A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to shorten the duration of a motorcycle learner's permit and to set the fee for the permit.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7(a2) reads as rewritten:
"(a2)	Motorcycle Learner's Permit. – The following persons are eligible for a motorcycle learner's permit:
(1)	A person who is at least 16 years old but less than 18 years old and has a full provisional license issued by the Division.
(2)	A person who is at least 18 years old and has a license issued by the Division.
To obtain a motorcycle learner's permit, an applicant shall pass a vision test, a road sign test, and a written test specified by the Division. A motorcycle learner's permit expires six months after it is issued and may be renewed for one additional six‑month period. The holder of a motorcycle learner's permit may not drive a motorcycle with a passenger. The fee for the motorcycle learner's permit and the fee for the one additional renewal of the learner's permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) for each permit."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2005.