I reside in georgia . ill be moving into alabama in the next few weeks . The alabama dmv site says that it is only required of me to hold a learners permit for 6 months before going on to get a REAL license , which is better than 12 months in georgia . When i transfer the permit from state to state im aware that the issue day will change to the exact day. Although im uncertain that my original issue date from georgia is recognized by the dmv. Does transferring my permit restart me or will the time i spent holding the permit in georgia count towards getting my license in alabama?