Applicability and Exceptions

(a)This Article shall apply to all new prospective driver’s licensees. The Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation shall exempt licensees who have received a valid driver’s license from any state, territory or possession of the United States or from countries that have been determined to use prudent and acceptable drivers licensing standards provided one

(1)of the following provisions apply:

(1)driver’s license holders who have completed all steps of graduated driver’s licensing who were issued a license in a state, territory or country that requires graduated driver’s licensing; or CH. 3 GENERAL PROVISIONS

(2)holders of a driver’s license issued by another state, territory or country who have at least five

(5)years of driving experience as a licensed driver; or

(3)driver’s license holders serving on active duty in any branch of the United States Armed Forces who possess a driver’s license issued by another state or territory of the United States.

(b)This Section does not apply to any current reciprocity agreements in effect between other states and territories and Guam prior to the enactment of this Section.

(c)All individuals possessing a learner’s permit on June 30, 2000, shall be required to complete the licensing requirements of this Article. All license holders under the age of eighteen

(18)on June 30, 2000 shall retain their full licensure privileges.