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According to an executive order signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Tuesday, thousands of teen drivers in the state who were issued a driver’s license during the pandemic without a road test will now have to take a test after all.
A previous order signed by the governor allowed teens who met certain qualifications to upgrade their permits into licenses without taking a road test.
Last week the state said nearly 20-thousand had upgraded their permits since the road test requirement had been waived.
The governor’s original order came as an attempt to handle the overwhelming amount of thousands of tests that were put on hold during the pandemic.
The governor said the new order will supersede the previous one.
The new order will call for all of these drivers to complete a road test no later than September 30.
The order says the road test may be administered by examiners riding in the vehicle with the applicant during the test or by remote means.
Posted – 5.13.20