If this was your first driver's license, then you will need to apply for a Montana learner’s permit which requires a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques.

When you receive a valid learner’s permit, you will then need to pass a road skills test and vision test to receive a Montana first-year restricted license.

Applicants under the age of 18 must have held a learners permit for 6 months and log 50 hours which includes 10 hours of night driving under supervised driving time before taking the road skills test.

The Montana DOJ requires that all applicants must pass a written exam on traffic signs, motor vehicle laws and safe driving techniques. If you fail the exam, you have to take the test again and charge for re-examination fee.

New residents with an out-of-state license must obtain a Montana driver's within 60 days of their permanent residence in Montana. When heading to the DOJ, 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. You may be required to pass written and driving tests, in addition to a vision test.

A person can drive in Montana for up to 12 months on a foreign driver's license as long as they have an International Driving Permit (IDP). The foreign license and IDP cannot be exchanged for a Montana driver license. Applicants will have to take all the tests as if they do not have a license.

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

When 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 Montana and drive a Class A, B or C commercial vehicle, you must have a Montana Commercial Driver License (CDL).

To operate a commercial vehicle in one of the following classifications, you must have a Montana 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 - 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 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.

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require drivers to pass a physical examination once every 2 years. The main physical requirements include:

Before you leave to the Montana DOJ office, make sure you have all the required documents to get your CDL: Take your

Anyone who drives a motorcycle must have a Class M motorcycle license or motorcycle instruction permit, under Montana DOJ guidelines. The driver examination consists of five parts; they are

You must be at least 16years of age or 15 years of age and have passed a driver's education course approved by the Montana Department of Justice and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Must possess:

The Montana DOJ requires that all applicants should pass a

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

Before you leave to the Montana 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