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Stage One |
Stage Two |
Stage Three |
Certified Driving |
|
State |
Minimum Age |
Holding Period (Months) |
Holding Period
(Months) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger
Restriction |
Minimum Age |
Number of Hours
(night time hours) |
|
Arizona |
15 and 7 months |
5 |
|
|
|
|
25 (5) |
|
Arkansas
|
16 |
7 |
|
|
|
16 and 7 months |
|
|
California |
15 and 6 months |
6 |
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
No passengers under 20 for the first six months. |
17 |
50 (10) |
|
Colorado
|
15 and 3 months |
6 |
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
No more passengers than seat belts. |
17 |
50 (10) |
|
Connecticut |
16 |
3 w Driver Ed
6 w/o Driver Ed |
|
|
|
16 and 6 months |
|
|
Delaware |
15 and 10 months |
6 |
6 |
9 pm to 6 am |
No more than two teen passengers. |
16 and 10 months |
|
|
District of Columbia |
16 |
6 |
18 |
First 6 months, 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights
and midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends. Next 12 months, midnight to
6.a.m. |
First six months no passengers. Next 12 months, no
more than two teen passengers. |
18 |
50(10) |
|
Florida |
15 |
12 |
24 |
11 pm to 6 am (16)
1 am to 5 am (17) |
|
18 |
50(10) |
|
Georgia |
15 |
12 |
24 |
1 am to 5 am |
No more than three teen passengers. |
18 |
|
|
Idaho |
14 and 6 |
4 |
12 |
Sunset to sunrise |
|
16 |
50(10) |
|
Illinois |
15 |
3 |
12 |
11 pm to 6 am
(Sun. –Thu.)
Midnight to 6 am
(Fri. and Sat.) |
No more passengers than seatbelts. |
17 |
25 |
|
Indiana |
15 |
2 |
34 |
1 am – 5 am
(Fri. and Sat.)
after 11 pm
(Sun. –Thu.) |
No teen passengers for the first 3 months. |
18 |
|
|
Iowa |
14 |
6 |
12 |
12:30 am – 5 am |
|
17 |
30 (4) |
|
Kansas |
14 |
6 |
|
|
|
14 and 6 months |
50 (10) |
Kentucky |
16 |
6 |
|
|
|
16 and 6 months |
|
|
Louisiana |
15 |
3 |
12 |
11 pm to 5 am |
|
17 |
|
|
Maine |
15 |
3 |
24 |
|
No teen passengers for the first 3 months –
siblings allowed. |
21 |
35 (5) |
|
Maryland |
15 and 9 months |
4 |
18 |
Midnight to 5 am |
|
17 and 10 months |
40 |
|
Massachusetts |
16 |
6 |
18 |
Midnight to 5 am |
No teen passengers first six months. |
18 |
12 |
|
Michigan |
14 and 9 months |
6 |
6 |
Midnight to 5 am |
|
17 |
50 (10) |
|
Minnesota |
15 |
6 |
12 |
|
No more passengers than seat belts. |
17 |
40 (10) |
|
Mississippi |
15 |
6 |
6 |
10:00 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
|
16 |
|
|
Missouri |
15 |
6 |
6 |
1 am to 5 am |
All passengers must wear seat belts. |
18 |
20 |
|
Nebraska |
15 |
|
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
|
17 |
50 in lieu of Driver Ed |
|
New Hampshire |
16 |
3 |
21 |
1 am to 5 am |
|
18 |
|
|
New Jersey3 |
16 |
6 |
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
No more than one passenger. |
18 |
|
|
New Mexico |
15 and 6 months |
6 |
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
No more than 1 passenger under 21 -- siblings
under 21 are allowed.* |
18 |
50 (10) |
|
New York |
16 |
|
12 with
Driver Ed
24 without |
9 pm to 5 am |
|
18
(17 with Driver Ed) |
|
|
North Carolina |
15 |
12 |
6 |
9 pm to 5 am |
No more passengers than seat belts. |
16 and 6 months. |
|
|
North Dakota |
14 and 3 months |
6 |
|
|
Primary enforcement for all minors (under 18). |
14 and 9 months |
|
|
Ohio |
15 and six months |
6 |
12 |
1 am to 5 am |
No more passengers than seat belts. |
17 |
50 (10) |
|
Oklahoma
|
- AGE 15, student may drive but only with a driver ed. instructor
in front seat accompanying the student. No student license required.
- AGE 15 and 1/2, a driver ed (D-E) student may drive but only
with another driver at least 21 years of age in front seat
with student.
- AGE 16, D-E student may apply for full, unrestricted
license, if there have been no tickets issued nor crashes
recorded.
- AGE 16, NON D-E student may apply for restricted license
which allows him or her to drive during daylight hours and at
night but only to and from work, school and church-related
functions. May have one passenger and family members. If one
or both parents are in vehicle too, may have more than 1
non-family passenger.
- AGE 16 and 1/2, NON D-E student may apply for full,
unrestricted license if there have been no tickets issued nor
crashes recorded.
- AGE 17, students may apply for unrestricted license
regardless of past licensure.
|
|
Oregon |
15 |
6 |
6 |
Midnight to 5 am |
First 3 months no passengers under 20. Second 3
months no more than 3 passengers under 20. Immediate family members
are exempt from both provisions.* |
18 |
25 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
16 |
6 |
12 |
11 pm to 5 am
|
|
18 |
50 (10) |
|
Rhode Island |
16 |
6 |
6 |
1 am to 5 am |
All vehicle occupants must wear seat belts. |
17 and 6 months |
|
|
South Carolina |
15 |
3 |
12 |
6 pm to 6 am
8 pm to 6 am |
|
16 and 3 months |
|
|
South Dakota |
14 |
6 |
3 |
8 pm to 6 am |
|
14 and 9 months |
|
|
Tennessee |
15 |
6 |
12 |
11 p.m. to 6 a.m. |
No more than 1 passenger unless supervised by
21-year-old driver (family members excepted) |
17 |
50 (10) |
|
Utah |
15 and 9 months |
|
12 |
Midnight to 5 am |
Primary enforcement for all occupants in vehicles
driven by people under 18.* |
16 and 9 months |
|
|
Vermont |
16 |
12 |
6 |
|
First three months no passengers. Second three
months may transport only siblings. |
18 |
40 (10) |
|
Virginia |
15 |
6 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
Washington |
15 |
6 |
12 |
1 a.m. to 5 a.m. |
First 6 months no passengers under 20 (family
members excepted). Second 6 no more than 3 passengers under 20 |
17 |
50 (10) |
|
West Virginia |
15 |
6 |
12 |
11 p.m. to 5 a.m. |
No more than 3 passengers younger than 19 |
|
|
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Wisconsin
|
15 and 6 |
6 |
36 |
First 9months, midnight to 9 a.m. |
First 9 months, no more than 1 passenger (family
member exempt) |
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