Full-privilege stage —
minimum age at which restrictions may be lifted

¹Restrictions end after holding the intermediate license for at least 6 months and reaching age 17.

²Restrictions end after holding an intermediate license for at least 1 year and reaching age 17.

³Currently, New York law does not have a minimum holding period for the learner's permit. The minimum age for an unrestricted driver's license is 18 (17 if the applicant has completed driver education). The exception is New York City where driving is prohibited unless the driver is 18 or older. Effective, September 1, 2003, New York enacted a passenger restriction that applies to permit holders and license holders younger than 18 (17 if the applicant has completed driver education). The law also created a new class of license, the limited DJ license. Permit holders who pass a road test and certify 20 or more hours of practice driving may be given a limited DJ license which allows unsupervised driving to and from school, school activities, work, medical appointments, and day care for family members. The night driving and passenger restrictions apply to this license. Permit holders may apply for the limited DJ license at any time. There is, however, a six month holding period for the regular DJ license which allows unsupervised driving anywhere but retains the night driving and passenger restrictions. For the purpose of determining if the six month holding period has passed, both the time spent in the learner’s permit phase and the time a person spends in the limited DJ phase is counted.

⁴Passenger restrictions in Utah end when a driver has been licensed for 6 months or when the driver turns 18, whichever occurs first.

⁵Intermediate license holders with a crash or violation history are ineligible for an unrestricted license until age 18.

⁶All applicants for an unrestricted license who are younger than 17 must have completed driver education and must have held an intermediate license for at least 6 months.