Section 302.132

Title XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION

Chapter 302

Effective - 28 Aug 1995   

  302.132.  Minimum age and requirements to apply for temporary motorcycle instruction permit, restrictions. — 1.  Any person at least fifteen and one-half years of age who, except for age or lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a motorcycle or motortricycle license or endorsement pursuant to sections 302.010 to 302.340 may apply, with the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person, for a temporary motorcycle instruction permit to operate a motorcycle or motortricycle.

  2.  The director shall issue a temporary motorcycle instruction permit under this section if the applicant has completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under sections 302.133 to 302.138 and is otherwise eligible for the temporary permit.

  3.  A person receiving a temporary motorcycle permit and having it in his immediate possession shall be entitled to operate a motorcycle or motortricycle for a period of six months upon the highways of the state, and persons under the age of sixteen shall be subject to the following restrictions:

  (1)  The motorcycle or motortricycle may not have an engine with a displacement of greater than two hundred fifty cubic centimeters;

  (2)  The operator shall not travel at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise;

  (3)  The operator shall not carry any passengers; and

  (4)  The operator shall not travel over fifty miles from the operator's home address.

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(L. 1995 H.B. 717)