A. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department of Public Safety shall not issue a driver license to:

1. Any person who is under eighteen (18) years of age, except that the Department may issue a Class D license to any person who attains sixteen (16) years of age on or after August 15, 2000, and meets the requirements of Sections 6-105 and 6-107.3 of this title;

2. Any unemancipated person who is under eighteen (18) years of age and whose custodial legal parent or legal guardian does not approve the issuance of a license as required by Section 6-110.2 of this title or objects to the issuance of a license or permit by filing an objection pursuant to Section 6-103.1 of this title;

3. Any person whose driving privilege has been suspended, revoked, canceled or denied in this state or any other state or country until the driving privilege has been reinstated by the state or country withdrawing the privilege;

4. Any person who is classified as an excessive user of alcohol, any other intoxicating substance, or a combination of alcohol and any other intoxicating substance, and inimical to public safety, in accordance with rules promulgated by the Department, until all requirements granting or reinstating driving privileges are met, including, but not limited to, abstinence from the use of alcohol, any other intoxicating substance, or any combination of alcohol and any other intoxicating substance for a minimum of either twelve (12) months or eighteen (18) months, as determined by OAC 595:10-5, immediately preceding application for or application for reinstatement of driving privileges;

5. Any person who is required by Section 6-101 et seq. of this title to take an examination, unless the person shall have successfully passed the examination;

6. Any person who is required under the laws of this state to deposit proof of financial responsibility and who has not deposited such proof;

7. Any person who is physically deformed or who is afflicted with any mental disease or physical condition that would impair the driving ability of the person or when the Commissioner of Public Safety, from information concerning the person or from the records and reports on file in the Department of Public Safety, determines that the operation of a motor vehicle by such person on the highways would be inimical to public safety or welfare;

8. Any person who is a nonresident, as defined in Section 1-137 of this title;

9. Any alien unless such person presents valid documentation of identity and authorization for presence in the United States issued pursuant to the laws of the United States; provided, no license shall be issued to any alien whose documentation indicates the alien is a visitor or is not eligible to establish residency; or

10. Any person who possesses a valid license to operate a motor vehicle issued by another state until the other state license has been surrendered.

B. Any applicant who is denied a license under the provisions of subsection A of this section shall have the right to an appeal as provided in Section 6-211 of this title.

Added by Laws 1961, p. 341, § 6-103, eff. Sept. 1, 1961. Amended by Laws 1985, c. 45, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1985, c. 338, § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986; Laws 1990, c. 219, § 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Laws 1992, c. 217, § 6, eff. July 1, 1992; Laws 1996, c. 254, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1996; Laws 1997, c. 2, § 5, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1997; Laws 1997, c. 201, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 1997; Laws 1999, c. 161, § 1, eff. Aug. 15, 2000; Laws 2000, c. 277, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2000; Laws 2002, c. 114, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2002; Laws 2003, c. 392, § 3, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2006, c. 311, § 7, emerg. eff. June 8, 2006; Laws 2007, c. 326, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.

NOTE: Laws 1996, c. 247, § 38 repealed by Laws 1997, c. 2, § 26, emerg. eff. Feb. 26, 1997.