State

Minimum Age for Permit, Provisional License and Full License

Nighttime Restrictions with Permit, Provisional and Full License

# of Passengers Allowed w/Permit, Provisional and Full License

Texas

16 yrs

Midnight-5am

No more than 1 passenger younger than 21

New York

16 and 6 months

9pm-5am

No more than 1 passenger younger than 21 (effective 2/22/10)

Alaska

16 yrs

1am-5am

First 6 months- no passengers

Montana

15 yrs

11pm-5am

First 6 months- no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months- no more than 3 passengers younger than 18

New Jersey

17 yrs

Midnight-5am until 5/1/10; then 11-5am

No more than 1 passenger (household members excepted until 5/1/10 when the exception will be limited to drivers’ dependents)

Tennessee

16

11pm-6am

 No more than 1 passenger

Michigan

14 and 9 mnths,16 yrs and at least 17 yrs (and had provisional for at least 6 months)

Midnight-5am

 None

California

16 yrs

11pm-5am

 First 12 months- no passengers younger than 20 (limited exception for immediate family)

Maine

16 yrs

Midnight-5am

 First 180 days- no passengers permitted

Maryland

16 and 6 months

Midnight-5am

 First 5 months- no passengers younger than 18

Florida

16 yrs

11pm-6am (age 16); 1am-5am (age 17)

 None

South Dakota

14 and 6 months (14 and 3 months with driver’s ed)

10pm-6am

 None

New Mexico

15 and 6 months

Midnight-5am

 No more than 1 passenger younger than 21

Washington

16 yrs

1am-5am

 First 6 months- no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months- no more than 3 passengers younger than 20

Virginia

15 and 6 months and drivers ed is required for applicants younger than 19

Midnight-5am

(only applies to permit holders)

 First 12 months- no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter no more than 3 passengers younger than 18

(only applies to permit holders) 

Idaho

15 yrs

Sunset to sunrise

 First 6 months – licenses 16 and younger can have no more than 1 passenger younger than 17