Alabama | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted at age 17 and license held for 6 months
|
---|
Alaska | 14 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers under 21
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Arizona | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 18 licensed for 6 months
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Arkansas | 14 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18
|
---|
California | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 20 (limited exceptions for immediate family)
- Both restrictions lifted 12 months after license
|
---|
Colorado | 15 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers during first 6 months of permit; after 6 months, no more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Connecticut | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months (with 4 months of driver’s education) | 16 years, 4 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers other than parents or driving instructor in the first 6 months of licensure; no passengers other than parents, driving instructors, or immediate family members in second 6 months of licensure
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Delaware | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years, 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted after 6 months of initial license or issuance of class D license
|
---|
Florida | 15 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for 16-year-olds; 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for 17-year-olds, lifted at age 18
|
---|
Georgia | 15 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers in the first 6 months of licensure; no more than three passengers and one passenger younger than 21 after license held for 6 months
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18
|
---|
Hawaii | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 18 (except household members)
- Both restrictions lifted at age 17 and license held for 6 months
|
---|
Idaho | 14 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 15 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Sunset to sunrise, lifted at age 16
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 17 for licensees 16 and younger, lifted at age 17, or 6 months of licensure, whichever comes first
|
---|
Illinois | 15 years and must hold permit for 9 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, lifted at age 18
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than age 20 within the first 12 months of permit, lifted at age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Indiana | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the first 6 months; then Sunday to Friday, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.; Saturday and Sunday 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. until age 18 and license held for 6 months or age 21, whichever comes first
- Passenger limits: No passengers, lifted after license held for 6 months or age 21, whichever comes first
|
---|
Iowa | 14 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., lifted after age 17 and license held for 12 months or at age 18, whichever comes first
- Passenger limits: Parental discretion
|
---|
Kansas | 14 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 18
- Both restrictions lifted after age 17 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Kentucky | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 20 (unless supervised by driving instructor)
- Both restrictions lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Louisiana | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21 between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- Both restrictions lifted at age 17
|
---|
Maine | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 18
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 9 months
|
---|
Maryland | 15 years and 9 months, must hold permit for 9 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m., lifted at age 18
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 18, lifted after age 18 or license held for 5 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Massachusetts | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 12:30 a.m. to 5 a.m., lifted at age 18
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 18, lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Michigan | 14 years and 9 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted at age 17 and license held for 6 months or at age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Minnesota | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m., lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
- Passenger limits: First 6 months — no more than one passenger younger than 20; After 6 months — no driving more than three passengers younger than 20, lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Mississippi | 15 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Sunday to Thursday: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.; Friday to Saturday: 11:30 pm to 6 a.m., lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Missouri | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: First 6 months — no more than one passenger younger than 19; after 6 months — no more than three passengers younger than 19
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 12 months
|
---|
Montana | 14 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 15 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: First 6 months — no more than one passenger younger than 18; after 6 months — no more than three passengers younger than 18
- Both restrictions lifted after age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Nebraska | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 6 a.m., lifted at age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 19, lifted at age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
Nevada | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., lifted at age 18
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than age 18, lifted at age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
New Hampshire | 15 years and 6 months, no mandatory holding period for permit | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 1 a.m. to 4 a.m., lifted at age 18
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 25, lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
New Jersey | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 17 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger with the exception of driver’s dependents
- Both restrictions lifted after age 21 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
New Mexico | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 15 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted after age 18 or license held for 12 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
New York | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. except for NYC and Long Island
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted at age 17 (with driver’s education) and age 18 (without driver’s education)
|
---|
North Carolina | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than age 21
- Both restrictions lifted after age 18 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
North Dakota | 14 years and must hold permit for 12 months (only 6 months if 16 and older) | 16 years (15 for a parent-requested restricted license) | - Nighttime restrictions: 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. or after sunset, whichever is later, lifted at age 16
|
---|
Ohio | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 6 a.m. for the first 12 months, then 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. for the second 12 months, lifted after license held for 24 months
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger for the first 12 months, lifted after license held for 12 months.
|
---|
Oklahoma | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 6 months (with driver’s education), 12 months (without driver’s education), or age 18
|
---|
Oregon | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 20 for the first 6 months, no more than 3 passengers younger than 20 for the second 6 months
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Pennsylvania | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 18 for the first 6 months, then no more than three passengers
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 12 months and age 17 (with driver’s education) or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Rhode Island | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
South Carolina | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 15 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than two passengers younger than 21, unless transporting students to and from school
- Both restrictions lifted after licensed for 12 months and at age 17
|
---|
South Dakota | 14 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 14 years and 9 months, or 14 years and 6 months with driver’s education | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. until age 16
- Passenger limits: No passengers for the first 6 months, then no more than one passenger younger than 18,. lifted after holding license for 6 months or age 16, whichever comes first
|
---|
Tennessee | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 12 months or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Texas | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21
- Both restrictions lifted at age 18
|
---|
Utah | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m., lifted at age 17
- Passenger limits: No passengers, lifted after holding license for 6 months or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Vermont | 15 years and must hold permit for 12 months | 16 years | - Passenger limits: No passengers for the first 3 months without family exceptions, then no non-family passengers for next 2 months, lifted after holding license for 6 months or age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Virginia | 15 years and 6 months, must hold permit for 9 months | 16 years and 3 months | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 4 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 21 for the first 12 months, then no more than three passengers younger than 21, lifted at age 18
|
---|
Washington | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 20 for the first 6 months, then no more than three passengers younger than 20
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 12 months or age 18, whichever comes first.
|
---|
Washington, D.C. | 16 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years and 6 months | - Nighttime restrictions: September to June: Sunday to Thursday: 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Saturday to Sunday: 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m.; July to August: 12:01 a.m. to 6 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers
- Both restrictions lifted after age 21 or license held for 6 months, whichever comes first
|
---|
West Virginia | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No passengers younger than 20 for the first 6 months, then no more than one passenger younger than 20
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 12 months and age 17 or at age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Wisconsin | 15 years and must hold permit for 6 months | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: Midnight to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 9 months or at age 18, whichever comes first
|
---|
Wyoming | 15 years and must hold permit for 10 days | 16 years | - Nighttime restrictions: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Passenger limits: No more than one passenger younger than 18
- Both restrictions lifted after holding license for 6 months or at age 17, whichever comes first
|
---|