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The department shall issue a motorcycle
"M" endorsement on a driver's license to applicants who complete the
requirements to operate a motorcycle.
(1) Any person who holds a valid Idaho driver's license on September 1,
1994, may operate a motorcycle without a motorcycle "M" endorsement until that
driver's license expires or September 1, 1998, whichever occurs first.
(2) Any person who applies for a driver's license or renewal of a license
after September 1, 1994, may also apply for a motorcycle "M" endorsement.
Until September 1, 1998, the requirements for obtaining a motorcycle "M"
endorsement are:
(a) The applicant shall be tested by written examination for his
knowledge of safe motorcycle operating practices and traffic laws specific
to the operation of motorcycles upon payment of the fee specified in
section 49-306, Idaho Code.
(b) Upon successful completion of the knowledge test and upon payment of
the fee required for an "M" endorsement, the applicant shall obtain a
motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license.
(3) No person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may apply for or
obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement on his driver's license unless he has
successfully completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under the
provisions of chapter 49, title 33, Idaho Code, in addition to satisfying the
requirements specified in subsection (2) of this section. The provisions of
this subsection shall not be effective unless and until the motorcycle rider
training course is fully implemented by the department of education.
(4) Any person who applies for a motorcycle endorsement on a driver's
license after September 1, 1998, in addition to the requirements specified in
subsection (2) of this section, may also be required to pass the motorcycle
"M" skills test before he can obtain the motorcycle "M" endorsement.
(5) The operation of a motorcycle upon a highway by any person who has
failed to obtain a motorcycle "M" endorsement as provided in this section
shall constitute an infraction.

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