Alaska § 28.15.055 - Provisional driver's license.
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§ 28.15.055. Provisional driver's license.
Upon application, the department may issue a provisional driver's license to a person who is at least 16 years of age but not yet 18 years of age if the (1) person has been licensed under an instruction permit issued under AS 28.15.051 or under the law of another state with substantially similar requirements for at least six months;
(2) person's parent, legal guardian, or employer provides proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant has at least 40 hours of driving experience, including at least 10 hours of driving in progressively challenging circumstances, such as driving in inclement weather and nighttime driving; and
(3) person has not been convicted of a violation of a traffic law within the six months before the application is filed; in this paragraph, “traffic law” has the meaning given to “traffic laws” in AS 28.15.261 .
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Alaska Statutes § 28.15.055 cover?
Section 28.15.055 ("Provisional driver's license.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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