SANTA CLARA UTAH

Santa Clara Utah Online Driver Education and Santa Clara Utah Licensing Procedures

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

The Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit or Santa Clara Utah Instruction Permit

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

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

Once you’re ready, head on down to your local Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit with you at all times.

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

The Santa Clara Utah Minor License or Santa Clara Utah Intermediate License

You can apply for your Santa Clara Utah Minor License once you’ve held your Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit for 6 months
• Be at least 16 years of age
• Complete a Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah Driver License Office. Be sure to bring the valid identification documents, including your Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit. Then you’ll have to take the dreaded Santa Clara Utah road test! If you pass, then congratulations. You’ve just earned your Santa Clara Utah Minor License, otherwise known as the Santa Clara Utah Provisional License. However, you’ll still have to drive with a few restrictions for the time being.

Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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!

Santa Clara Utah Auto Insurance Financial Responsibility Laws

Once you receive your Santa Clara Utah Provisional Driver license, you’re ready to drive--or are you? Not quite yet, because Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah mandatory liability insurance, your Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit or Santa Clara Utah Provisional license could be suspended.

Santa Clara Utah Drunk Driving, Cell Phone, and Text Messaging Laws

As a Santa Clara Utah teen driver, it’s important for you to learn the Santa Clara Utah drunk driving, cell phone, and text messaging laws. Like most state, Santa Clara Utah has a Zero Tolerance Law for underage drinking, and if you are convicted of a Santa Clara Utah DUI, your Santa Clara Utah Learner Permit or Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah license will be revoked for 1-2 years. For a complete list of convictions and penalties, go to the Santa Clara Utah Public Safety webpage.

In general, upon your first conviction of a Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Utah DWI and DUI convictions will result in increased jail time, community service, fines, and Santa Clara Utah license suspension or even Santa Clara Utah license revocation.

Currently, Santa Clara Utah teen drivers are prohibited from using cell phones while driving.

Santa Clara Utah Online Driver Education

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