| State |
Intermediate stage:
restrictions on driving while unsupervised |
Unrestricted stage:
minimum age at which
restrictions may be lifted |
Minimum
age |
Unsupervised
driving prohibited |
Restriction on passengers
(family members excepted
unless otherwise noted) |
Nighttime restrictions |
Passenger restrictions |
|
Alabama
|
16
|
midnight-6 am secondary enforcement
|
no more than 1 passenger secondary enforcement
|
171
|
171
|
|
Alaska
|
16
|
1 am-5 am
|
first 6 months—no passengers
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
Arizona
|
16
|
midnight-5 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 secondary enforcement
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
Arkansas
|
162
|
11 pm - 4 am
|
no more than 1 passenger
|
18
|
18
|
|
California
|
163
|
11 pm-5 am secondary enforcement
|
first 12 months—no passengers younger than 20 (limited exception for immediate family) secondary enforcement
|
17
|
17
|
|
Colorado
|
16
|
midnight-5 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger secondary enforcement
|
17
|
17
|
|
Connecticut
|
16, 4 months4
|
11 pm - 5 am
|
first 6 months—no passengers other than parents or a driving instructor; second 6 months—no passengers other than parents, driving instructor, or members of the immediate family
|
18
|
17, 4 months
|
|
Delaware
|
16, 6 months5
|
10 pm-6 am5
|
no more than 1 passenger5
|
17
|
17
|
|
District of Columbia
|
16, 6 months6
|
September–June: 11 pm-6 am Sun.–Thur., 12:01 am-6 am Sat.–Sun.; July–August: 12:01 am-6 am
|
first 6 months—no passengers; thereafter, no more than 2 passengers
|
18
|
18
|
|
Florida
|
16
|
11 pm-6 am (age 16); 1 am-5 am (age 17)
|
none
|
18
|
no
|
|
Georgia
|
167
|
midnight-6 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers secondary enforcement
|
18
|
18
|
|
Hawaii
|
168
|
11 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 (household members excepted)
|
17
|
17
|
|
Idaho
|
159
|
sunset to sunrise
|
first 6 months—licensees 16 and younger can have no more than 1 passenger younger than 17
|
16
|
15, 6 months
|
|
Illinois
|
1610
|
starts 10 pm Sun.-Thur., 11 pm Fri.-Sat., ends 6 am
|
first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20
|
18
|
17
|
|
Indiana
|
16, 6 months (16, 9 months without driver education)11
|
First 180 days, 10 pm - 5 am; thereafter, 11 pm-5 am Sun.–Fri.; 1 am-5 am Sat.–Sun.
|
first 180 days-no passengers
|
18
|
17 (17, 3 months without driver education)
|
|
Iowa
|
1612,13
|
12:30 am-5 am
|
parental discretion 14
(effective 01/01/14)
|
1715
|
no
|
|
Kansas
|
1616
|
9 pm-5 am
|
first 6 months - no more than one passenger younger than 18
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
Kentucky
|
16, 6 months17
|
midnight-6 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor secondary enforcement
|
17
|
17
|
|
Louisiana
|
1618
|
11 pm-5 am
|
no more than one passenger younger than 21 between the hours of 6 pm-5 am; no passenger restriction from 5 am-6 pm
|
17
|
17
|
|
Maine
|
1619
|
midnight-5 am19
|
first 9 months—no passengers19
|
16, 9 months
|
16, 9 months
|
|
Maryland
|
16, 6 months
|
midnight-5 am20
|
first 5 months—no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement
|
18
|
16, 11 months
|
|
Massachusetts
|
16, 6 months21
|
12:30 am-5 am (between 12:30 am-1 am and 4 am-5 am the night
driving and passenger restrictions are secondarily enforced; enforcement is primary at all other times)
|
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 18 (between 12:30 am–1 am and 4 am–5 am the night driving and passenger restrictions are secondarily enforced; enforcement is primary at all other times)
|
18
|
17
|
|
Michigan
|
1622
|
10 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
|
17
|
17
|
|
Minnesota
|
1623
|
midnight-5 am
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20
|
16, 6 months
|
17
|
|
Mississippi
|
1624
|
10pm-6am Sun.-Thur., 11:30pm-6am Fri.-Sat.
|
none
|
16, 6 months
|
no
|
|
Missouri
|
16
|
1 am-5 am
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 19; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 19
|
17, 11 months
|
17, 11 months
|
|
Montana
|
1525
|
11 pm-5 am
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 18
|
16
|
16
|
|
Nebraska
|
16
|
midnight-6 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 19 secondary enforcement
|
17
|
16, 6 months
|
|
Nevada
|
1626
|
10 pm-5 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement
|
18
|
16, 6 months
|
|
New Hampshire
|
16
|
1 am-4 am
|
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 25
|
18
|
16, 6 months
|
|
New Jersey
|
1727
|
11 - 5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger (exception is limited to drivers' dependents)
|
18
|
18
|
|
New Mexico
|
15, 6 months28
|
midnight-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
New York
|
16, 6 months29
|
prohibited at all times in NYC (5 Boroughs); all times in Nassau and Suffolk Counties except for limited (5 am-9 pm) travel to work, school and driver’s education, proof required; otherwise 9 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 2129
|
17 (18 without driver education)29
|
17 (18 without driver education)29
|
|
North Carolina
|
1630,31
|
9 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; if a family member younger than 21 is already a passenger then no other passengers younger than 21 who are not family members
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
North Dakota
|
16; 15 for a parent requested restricted license
|
The holder of a restricted license may only drive a car belonging to a parent or guardian and may not drive between the later of sunset or 9pm and 5am
|
none
|
16
|
none
|
|
Ohio
|
1632
|
midnight-6 am (age 16), 1 am-5 am (age 17) secondary enforcement
|
no more than 1 passenger unless supervised
|
18
|
17
|
|
Oklahoma
|
16
|
10 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger33
|
16, 6 months (17 without driver education)
|
16, 6 months (17 without driver education)
|
|
Oregon
|
1634
|
midnight-5 am
|
first 6 months–no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 3 passengers younger than 20
|
17
|
17
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
16, 6 months
|
11 pm-5 am
|
first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers
|
17
|
17
|
|
Rhode Island
|
16, 6 months35
|
1 am-5 am
|
first 12 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
|
17, 6 months
|
17, 6 months
|
|
South Carolina
|
15, 6 months
|
6 pm-6 am EST; 8 pm-6 am EDT
|
no more than 2 passengers younger than 21 unless transporting students to and from school
|
16, 6 months
|
16, 6 months
|
|
South Dakota
|
14, 6 months (14, 3 months with driver education)
|
10 pm-6 am
|
none
|
16
|
no
|
|
Tennessee
|
16
|
11 pm-6 am
|
no more than 1 passenger
|
17
|
17
|
|
Texas
|
1636
|
midnight-5 am secondary enforcement
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21 secondary enforcement
|
17
|
17
|
|
Utah
|
1637
|
midnight-5 am
|
first 6 months—no passengers38 secondary enforcement
|
17
|
16, 6 months38
|
|
Vermont
|
1639
|
none
|
first 3 months-no passengers without exception; second 3 months-no passengers except family members
|
no
|
16, 6 months
|
|
Virginia
|
16, 3 months40
|
midnight-4 am41 secondary enforcement
|
first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 21 secondary enforcement
(effective 07/01/13)
|
18
|
18
|
|
Washington
|
1642
|
1 am-5 am secondary enforcement
|
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20 secondary enforcement
|
1743
|
1743
|
|
West Virginia
|
16
|
10 pm-5 am
|
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 20
|
17
|
17
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1644
|
midnight-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger
|
16, 9 months
|
16, 9 months
|
|
Wyoming
|
1645
|
11 pm-5 am
|
no more than 1 passenger younger than 18
|
16, 6 months45
|
16, 6 months45
|