South Dakota § 32-12-11.1 - Motorcycle instruction permit--Application requirements--Examination and fee--Restrictions.

§ 32-12-11.1. Motorcycle instruction permit--Application requirements--Examination and fee--Restrictions.

Any person who is at least fourteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age applying for a South Dakota motorcycle operator's license, motorcycle restricted minor's permit, or motorcycle instruction permit who does not currently hold an operator's license, motorcycle operator's license, restricted minor's permit, motorcycle restricted minor's permit, instruction permit, or motorcycle instruction permit that has been valid continuously for at least one hundred eighty days if issued before July 1, 2020, or at least two hundred seventy-five days if issued on or after July 1, 2020, shall apply to the Department of Public Safety for a motorcycle instruction permit. The department may, after the applicant has successfully passed all parts of the examination other than the driving test and paid a fee which is equal in amount to the fee prescribed for a license in § 32-12-16, issue to the applicant a motorcycle instruction permit. The motorcycle instruction permit shall be held for at least one hundred eighty continuous days if issued before July 1, 2020, or at least two hundred seventy-five days if issued on or after July 1, 2020.

A motorcycle instruction permit holder is not required to obtain a motorcycle operator's license or a motorcycle restricted minor's permit if the applicant currently holds an instruction permit, restricted minor's permit, or operator's license that has been valid continuously for one hundred eighty days.

A motorcycle instruction permit entitles the holder, while having the permit in the permit holder's immediate physical possession, to operate a motorcycle during the hours of 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. if the permit holder is accompanied by a licensed motorcycle operator who is at least eighteen years of age, who has at least one year of driving experience, and who is driving another motorcycle along with the permit holder. No motorcycle instruction permit holder may carry another person on the motorcycle. The permit is valid for one year. The holder of a motorcycle instruction permit who is at least fourteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age may apply for a motorcycle restricted minor's permit after holding a valid motorcycle instruction permit as required by this section.

Source: SL 2001, ch 171, § 9; SL 2003, ch 272, § 23; SL 2020, ch 117, § 2.