If you are applying for driver’s license the first time, then you will need to apply for a Georgia learner's permit which requires a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques. Once you receive a valid learner’s permit, you will then need to pass a road skill test and vision test to receive a Georgia driver's license.

Applicants under 18 must hold a learner’s permit for one year to one day before taking the road skills test.

From January 1, 2007, 16 years old must be in compliance with Joshua's Law, which requires Georgia approved Driver's Education before license issuance. At age 17, Driver's Education is not required.

The Georgia DMV requires that all applicants must pass a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques.

If you fail the exam, have to take the test again with the charge for re-examination.

New residents with an out-of-state license must obtain a Georgia driver's license within 30 days of permanent residence in Georgia. Be sure to bring the license from your former state as you will be required to surrender it in order to obtain the new license in the DMV office.

There is no written exam or road skills testing required to change a valid out-of-state license to a Georgia driver's license, however you will need to pass the vision test.

A person surrendering an out of state learner's permit for a Georgia permit must meet all other licensing requirements.

Nonresident drivers over the age of 16 years who have a valid driver's license issued by their home country may operate motor vehicles upon the highways of this State when their license is in their immediate possession.

30 days after the nonresident driver becomes a Georgia resident, then they must apply for a Georgia driver's license and pass all of the required tests including the written exam, vision screening and road skills test.

Before heading to the Georgia DMV Office, make sure you have all of the required documents to get your driver's license/learner permit:

The minimum age for a restricted license is 16 years old, and not allowed to drive between the hours of midnight to 6 AM.

For the first 6 months, the licensee is not allowed to have passengers. For the next 6 months, they are allowed to have only one passenger under the age of 21. After that, they are allowed up to 3 passengers.

Both the nighttime driving and passenger restrictions are lifted after the licensee turns 18 years old.

After all your licensing requirements have been met, you will receive your new:

CDL Endorsements are required for double/triple trailers, tanker vehicles, passenger vehicles and vehicles placarded for hazardous materials. If you live in Georgia and drive a Class A, B or C commercial vehicle, you must have a Georgia Commercial Driver License (CDL).

To operate a commercial vehicle in one of the following classifications, you must have a Georgia CDL Endorsement.

Class A License - This classification applies only to combination vehicles with a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) exceeding 26,000 pounds provided the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed exceeds 10,000 pounds.

Class B License - This class includes single or combination vehicles where the GVWR of the single vehicle exceeds 26,000 pounds. The vehicle in tow must not exceed 10,000 pounds.

Class C License – This class vehicles designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver, and vehicles placarded for hazardous materials, that do not meet the criteria for Class A or B above fall under this classification.

If you pass the required knowledge tests, you can then take the CDL skills tests. There are three types of general skills that will be tested:

You should take all these tests in the type of vehicle for which you wish to be licensed.

Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: You will be tested to see whether your vehicle is safe to drive. You will be asked to do a pre-trip inspection of your vehicle and explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why.

Basic Vehicle Control: You will be tested on your skill to control the vehicle. You will be asked to move your vehicle forward, backward, and turn it, etc, within a defined area. These areas will be marked with traffic lanes, cones, barriers, or something similar to it. The examiner will tell you how each control test is to be done.

On-road Test: You will be tested on your skill of how safely you can drive your vehicle in a variety of traffic situations. The situations may include left and right turns, intersections, railway crossings, curves, up and down grades, and single or multi-lane roads, streets, or highways. The examiner will tell you where to drive.

Persons 18 to 21 may obtain a commercial driver's license, but will be restricted to drive in Georgia only. On or after the 21st birthday, the driver must go to the examination station and the Georgia Only restriction will be lifted.

The main physical requirements include;

Anyone who drives a motorcycle must have a Class M motorcycle license or motorcycle instruction permit, under Georgia DMV guidelines,

The license requirements are:

If the applicant meets the established requirements for a Class M license, and also possesses a Class C or combination of other classes of permits, that license must be surrendered and a photographic license containing the Class M endorsement will be issued.

The Georgia DMV requires that all applicants should pass

If you fail the exam, you have to wait at least until the next day to take the test again and with the charge for re-examination fee.

Before you leave to the Georgia DMV Office, make sure you have the required documents to get your motorcycle license; like

When your licensing requirements have been met, a Class M endorsement will be added to your driver's license. The safe operation of a motorcycle requires