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Restrictions on passengers for drivers with intermediate state licenses
(family members excepted unless otherwise noted)
(hover over the map for more detail)
Alabama
no more than 3 passengers
Alaska
first 6 months—no passengers
Arizona
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18
secondary enforcement
Arkansas
no more than 1 passenger
California
first 12 months—no passengers younger than 20 (limited exception for immediate family)
secondary enforcement
Colorado
first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger
secondary enforcement
Connecticut
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
Delaware
no more than 1 passenger
District of Columbia
first 6 months—no passengers; thereafter, no more than 2 passengers
Florida
none
Georgia
first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers
secondary enforcement
Hawaii
no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 (household members excepted)
Idaho
first 6 months—licensees 16 and younger can have no more than 1 passenger younger than 17
Illinois
first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20
Indiana
first 180 days-no passengers
Iowa
none
Kansas
first 6 months - no more than one passenger younger than 18
Kentucky
no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor
secondary enforcement
Louisiana
none
Maine
first 180 days—no passengers
Maryland
first 5 months—no passengers younger than 18
secondary enforcement
Massachusetts
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)
Michigan
none
Minnesota
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20
Mississippi
none
Missouri
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 19; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 19
Montana
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 18
Nebraska
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 19
secondary enforcement
Nevada
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 18
secondary enforcement
New Hampshire
first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 25
New Jersey
no more than 1 passenger (household members excepted until 5/1/10 when the exception will be limited to drivers' dependents)
New Mexico
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
New York
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
North Carolina
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
North Dakota
none
Ohio
no more than 1 passenger unless supervised
Oklahoma
no more than 1 passenger
Oregon
first 6 months–no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 3 passengers younger than 20
Pennsylvania
none
Rhode Island
first 12 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
South Carolina
no more than 2 passengers younger than 21 unless transporting students to and from school
South Dakota
none
Tennessee
no more than 1 passenger
Texas
no more than 1 passenger younger than 21
secondary enforcement
Utah
first 6 months—no passengers
secondary enforcement
Vermont
first 3 months-no passengers without exception; second 3 months-no passengers except family members
Virginia
first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 18
secondary enforcement
Washington
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20
secondary enforcement
West Virginia
first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 20
Wisconsin
no more than 1 passenger
Wyoming
no more than 1 passenger younger than 18
