The division upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the person who signed the application of a minor for an instruction permit, a driver's license or provisional license shall cancel the license and shall not issue a new license until such time as a new application, duly signed and verified, is made as required by this article. This provision does not apply in the event the minor has attained the age of eighteen years. History: 1953 Comp., § 64-5-13, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 235; 1999, ch. 175, § 7. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective January 1, 2000, in the first sentence inserted 'an instruction permit', 'driver's', and 'or provisional license' and made minor stylistic changes.
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