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FAQs About Learner’s Permits
& Junior Operator Licenses
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
July 2012
General Information
1. A Summary of Junior Operator License (JOL) Requirements
2. Accident Rates for Young Drivers
3. Permit Holder 18 or Over Must be Accompanied by License Holder 21 or Over
4. Parent Need Not Personally Supervise Additional 40 Hours of Driving (30 hours if the junior operator completes a driver skills development program)
5. Restrictions on Learner’s Permit Holder
6. Meaning of “Clean Driving Record”
7. Measuring the Six Month Period for a “Clean Driving Record”
8. Seat Belt Violation: Effect on “Clean Driving Record”
9. Converting a Learner’s Permit from Another State
10. Converting an Out-of-State Driver Education Certificate
11. Scheduling a Road Test Before End of Six-Month Learner’s Permit Period
12. Road Test Fee
13. Number of Road Tests is Limited
14. No Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles by LP or JOL Holder
15. Getting a Class M License
16. Class D and M Permits Together
Junior Operator License Phase
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JOL
Q & A Index
Learner’s Permit Phase
No JOL Issued Before 16 1/2
Penalty for Violation of Passenger Restriction
Who Are “Immediate Family Members”?
No Passenger Restriction Exemption for JOL Driver Car-Pooling to School
Police Officer knows if JOL holder is subject to the “Passenger Restriction”
Parent Must Accompany JOL Holder between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Parent of JOL Holder Need Not be Licensed ...Exception
Time Restriction Violation Treated as Secondary Offense During Certain Hours
“Enhanced Penalty” for Speeding or Racing Violations
Penalty for Breath Test Failure or Breath Test Refusal by a Motor Vehicle Operator Under the Age of 18.
“Enhanced Penalties” for JOL Criminal Violations
No Converting an Out-of-State License if
& Junior Operator Licenses
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)
Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV)
July 2012
General Information
1. A Summary of Junior Operator License (JOL) Requirements
2. Accident Rates for Young Drivers
3. Permit Holder 18 or Over Must be Accompanied by License Holder 21 or Over
4. Parent Need Not Personally Supervise Additional 40 Hours of Driving (30 hours if the junior operator completes a driver skills development program)
5. Restrictions on Learner’s Permit Holder
6. Meaning of “Clean Driving Record”
7. Measuring the Six Month Period for a “Clean Driving Record”
8. Seat Belt Violation: Effect on “Clean Driving Record”
9. Converting a Learner’s Permit from Another State
10. Converting an Out-of-State Driver Education Certificate
11. Scheduling a Road Test Before End of Six-Month Learner’s Permit Period
12. Road Test Fee
13. Number of Road Tests is Limited
14. No Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles by LP or JOL Holder
15. Getting a Class M License
16. Class D and M Permits Together
Junior Operator License Phase
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18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
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JOL
Q & A Index
Learner’s Permit Phase
No JOL Issued Before 16 1/2
Penalty for Violation of Passenger Restriction
Who Are “Immediate Family Members”?
No Passenger Restriction Exemption for JOL Driver Car-Pooling to School
Police Officer knows if JOL holder is subject to the “Passenger Restriction”
Parent Must Accompany JOL Holder between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Parent of JOL Holder Need Not be Licensed ...Exception
Time Restriction Violation Treated as Secondary Offense During Certain Hours
“Enhanced Penalty” for Speeding or Racing Violations
Penalty for Breath Test Failure or Breath Test Refusal by a Motor Vehicle Operator Under the Age of 18.
“Enhanced Penalties” for JOL Criminal Violations
No Converting an Out-of-State License if