(a)(1)  Upon applying for a first license to drive a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1(a)(1) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3(a), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner’s permit to take instruction in the operation of a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a two-wheeled (2) motorcycle on the public highway, other than a limited access highway, as a learner, under the general supervision, and whether or not under the immediate control, of a licensed motorcycle operator, at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(2)  Upon applying for a first license to drive a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle and after successfully completing a motorcycle driver education program pursuant to § 31-10.1-1.1(a)(2) and after satisfying the requirements of § 31-10.1-3(b), the administrator of the division of motor vehicles may issue a motorcycle learner’s permit to take instruction in the operation of a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle which entitles the holder to operate or drive a three-wheeled (3) motorcycle on the public highway, other than a limited access highway, as a learner, under the general supervision, and whether or not under the immediate control, of a licensed motorcycle operator, at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(3)  A person who has been issued a learner’s permit may not carry passengers other than the supervising driver on the motorcycle until the person has been licensed to operate a motorcycle.

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(b)  The following persons are eligible for a motorcycle learner’s permit:

(1)  A person who is at least sixteen (16) years old but less than eighteen (18) years old and has a limited provisional license or a full operator’s license issued by the division of motor vehicles.

(2)  A person who is at least eighteen (18) years old and has a license issued by the division of motor vehicles.

(c)  The holder of a motorcycle learner’s permit who has a limited provisional license may drive the motorcycle only at times when the license holder could drive a motor vehicle without supervision pursuant to § 31-10-14.

(d)  A motorcycle learner’s permit expires eighteen (18) months after it is issued.