(1) The Department of Transportation shall provide for the issuance of applicant temporary driver permits in a manner consistent with this section.

(2) The department may issue an applicant temporary driver permit to an applicant for a Class C driver license or for a noncommercial driver permit while the department is determining all facts relative to application for the Class C driver license or noncommercial driver permit. The department shall set forth on the applicant temporary driver permit the driving privileges granted under the permit.

(3) The holder of an applicant temporary driver permit must have the temporary driver permit on the holder’s person while operating a motor vehicle. The holder of an applicant temporary driver permit must operate within the driving privileges granted under the temporary driver permit.

(4) An applicant temporary driver permit is valid for a period of 30 days from the date issued. The department may extend the term of the permit for sufficient cause. An extension of the term of the permit may not exceed an additional 30 days.

(5) An applicant temporary driver permit automatically becomes invalid if the applicant’s license or permit is issued or refused for good cause.

(6) The department may not charge a fee for issuance of an applicant temporary driver permit under this section.

(7) The department may, by rule, establish when an applicant may be issued a temporary driver permit for commercial driving privileges. [1983 c.338 § 315; 1985 c.16 § 134; 1985 c.597 § 13; 1985 c.608 § 22; 2008 c.1 § 27; 2011 c.9 § 98; 2011 c.282 § 3; 2017 c.190 § 14; 2019 c.701 § 21; 2023 c.400 § 12]