(a) A person under the age of 18 may not operate a motor vehicle unless he or she has obtained a graduated drivers license in accordance with the three-level graduated drivers license system described in the following provisions.
(b) Any person under the age of 21, regardless of class or level of licensure, who operates a motor vehicle with any measurable alcohol in his or her system is subject to 17C-5-2 and 17C-5A-2 of this code. Any person under the age of 17, regardless of class or licensure level, is subject to the mandatory school attendance and satisfactory academic progress provisions of 18-8-11 of this code: Provided, That a person may otherwise be eligible for a restricted license or instruction permit pursuant to 18-8-11.
(c) Level one instruction permit. An applicant who is 15 years or older meeting all other requirements prescribed in this code may be issued a level one instruction permit.
(1) Eligibility. The division may not issue a level one instruction permit unless the applicant: