The department may issue a learner license, including a Class A or Class B driver’s learner license, to a person who:
(1)
is 15 years of age or older but under 18 years of age;
(2)
has satisfactorily completed and passed the classroom phase of an approved driver education course, which may be a course approved under Section 1001.112 (Parent-taught Driver Education), Education Code;
Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.
(c)
Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.
(d)
A learner license entitles the holder to operate a type of motor vehicle on a highway while:
(1)
the license is in the holder’s possession; and
(2)
the holder is accompanied by a person occupying the seat by the operator who:
(A)
holds a license that qualifies the operator to operate that type of vehicle;
(B)
is 21 years of age or older; and
(C)
has at least one year of driving experience.
(e)
Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3050), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2017.
(f)
The department may issue a learner license under this section to a person who is subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62 (Sex Offender Registration Program), Code of Criminal Procedure, and is otherwise eligible for the license. A learner license issued under this subsection must include a photograph of the person.
(g)
A person who occupies the seat in a vehicle by a holder of a learner license commits an offense if, while the holder is operating the vehicle, the person: