Young driver licensing systems in the U.S.

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Intermediate & unrestricted stages

April 2013

In many states, the law doesn't set a specific age at which restrictions are lifted. In those cases, the table below reflects the lowest possible age at which someone could hold an unrestricted license, given the minimum time periods required for the learner's permit and intermediate stages.

Table
Map: minimum age for unsupervised driving
Map: night restriction start times
Map: restrictions on passengers

Map of night restriction start times

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	District of Columbia September–June: 11 pm-6 am Sun.–Thur., 12:01 am-6 am Sat.–Sun.; July–August: 12:01 am-6 am


	Illinois starts 10 pm Sun.-Thur., 11 pm Fri.-Sat., ends 6 am


	Indiana First 180 days, 10 pm - 5 am; thereafter, 11 pm-5 am Sun.–Fri.; 1 am-5 am Sat.–Sun.


	Massachusetts 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)


	New York 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


	North Dakota 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


	Ohio midnight-6 am (age 16), 1 am-5 am (age 17) secondary enforcement


	Alaska 1 am-5 am


	Arizona midnight-5 am secondary enforcement


	Arkansas 11 pm - 4 am


	Colorado midnight-5 am secondary enforcement