Getting Licensed
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
- Hold at least a regular Class E driver’s license.
- If under 21 years old, show proof of completion of a motorcycle safety course to a
driver license office or tax collector office that issues driver licenses.
- If at least 21 years old, show proof of completion of a motorcycle safety course to a driver’s license or tax collector’s office that issues driver licenses OR pass the motorcycle knowledge and skills tests at a driver license office, tax collector office, or
third-party tester that offers such tests.
GETTING A TEMPORARY PERMIT
- Be at least 21 years old
- Hold at least a regular operator license (Class E)
- Pass the motorcycle knowledge test at a driver’s license or tax collector’s office that issues licenses.
NOTE: The permit will be restricted to “No Passengers” until the motorcycle skill test is passed or a motorcycle safety course is completed and motorcycle endorsement is added to the license.
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Insurance is not required to register motorcycles as with four-wheel motor vehicles. However, if a motorcycle operator is charged in a crash with injuries, then the owner or owner/operator is financially responsible for bodily injuries and property damage to others. If no liability coverage was in effect, then bodily injury/property damage liability insurance must be purchased and kept for three years to avoid license and tag/registration suspension or to reinstate license and tag/registration after suspension.
Riding without a helmet requires an insurance policy of at least $10,000 in medical benefits for injuries incurred as a result of a crash while operating or riding on a motorcycle.