53-3-505.5. Behind-the-wheel training requirements.

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Effective 3/22/2018

(1)Except as provided under Subsection

(2), a driver education course under this part or Title 53G, Chapter 10, Part 5, Driver Education Classes , that is used to satisfy the driver training requirement under Section 53-3-204 shall require each student to complete at least six hours of behind-the-wheel driving a dual-control motor vehicle with a certified instructor seated in the front seat next to the student driver.

(2)Up to three hours of the behind-the-wheel driving may be substituted as follows:

(a)two hours of range driving on an approved driving range under Section 53G-10-502 equals one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection

(1);

(b)two hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is fully interactive as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505 , equals one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection

(1); and

(c)four hours of driving simulation practice on a driving simulation device that is not fully interactive as set forth in rules made under Section 53-3-505 , equals one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection

(1), with a maximum of one hour of the behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection

(1)that may be substituted under this Subsection (2)(c) .

(3)The behind-the-wheel driving required under Subsection

(1)shall include, if feasible, driving on interstate and other multilane highways.

Amended by Chapter 415 , 2018 General Session