Article 97-2Exemption from Driver's License Tests

一a person who has a certificate as prescribed in the second sentence of Article 89, paragraph (3), if it has been less than one year since the date on which the person underwent the assessment prescribed in that paragraph:the part of the driver's license test covering the point set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii) of the preceding Article for an S-MVL, SM-MVL, M-MVL, or L-MVL, as determined by the category of provisional license held by the person at the time of the test;

二a person who has a certificate of graduation as prescribed in Article 99-5, paragraph (5) (but only one accompanied by a certificate prepared by a skills evaluator as prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph), if it has been less than one year since the date on which the person underwent the skills evaluation in connection with which the certificate of graduation was issued, or a person who has a certificate of completion as prescribed in that paragraph (but only one accompanied by a certificate prepared by a skills evaluator as prescribed in the second sentence of that paragraph; this excludes one that Cabinet Order prescribes), if it has been less than three months since the date on which the person underwent the skills evaluation in connection with which the certificate of completion was issued:the part of the driver's license test covering the point set forth in paragraph (1), item (ii) of the preceding Article for the license in connection with which the certificate of graduation or certificate of completion was issued;

三a person who has failed to undergo license renewal under Article 101, paragraph (1) (excluding a person that Cabinet Order prescribes), for whom six months (or, in the case of a person who was unable to take a driver's license test within that period due to overseas travel, a disaster, or any other unavoidable reason that Cabinet Order prescribes, one month counting from the date on which those circumstances ended, but only if three years have not elapsed counting from the date on which the license lost its validity) have not elapsed counting from the date on which the person's license lost its validity pursuant to Article 105 (hereinafter referred to as a "specified holder of an expired license"), and who has undergone, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, the assessments and the training or education prescribed in each of the following for the category set forth in the following in which the person falls: the driver's license test for the license that the person had held (excluding the test covering the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article):

イa person aged 75 or older on the date on which the person submitted a license application pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (1) (limited to a person seeking a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes as those for a person for whom, taking into account the status of compliance with the provisions of this Act and orders under this Act and the dispositions based on the provisions of this Act concerning the driving of a large motor vehicle, mid-sized motor vehicle, semi-mid-sized motor vehicle, or standard motor vehicle (hereinafter referred to in this Article and Article 101-4 as a "standard motor vehicle, etc."), and with the provisions of laws pertaining to aiding or abetting a material violation and to an off-road death or injury, driving a standard motor vehicle, etc. may create a risk of traffic hazards on roads; and excluding a person who submitted a medical certificate pursuant to Article 102, paragraphs (1) through (4) within one year before that date (in the case of a medical certificate referred to in paragraph (1) of that Article, limited to one diagnosing whether the person falls under Article 103, paragraph (1), item (i)-2; the same applies in (b) and (c) and in Article 101-4, paragraph (2)), and any other person that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as not required to undergo an assessment concerning the cognitive function prescribed in Article 5-2, paragraph (1) of the Long-Term Care Insurance Act (hereinafter simply referred to as "cognitive function") that a public safety commission conducts as provided by Cabinet Office Order (hereinafter referred to as a "cognitive assessment") or an examination for licensed drivers, etc. under Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1) that has been accredited under that paragraph as meeting the standards set forth in item (iii), (a) of that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "cognitive assessment or equivalent examination")): the cognitive assessment or equivalent examination; the assessment concerning the skills necessary for driving a standard motor vehicle, etc. that a public safety commission conducts as provided by Cabinet Office Order (referred to in Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1), item (iii), (b) and Article 112, paragraph (1), item (v)-4 as the "driving skills assessment") or the examination for licensed drivers, etc. under Article 108-32-3, paragraph (1) that has been accredited under that paragraph as meeting the standards set forth in item (iii), (b) of that paragraph (hereinafter referred to as a "driving skills assessment or equivalent examination"); and the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii), the training under paragraph (2) of that Article (limited to training that meets the standards that Rules of the National Public Safety Commission prescribe as standards for training having effect equivalent to the training set forth in that item; the same applies in (b) through (d)), or a course of education for licensed drivers, etc. accredited under Article 108-32-2, paragraph (1) (limited to one that meets the standards set forth in item (iii), (b) of that paragraph; the same applies in (b) through (d));

ロa person aged 75 or older on the date on which the person submitted a license application pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (1) (excluding a person seeking a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes in (a), a person who submitted a medical certificate pursuant to Article 102, paragraphs (1) through (4) within one year before that date, and any other person that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as not required to undergo a cognitive assessment or equivalent examination): the cognitive assessment or equivalent examination, and the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii), the training under paragraph (2) of that Article, or a course of education for licensed drivers, etc. accredited under Article 108-32-2, paragraph (1);

ハa person aged 75 or older on the date on which the person submitted a license application pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (1) (limited to a person seeking a license for a standard motor vehicle who falls under the criteria that Cabinet Order prescribes in (a) and who is a person who submitted a medical certificate pursuant to Article 102, paragraphs (1) through (4) within one year before that date or any other person that Cabinet Office Order prescribes as not required to undergo a cognitive assessment or equivalent examination): the driving skills assessment or equivalent examination, and the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii), the training under paragraph (2) of that Article, or a course of education for licensed drivers, etc. accredited under Article 108-32-2, paragraph (1);

ニa person aged 70 or older on the date on which the person submitted a license application pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (1) (excluding the persons set forth in (a) through (c)): the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xii), the training under paragraph (2) of that Article, or a course of education for licensed drivers, etc. accredited under Article 108-32-2, paragraph (1);

ホa person other than those set forth in (a) through (d): the training set forth in Article 108-2, paragraph (1), item (xi), the training under paragraph (2) of that Article (limited to training that meets the standards that Rules of the National Public Safety Commission prescribe as standards for training having effect equivalent to the training set forth in that item), or a course of education for licensed drivers, etc. accredited under Article 108-32-2, paragraph (1) (limited to one that meets the standards set forth in item (iii), (a) of that paragraph).

四a person who has failed to undergo license renewal under Article 101, paragraph (1) for a license that allowed the person to drive a large, mid-sized, semi-mid-sized, or standard motor vehicle (excluding persons that Cabinet Order prescribes in the preceding item), if more than six months but less than one year has elapsed since the date on which the person's license lost its validity pursuant to Article 105: the driver's license test covering the matters set forth in paragraph (1), items (ii) and (iii) of the preceding Article for any one of the provisional L-MVL, provisional M-MVL, provisional SM-MVL, or provisional S-MVL, according to the category of the license that the person had held; or

五a person whose license has been revoked pursuant to Article 103, paragraph (1) or (4) (limited to a revocation pertaining to any of items (i) through (ii) of paragraph (1) of that Article) (excluding a person who committed a violation under Article 117-4, paragraph (1), item (iii) in connection with the most recent submission of a questionnaire pursuant to Article 89, paragraph (1), Article 101, paragraph (1), or Article 101-2, paragraph (1), or the most recent report pursuant to Article 101-5, made before the date of the revocation, and any other person that Cabinet Order prescribes), and for whom three years have not elapsed counting from the date on which the license was revoked (hereinafter referred to as a "specified person stripped of driving privileges"), who has undergone, as provided by Cabinet Office Order, the assessments and the training or education prescribed in the corresponding one of (a) through (e) of item (iii) for the category set forth in (a) through (e) of that item: the driver's license test for the license that the person had held (excluding the test covering the matters set forth in paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article):