The state of Ohio has enacted a law that may add another step into the process of obtaining a driver’s license for the first time for adults.

As of July 1, if first-time applicants aged 18 years and older fail their first attempt at the “maneuverability” section of their road test, they will be required to take an additional, abbreviated adult driver training course with a licensed school before they can schedule their second test.

Ohio provides both in-person and online abbreviated course options. Students can choose from the following:

  1. A 4 hour, in-person class followed by 4 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a licensed instructor with a licensed abbreviated adult driver training school
  2. A 4 hour, in-person class followed by 24 hours of driving (no more than four hours of driving in one day) with a licensed driver 21 years of age or older
  3. A 4 hour, state-approved online course followed by 4 hours of behind-the-wheel training with a licensed instructor with a licensed abbreviated adult driver training school
  4. A 4 hour, state-approved online course followed by 24 hours of driving (no more than four hours of driving in one day) with a licensed driver 21 years of age or older

Each student who needs to take an abbreviated course is required to complete the Twenty-Four Hour Affidavit (BMV 5789) found on the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles website, www.bmv.ohio.gov.