency Verification
• Proof of Driving Experience
• Nonrefundable fee of $15

Once you’re ready, head on down to your local South Salt Lake Utah Driver License Office with your parent or guardian and submit your application. Then, you’ll have to take a medical and eye exam, as well as a written exam. If you survive, then congratulations. You’ve just earned your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit. Remember, you must practice driving with your parent, guardian, driving instructor, or licensed driver who is at least 21. Of course, all passengers must wear seatbelts, and be sure to carry your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit with you at all times.

Once you’ve held your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit for 6 months have met a few more requirements, you’ll be ready for the next step in the South Salt Lake Utah Graduated License Program, the South Salt Lake Utah Minor License.

The South Salt Lake Utah Minor License or South Salt Lake Utah Intermediate License

You can apply for your South Salt Lake Utah Minor License once you’ve held your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit for 6 months and are at least 16 years of age. However, you’ll also need to make sure you meet these requirements:

• Hold a South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit for 6 months
• Be at least 16 years of age
• Complete a South Salt Lake Utah approved driving education course
• Practice driving for 40 hours with a parent/guardian, or supervising driver
• At least 10 hours must be at night (and must be signed!)

Then, make an appointment and head on down to your local South Salt Lake Utah Driver License Office. Be sure to bring the valid identification documents, including your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit. Then you’ll have to take the dreaded South Salt Lake Utah road test! If you pass, then congratulations. You’ve just earned your South Salt Lake Utah Minor License, otherwise known as the South Salt Lake Utah Provisional License. However, you’ll still have to drive with a few restrictions for the time being.

South Salt Lake Utah Teen Driver License Restrictions and Penalties

There are still a few restrictions you’ll have to keep in mind now that you have your South Salt Lake Utah Minor License:

• All passengers and the driver must wear seat belts
• If you’re 16, no passengers under 21 for 6 months or until you reach 18 years of age
• The exception is if your passengers are family members
• No driving between midnight and 5AM unless you’re going to/from your job, a school sanctioned activity, for a medical emergency, or on assignment for a farmer or rancher

Once you turn 18, these restrictions will no longer be valid. Freedom!

South Salt Lake Utah Auto Insurance Financial Responsibility Laws

Once you receive your South Salt Lake Utah Provisional Driver license, you’re ready to drive--or are you? Not quite yet, because South Salt Lake Utah drivers are required by law to be covered by liability insurance. The minimum liability insurance coverage is:

• $25,000 bodily injury for one person
• $50,000 bodily injury two or more people
• $15,000 for property damage per accident

If you are in an accident and found to be driving without South Salt Lake Utah mandatory liability insurance, your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit or South Salt Lake Utah Provisional license could be suspended.

South Salt Lake Utah Drunk Driving, Cell Phone, and Text Messaging Laws

As a South Salt Lake Utah teen driver, it’s important for you to learn the South Salt Lake Utah drunk driving, cell phone, and text messaging laws. Like most state, South Salt Lake Utah has a Zero Tolerance Law for underage drinking, and if you are convicted of a South Salt Lake Utah DUI, your South Salt Lake Utah Learner Permit or South Salt Lake Utah Provisional License will be suspended for 90 days to 120 days (or until you are 21), whichever is longer. Upon your second conviction, your South Salt Lake Utah license will be revoked for 1-2 years. For a complete list of convictions and penalties, go to the South Salt Lake Utah Public Safety webpage.

In general, upon your first conviction of a South Salt Lake Utah DUI, you’ll also face the following penalties:

• Jail 48 hours minimum or
• Work Service Program 48 hours minimum
• Home confinement
• $700 fine
• License Suspension of 120 days
• Also, possible alcohol/drug screening, assessment, education and treatment

And of course, further South Salt Lake Utah DWI and DUI convictions will result in increased jail time, community service, fines, and South Salt Lake Utah license suspension or even South Salt Lake Utah license revocation.

Currently, South Salt Lake Utah teen drivers are prohibited from using cell phones while driving.

South Salt Lake Utah Online Driver Education

South Salt Lake Utah teen drivers can find more information about approved South Salt Lake Utah online driver education on the South Salt Lake Utah Department of Public Safety website.