REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEWGeorgia Motorcycle requirements
Requirements depend on the applicant and can change. Verify each item with the cited agency.
age
Georgia applicants seeking a Class MP motorcycle permit or Class M motorcycle license.
Georgia DDS lists age 16 as the minimum for a Class MP motorcycle permit and age 17 as the minimum for a Class M motorcycle license. Applicants under 18 have additional Joshua's Law and minor-applicant requirements.
documents
Applicants completing an original Georgia motorcycle permit or license transaction, especially applicants under 18.
Georgia DDS requires identity, Georgia residential-address, and U.S. citizenship or lawful-status documentation, and the full Social Security number is provided on the License/ID/Permit form. Under-18 applicants have additional school, driver-education, and adult-signature requirements described in the applicable DDS instructions.
tests
Georgia motorcycle permit and Class M applicants who do not have an applicable test waiver.
An MP applicant must pass a vision exam and motorcycle knowledge exam. Class M applicants complete applicable knowledge and vision testing and motorcycle skills qualification, either through the DDS skills-test route or a qualifying Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program course.
passing
Georgia applicants completing the motorcycle qualification process.
Class M issuance requires successful completion of the applicable motorcycle knowledge and riding-skills requirements unless a valid 90-day Motorcycle License Test Waiver exempts those tests. The DDS pages reviewed for this guide do not publish a single numeric passing percentage for the standard Class M knowledge exam, so this page does not state one.
applicability
Georgia riders determining whether the Class M or MP rules apply to the vehicle they operate.
Georgia DDS requires a Class M license or Class MP permit to operate motorcycles and motor-driven cycles covered by the motorcycle rules. DDS describes motorcycles as saddle-type, handlebar-controlled vehicles with up to three wheels and excludes mopeds of 50cc or less; scooters and similar cycles of 51cc or more are included in the motorcycle category.