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License article 4
License in United States
Ohio Driver's Manual, 1950In the U.S. and Canada, the driving age is determined by the state or province, with the most common age being sixteen[7]. Most states and provinces also have restricted driver's licenses (also called learner's permits), which allow a person to drive provided they are accompanied by a licensed driver. There has also been a trend toward "graduated driver's licenses," in which new (especially young) drivers are gradually allowed more driving privileges instead of being given complete driving privilege all at once. Learner's permits are granted by some states to drivers as young as fourteen. Some states also issue farm permits or school permits to certain 14 or 15 year old drivers.
All U.S. states have a minimum driving age of exactly sixteen, except for these states:
Alaska: Small Motorcycle: 14 years; Automobile: 14 years (Learner's Permit) / 16 years (License)
California: Automobile: 15.5 Years (Learner's Permit upon completion of classroom and
behind the wheel classes of driver's education), then a 6 months minimum to obtain license, with 12 months being the maximum on the permit.
Connecticut: 16 years, 6 months
Georgia: 15 years (learner's permit), must have learner's permit for one year and one day before applying for license
Hawaii: 15.5 (learner's permit), 16 with parental consent [2]
Idaho : 15 years (in daylight)
Indiana: 16 years, 1 month
Kansas: 14 years, with parent
Maryland: 15 years, 9 months (learner's permit) and must have learner's permit for six months before applying for license (so 16 years, 3 months)
Michigan: 14 years, 9 months (with parent), 16 years (graduated learner's permit), 17 years ("full license"). All drivers under 18 must enroll in an educational course to receive a license, or the passing of a written test if a license was obtained elsewhere.
Minnesota: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years (license)
Mississippi: 15 years
Montana: 15 years
Nevada : 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years old (license)
New Jersey: 16 years (learner's permit), 17 years (license with some restrictions), 18 years (license)
New York: 16 (Junior License, graduated from Junior Permit and Junior Limited License)
Full License: 18 or 17 (with Driver's Education)
North Dakota: 14 years, 6 months
Ohio: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit, must hold permit for 6 mos. and complete 50 hours of road practice and a driver education course if under 18)
Oklahoma: 14 years small motorcycle (daytime only, under 250cc, max speed limit of 35 mph), 15.5 learners permit, 16 intermediate driver's license (daytime only), 18 full license.
Oregon: 15 years (learner's permit), 16 years old (provisional license with restrictions), 18 years (full license)
South Carolina: 15 years
South Dakota: 14 years, 6 or 9 months (6am-10pm)
Tennessee: 15 years (with parent)
Virginia: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years, 3 months (must have held permit for minimum 9 months)
Washington: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years (full license upon completion of instructional driving course), 18 years (full license if no instructional driving course was taken)
Wisconsin: 15 years, 6 months (learner's permit), 16 years (license, must have held permit for 6 months if under 18, 10 days if over 18)
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