R 257.3 Restricted drivers' licenses.

Rule 3. (1) A restricted driver's license requiring the driver to wear appropriate corrective lenses while driving may be issued if corrective lenses are necessary to meet any vision requirement. (2) A restricted driver's license allowing daylight driving only may be issued if an applicant or licensee submits a statement from an ophthalmologist or optometrist stating 1 of the following: (a) The applicant or licensee has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/70 with no recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision. (b) The applicant or licensee has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/60 with recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision. (3) A restricted driver's license containing additional conditions and requirements may be issued to an applicant or licensee who has a peripheral field of vision of less than 110 degrees to and including 90 degrees. The applicant or licensee shall pass any driving test specified by the department. (4) A restricted driver’s license for the use of bioptic or telescopic lenses may be issued to an applicant or licensee who has not less than 20/50 visual acuity in 1 eye if the following are satisfied: (a) The applicant or licensee receives satisfactory behind the wheel training in the use of bioptic or telescopic lenses from a qualified individual as specified by the department. (b) The applicant or licensee passes testing as specified by the department. (5) A restricted driver's license may contain additional conditions and requirements.