| State/Organization |
Minimum
Age(Learner's Phase) |
Mandatory Holding Period |
Minimum Age(Intermediate
Phase) |
Unsupervised Driving
Prohibited |
Duration of Nighttime
Restriction |
Other Features |
Unrestricted
License Minimum Age |
NCUTLO |
16 |
6 months |
16, 6 months |
10pm-5 am |
6 months |
N/A |
17 |
| *California (eff. 7/1/98) |
15 |
6 months |
16 |
Midnight-5am |
12 months |
Certification: 50 hrs of
supervised driving, 10 at night; Passenger restriction: first 6 mo. of intermediate
phase, no passangers under 20 |
17 |
| Connecticut (eff. 1/1/97) |
16 |
6 months |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
16, 6 months |
| *Delaware (eff. 7/1/99) |
15, 10 mo. |
6 months |
16, 4 mo. |
9 pm-6am (Second six months of
Level one learner's phase) |
6 months |
Passanger restrictions; first
six months of learner's phase, no more than supervisor and two passangers; second six
months, no more than two passangers. |
16, 10 mo. |
| *Florida (eff. 7/1/96) |
15 |
6 months |
16 |
11pm-6am(16) 1am-5am(17) |
Until age 18 |
N/A |
18 |
| *Georgia (eff. 1/1/98) |
15 |
12 months |
16 |
1am-5am |
Until age 18 |
No more than 3 passangers
younger than 21 in the intermediate phase(driver's family excepted) |
18 |
| Illinois (eff.1/1/98) |
15 |
3 months |
16 |
11pm-6am, Sun-Thur Midnight-6am,
Fri-Sat |
Until age 17 |
Certification: 25 hrs. of
supervised driving |
17 |
| Indiana (eff. 7/1/98) |
15 |
2 months |
15, 2 mo. |
1am-5am, Sat-Sun After 11pm,
Sun-Thur |
Until age 18 |
Passenger restriction:
First 90 days, no passengers unless supervised by 21 year old driver |
18 |
| *Iowa (eff. 1/1/99) |
14 |
6 months |
16 |
12:30am-5am |
12 months |
Certification: 20 hrs. of
supervised driving, 2 of which must be at night in the learner's phase |
17 |
| Kentucky (eff. 10/1/96) |
16 |
6 months |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
16, 6 mo. |
| Louisiana (eff. 1/1/98) |
15 |
3 months |
16 |
11pm-5am |
Until age 17 |
N/A |
17 |
| Maryland |
15, 9 mo. |
4 months |
16, 1 mo. |
Midnight-5am |
Until age 18 |
Certification: 40 hrs. of
supervised driving and acquisition of minimum skills |
17,7 mo. |
| Massachusetts |
16 |
N/A |
16, 6 mo. |
1am-4am |
Until age 18 |
N/A |
18 |
| *Michigan (eff. 4/1/97) |
14, 9 mo. |
6 months |
16 |
Midnight-5am |
6 months |
Two stage driver education;
Certification: 50 hrs. of supervised driving |
17 |
| Minnesota (eff. 2/1/97) |
15 |
6 months |
16 |
N/A |
N/A |
Certification: 30 hrs of
supervised driving, 10 of which must be at night |
17 |
| Nebraska (eff. 1/1/99) |
15 |
N/A |
16 |
Midnight-6am |
12 months |
Certification for those without
drivers education: 50 hrs. of supervised friving before the intermediate phase |
17 |
| New Hampshire (eff. 1/1/98) |
16 |
3 months |
16, 3 mo. |
1am-5am |
Until age 18 |
N/A |
18 |
| New York |
16 |
N/A |
16 |
9pm-5am |
Until age 18(17 if drivers
education completed) |
N/A |
18 |
| *North Carolina (eff. 12/1/97) |
15 |
12 months |
16 |
9pm-5am |
6 months |
N/A |
16, 6 mo. |
| *Ohio (eff. 1/1/99) |
15, 6 mo. |
6 months |
16 |
1am-5am |
Until age 17 |
Certifiication: 50 hrs.
of supervised driving, 10 at night |
17 |
| Pennsylvania |
16 |
N/A |
16 |
Midnight-5am |
Until age 18(17 if driver
education completed) |
N/A |
18 |
| South Carolina (eff. 7/1/98) |
15 |
90 days |
15, 3 mo. |
6pm-6am, EST 8pm-6am, EDT |
Until age 16, 3 mo. |
N/A |
16, 3 mo. |
| Virginia (eff. 7/1/96) |
15 |
6 months |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
16 |