A person who has held a licence continuously for less than 5 years is treated as a violator (i.e. gets the shortest validity period).
続けて免許を受けている期間が5年未満の人は、違反運転者等として扱われる。
This statement is TRUE
Explanation
The category of violators includes not only those with a poor compliance record but also those with less than 5 years of continuous licence holding.
Original text
不良な者として政令で定める基準に該当するもの又は当該期間が五年未満である者
Source: Road Traffic Act — 道路交通法 第九十五条の六（免許証等の有効期間） · Act No.105 of 1960
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