The department may issue a probationary driver license to a person less than 18 years of age without regard to the length of time the person held any instruction permit and without requiring the 30 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience if the person meets all of the following:
• The person has been issued a driver license, other than an instruction permit, by another state.
• The person certifies that he or she has not been convicted of a violation of law that prohibits issuance of a probationary driver license to a person under 18 years of age within the preceding 6 months.
• Instruction permit holders under 18 years of age - The 6 month period a permittee must hold a Wisconsin instruction permit, shall be reduced by any amount of time the permittee can show he or she was a resident of another state and held an instruction permit issued by that state.
• Probationary licenses shall be issued with the graduated driver license restrictions for the 9-month period after issuance of the license or until the licensee's 18th birthday, whichever occurs first. The GDL restrictions may be extended for an additional 6-month period or until the licensee's 18th birthday, whichever occurs first, if the licensee meets the extension guidelines.