EarnDriver | Minimum required age by state

Minimum required age for drivers by state

State	Regular License (Min. Age)	Intermediate License (Min. Age)	Learner’s Permit (Min. Age)
Alabama	17	16	15
Alaska	16 years, 6 months	16	14
Arizona	16 years, 6 months	16	15 years, 6 months
Arkansas	18	16	14
California	18	16	15 years, 6 months
Colorado	17	16	15
Connecticut	18	16 years, 4 months	16
Delaware	17	16 years, 6 months	16
District of Columbia	18	16 years, 6 months	16
Florida	18	16	15
Georgia	18	16	15
Hawaii	17	16	15 years, 6 months
Idaho	16	15	14 years, 6 months
Illinois	18	16	15
Indiana	18	16 years, 3 months	15
Iowa	17	16	14
Kansas	16 years, 6 months	16	14
Kentucky	17	16 years, 6 months	16
Louisiana	17	16	15
Maine	16 years, 9 months	16	15
Maryland	18	16 years, 6 months	15 years, 9 months
Massachusetts	18	16 years, 6 months	16
Michigan	17	16	14 years, 9 months
Minnesota	17	16	15
Mississippi	18	16	15
Missouri	18	16	15
Montana	16	15	14 years, 6 months
Nebraska	17	16	15
Nevada	18	16	15 years, 6 months
New Hampshire	17 years, 1 month	16	15 years, 6 months
New Jersey	18	17	16
New Mexico	16 years, 6 months	15 years, 6 months	15
New York	18	16 years, 6 months	16
North Carolina	16 years, 6 months	16	15
North Dakota	16	15	14
Ohio	18	16	15 years, 6 months
Oklahoma	17	16	15 years, 6 months
Oregon	17	16	15
Pennsylvania	18	16 years, 6 months	16
Rhode Island	17 years, 6 months	16 years, 6 months	16
South Carolina	16 years, 6 months	15 years, 6 months	15
South Dakota	16	14 years, 6 months	14
Tennessee	17	16	15
Texas	18	16	15
Utah	17	16	15
Vermont	16 years, 6 months	16	15
Virginia	18	16	15 years, 6 months
Washington	17	16	15
West Virginia	17	16	15
Wisconsin	16 years, 9 months	16	15 years, 6 months
Wyoming	16 years, 6 months	16	15

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