HB 2003 - Arizona Driver License Instruction Permits - Amendments

Sep 29, 2026

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HB 2003 (Arizona House of Representatives, Fifty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session, 2026) amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 28-3153, 28-3154, 28-3156 and 28-3174 related to driver license instruction permits. The text sets and revises restrictions on issuance of driver licenses and instruction permits, including age-based eligibility and exceptions, limits tied to adult-court adjudications involving vehicle-related offenses, and conditions affecting licensing during suspensions, revocations, disqualifications, medical incapacity, examinations, and proof of financial responsibility.

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Driver license issuance and prohibitions

Age-based limits and exceptions

Restrictions tied to court adjudications and offenses

Limits during suspension, revocation, or disqualification

Special prohibitions and eligibility conditions

PREFILED NOV 17 2025 REFERENCE TITLE: driver license instruction permit; age State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session 2026 HB 2003 Introduced by Representative Kupper AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 28-3153, 28-3154, 28-3156 AND 28-3174, ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES; RELATING TO DRIVER LICENSE INSTRUCTION PERMITS . (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE) HB 2003 1 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: 2 Section 1. Section 28-3153, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to 3 read: 4 28-3153. Driver license issuance; prohibitions 5 A . The department shall not issue the following: 6 1. A driver license to a person who is under eighteen years of age, 7 except that the department may issue: 8 (a) A restricted instruction permit for a class D or G license to a 9 person who is at least fifteen years of age . 10 (b) An instruction permit for a class D, G or M license as provided 11 by this chapter to a person who is at least fifteen years ~~and six months~~ 12 of age . 13 (c) A class G or M license as provided by this chapter to a person 14 who is at least sixteen years of age . 15 2. A class D, G or M license or instruction permit to a person who 16 is under eighteen years of age and who has been tried in adult court and 17 convicted of a second or subsequent violation of criminal damage to 18 property pursuant to section 13-1602, subsection A, paragraph 1 or 19 convicted of a felony offense in the commission of which a motor vehicle 20 is used, including theft of a motor vehicle pursuant to section 13-1802, 21 unlawful use of means of transportation pursuant to section 13-1803 or 22 theft of means of transportation pursuant to section 13-1814, or who has 23 been adjudicated delinquent for a second or subsequent act that would 24 constitute criminal damage to property pursuant to section 13-1602, 25 subsection A, paragraph 1 or adjudicated delinquent for an act that would 26 constitute a felony offense in the commission of which a motor vehicle is 27 used, including theft of a motor vehicle pursuant to section 13-1802, 28 unlawful use of means of transportation pursuant to section 13-1803 or 29 theft of means of transportation pursuant to section 13-1814, if committed 30 by an adult. 31 3. A class A, B or C license to a person who is under twenty-one 32 years of age, except that the department may issue a class A, B or C 33 license that is restricted to only intrastate driving to a person who is 34 at least eighteen years of age . 35 4. A license to a person whose license or driving privilege has 36 been suspended, during the suspension period. 37 5. Except as provided in section 28-3315, a license to a person 38 whose license or driving privilege has been revoked. 39 6. A class A, B or C license to a person who has been disqualified 40 from obtaining a commercial driver license. HB 2003 1 7. A license to a person who on application notifies the department 2 that the person is an alcoholic as defined in section 36-2021 or a drug 3 dependent person as defined in section 36-2501, unless the person submits 4 a medical examination report that includes a current evaluation from an 5 addiction counselor indicating that, in the opinion of the counselor, the 6 condition does not affect or impair the person's ability to safely operate 7 a motor vehicle. 8 8. A license to a person who has been adjudged to be incapacitated 9 pursuant to section 14-5304 and who at the time of application has not 10 obtained either a court order that allows the person to drive or a 11 termination of incapacity as provided by law. 12 9. A license to a person who is required by this chapter to take an 13 examination unless the person successfully passes the examination. 14 10. A license to a person who is required under the motor vehicle 15 financial responsibility laws of this state to deposit proof o

FAQs

What does HB 2003 change regarding driver license issuance?

HB 2003 amends Arizona Revised Statutes sections 28-3153, 28-3154, 28-3156, and 28-3174, focusing on rules governing the issuance and prohibitions for driver licenses and instruction permits.

How does age affect eligibility for a driver license or instruction permit under the amendment?

The bill establishes prohibitions on issuing licenses to certain under-18 persons, with exceptions allowing restricted or instruction permits at set minimum ages, and it also limits issuance to persons under 21 for certain license classes.

Are there exceptions when an applicant has criminal or court-related adjudications?

Yes. The text addresses scenarios involving adult-court treatment and certain convictions or delinquent adjudications, and it specifies conditions under which licenses or permits are restricted or potentially allowed.

Sep 29, 2026

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