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Driver's Permit Requirements by State
Minimum permit age, fees, supervised-hour rules, and hold periods, side by side. Every row links to that state's full guide, and every fact is sourced from the state's own licensing agency with a last-verified date. States are added as their facts are verified — a dash means the official source doesn't state that fact.
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| State | Permit age | Permit fee | Min. hold | Practice hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 15 | $36.25 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Alaska | 14 | $15 | 6 mo | 40h |
| Arizona | 15½ | $7 | 6 mo | 30h |
| Arkansas | 14 | — | — | — |
| California | 15½ | $46 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Colorado | 15 | $19 | 12 mo | 50h |
| Connecticut | 16 | $19 | 4 mo | 40h |
| Delaware | 16 | $40 | 12 mo | 50h |
| District of Columbia | 16 | $20 | 6 mo | 40h |
| Florida | 15 | — | 12 mo | 50h |
| Georgia | 15 | $10 | 12 mo | 40h |
| Hawaii | 15.5 | — | 6 mo | 50h |
| Idaho | 14½ | $20 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Illinois | 15 | $20 | 9 mo | 50h |
| Indiana | 15 | $9 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Iowa | 14 | $6 | 12 mo | 20h |
| Kansas | 14 | $10 | 12 mo | 50h |
| Kentucky | 15 | $15 | 6 mo | 60h |
| Louisiana | 15 | $32.25 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Maine | 15 | $35 | 6 mo | 70h |
| Maryland | 15 years 9 months | — | 9 mo | 60h |
| Massachusetts | 16 | $30 | 6 mo | 40h |
| Michigan | 14 years 9 months | $25 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Minnesota | 15 | $29.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Mississippi | 15 | $7 | 12 mo | 50h |
| Missouri | 15 | $3.5 | 6 mo | 40h |
| Montana | 14.5 | — | 6 mo | 50h |
| Nebraska | 15 | $13 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Nevada | 15½ | $22.5 | — | 50h |
| New Hampshire | 15.5 | — | 6 mo | 40h |
| New Jersey | 16 | $10 | 6 mo | 50h |
| New Mexico | 15 | — | 6 mo | 50h |
| New York | 16 | — | 6 mo | 50h |
| North Carolina | 15 | $25.5 | 9 mo | 60h |
| North Dakota | — | $15 | — | 50h |
| Ohio | 15½ | $26.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Oklahoma | 15 or 16 | $42.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Oregon | 15 | $30 | 6 mo | 100h |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | $45.5 | 6 mo | 65h |
| Rhode Island | 16 | $13.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| South Carolina | 15 | — | 6 mo | 40h |
| South Dakota | 14 | $28 | — | 50h |
| Tennessee | 15 | $10.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Texas | 15 | $16 | 6 mo | 30h |
| Utah | 15 | $19 | 6 mo | 40h |
| Vermont | 15 | $24 | 12 mo | 40h |
| Virginia | 15½ | $3 | 9 mo | 45h |
| Washington | 15 | $35 | 6 mo | 50h |
| West Virginia | 15 | $7.5 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Wisconsin | 15 | $35 | 6 mo | 50h |
| Wyoming | 15 | — | — | 50h |
Practice hours are graduated-licensing requirements and normally apply to applicants under 18 — California and Pennsylvania are verified as under-18 against their own pages. Open a state's guide to see what its source says about adult applicants before assuming the figure applies to you.
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