Teen Driving Ages: Permit, Licence, Curfew by State Table
Every state's learner's permit age, provisional licence age, night-driving limit and passenger limit for teen drivers in one table, checked October 2026.
South Dakota is the youngest, with a permit at 14 and a restricted licence at 14 years 6 months; New Jersey is the oldest, with a permit at 16 and a probationary licence at 17 (IIHS table of October 2026, checked against state pages on 18 October 2026).
Teen Driving Ages: Permit, Licence, Curfew by State Table
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