Section 42-2-140 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive(1) No person shall authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by such person or under such person's hire or control to be driven upon any highway by any person who has not been issued a currently valid driver's or minor driver's license or an instruction permit or shall cause or knowingly permit such person to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway in violation of the conditions, limitations, or restrictions contained in a license or permit which has been issued to such other person.(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B traffic infraction.L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2157, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1358, § 36, effective 7/1/2001.This section is similar to former § 42-2-132 as it existed prior to 1994.
For the penalty for a class B traffic infraction, see § 42-4-1701 (3)(a)(I).