COLORADO CROWLEY COUNTY
Crowley County
603 Main #2
Ordway, CO 81063
Phone: 719.267.5555
Fax: 719.267.3114
Courthouse Open: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Commissioner meetings: Call for information
Congressional District: 5
Senate District: 2
House District: 63
CCI District: Southern
TEEN DRIVER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
1st Obtain Your Instruction Permit
- A minor may obtain the permit at age 15 ONLY if the minor is
enrolled in a State Approved driver education course such
as Virtual
Drive of Colorado®.
- Expires 3 years from the date of issue.
Must hold the permit for a minimum of 12 months before applying
for a driver license. In order to do so aoolicant must have successfully
completed a State Approved Driver Education Course.
- Must present a completed Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship
(-DR2460-)
- May drive only with the driver ed instructor or the person(s)
who signed the DR2460 until the age of 16. This restriction is
automatically lifted when the minor reaches 16. May then drive
with any licensed driver 21 years of age or older.
2nd Understand Colorado's Graduated Driver's License (GDL)
Law
Beginning July 1, 2005, regardless of when you got your license,
if you are under 18 you cannot drive a vehicle carrying a passenger
under 21 unless you have held your driver license for at least
6 months. And, you cannot drive a vehicle carrying more than one
passenger under 21 unless you have held your driver license for
at least one year.
Exceptions to carrying passengers:
- If your parent or guardian is in the car with you, or
- If there is an adult passenger in the vehicle, 21 years of age
or older, who has a valid license and has held a driver license
for at least one year or
- If the passenger under 21 needs emergency medical assistance,
or
- If the passengers under 21 are members of your immediate family
and they are all wearing seatbelts.
So, if you were issued your license on January 1, 2005, on July
1, 2005, you would be able to carry only one passenger under 21
but no more than one until January 1, 2006, unless you meet one
of the exceptions above.
There are also new restrictions on the time
of day that you can drive.
If you are under 18 you cannot drive between the hours of 12
midnight and 5 a.m. unless you have held your driver license for
at least one year
- unless your parent or guardian is in the car with you, or
- unless there is an adult passenger, 21 years of age or older,
in the vehicle who has a valid license and has held a driver license
for at least one year, or
- unless you are driving to school or a school-authorized activity
and the school doesn't provide transportation. You will need a
signed statement from the school official showing the date of
the activity, or
- unless you are driving because of employment; you must carry
a signed statement from your employer verifying your employment,
or
unless you are driving because of an emergency, or
- unless you are an emancipated minor but your parent(s) or guardian(s)
have not canceled your license.
Recommended Parent Taught
Driver Education Program
For those who already Home School or who prefer Parent Taught
Driver Education or for those who simply want to get the most
amount of education for their teen driver, without having to pay
$500+ for a commercial school.
Virtual Dirve provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive
at home/online or CD Colorado Driver Education Course available
for your computer.
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