Minimum Driving Age USA
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Please Note:- This page is
based on information given to us by teenagers and friends from different States
in America.
If you are in any doubt about
Driving Permits in your State, correct information can be obtained from the
State Public Safety Office, the Drivers License Office or the DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), or click the State links below.
If you meet the minimum age to drive in the United States, you can apply for a driver's license without problems.
To qualify for a driver's license you will have to prepare yourself. You will need to study and use practice tools such as a theoretical online driving test, which is very similar to the real test.
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Learner's Permit | |||
State Click the link for more info |
Minimum Licensing Age Learner's/Regular | Required Before Regular License? | Minimum Permit Period | Permit Expires After |
Alabama | 15/16 | no | - | 4 yrs. |
Alaska | 14/16 | no | - | 2 yrs. |
Arizona | 15 yrs., 7 mo./16 | no | - | 12 mo. |
Arkansas | 14/16 | yes | 30 days | 60 days |
California | 15/16 | yes | 30 days | 12 mo. |
Colorado | 15 yrs/16 | yes | - | 3 years |
Connecticut | 16/16.,6 mo.1 | yes1 | 180 days1 | undetermined1 |
Delaware | 15 yrs., 10 mo./16 | no6 | - | 60 days |
District of Columbia | 16/16 | yes | - | 3 mo. |
Florida | 15/16 | yes | 180 days | 6 yrs. |
Georgia | 15/16 | yes | 1 year | 4 years |
Hawaii | 15/15 | yes | - | 180 days |
Idaho | 15/15 | no | - | 180 days |
Illinois | 15/16 | yes | - | 1 yr. |
Indiana | 15/16 yrs., 1 mo. | yes | 60 days | until age 16 yrs., 3 mo. |
Iowa | 14/16 | yes | - | 2 yrs. from birthdate in yr. of issue |
Kansas | 14/16 | no | - | 1 yr. |
Kentucky | 16/16 yrs., 6 mos.1 | yes | 180 days1 | 1 yr. 1 |
Louisiana | 15/15 | no | - | 4 yrs. |
Maine | 15/16 | yes | 90 days | 18 mo. |
Maryland | 15 yrs,9 mo. | yes | 14 days | 180 days |
Massachusetts | 16/16 yrs., 6 mo. | yes | - | 1 yr. |
Michigan | 14 yrs., 9 mo. | yes | 6 mo. | indefinite |
Minnesota | 15/16 | yes | 180 days |
1 yr. |
Mississippi | 15/16 | yes | 30 days | 1 yr. |
Missouri | 15 yrs., 6 mo./16 | no | - | 6 mo. |
Montana | 14 yrs., 6 mo./15 | no | - | 6 mo. |
Nebraska | 15/16 | no | - | 12 mo. |
Nevada | 15 yrs., 6 mo./16 | no | - | 8 mo. |
New Hampshire | 15 yrs., 6 mo./162 | no | - | - |
New Jersey | 17/18 | yes | - | 1 yr., 3 mo. |
New Mexico | 15/15 | yes | - | 6 mo. |
New York | 16/163 | yes | - | 3 yrs. |
North Carolina | 15/16 | no | - | 18 mo. |
North Dakota | 14/16 | yes | 90 days | 1 yr. |
Ohio | 15 yrs 6mo./16 | yes | - | 6 mo. |
Oklahoma | 15 yrs., 6 mo./16 | no | - | 4 yrs. |
Oregon | 16 | no | - | 24 mo. |
Pennsylvania | 16/16 | yes | - | 120 days |
Rhode Island | 16/16 | yes | - | 180 days |
South Carolina | 15/15 | yes | 15 days | 6 mo. |
South Dakota | 14/14 | no | - | 180 days |
Tennessee | 15/16 | no | 90 days4 | 1 yr. |
Texas | 15/16 | yes | - | 1 yr. |
Utah | 16/165 | yes | - | 6 mo. |
Vermont | 15/16 | yes | - | 2 yrs. |
Virginia | 15 yrs 6 mo/16 3 mo | yes | 180 days | indefinite |
Washington | 15/16 | yes | - | 1 yr. |
West Virginia | 15/16 | yes | - | until age 16 yrs., 2 mo. |
Wisconsin | 15 yrs., 6 mo./16 | yes | - | 6 mo. |
Wyoming | 14/15 yrs. | no | 10 days | 1 yr. |
1Learner's permit provisions take effect in Connecticut January 1, 1997. Regulations establishing the expiration date for permits have not been issued. By law the term cannot be less than 180 days. The Kentucky law become effective October 1, 1996.
2 Learner's permits aren't issued in New Hampshire. Anyone 15 years and 6 months old may drive when accompanied by a driving instructor, parent, guardian, or other licensed driver who is 25 or older.
3 Licensing laws in New York prohibit 16 and 17 year-olds from driving in New York City.
4Tennessee's law requires license applicants to have permits that have been held for 3 months, but this requirement is waived for applicants who have successfully completed an approved driver education program.
5 Instruction permits are also issued in Utah to people 15 years and 9 months old. Valid for 1 year, these allow driving only with a professional driving instructor. Instructors may give students practice permits, valid for 90 days, that allow driving only with a parent or guardian.
6 The new Delaware driving law goes into affect on July 1, 1999, states that you must have your permit for six months before you can obtain a license.