Alabama (AL) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Alabama (AL), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-6 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than one passenger; night restriction lifted is age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- AL verified
- State name
- Alabama our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours (none with driver education) verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-6 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than one passenger verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 1: In Alabama, the supervising driver must be a parent, guardian, grandparent or driving instructor. At age 16, permit holders may drive with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old. our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
State, Learner minimum age, Mandatory holding period (IIHS table), Supervised driving hours, Intermediate minimum age, Nighttime restriction, Passenger restriction, Night restriction lifted and Passenger restriction lifted
The source prints these values inside the passage below but does not name them there. The passage shows where each one appears; what ties them to this record is the position on the page, not anything the passage says.
AL | 15Footnote 1 | 6 monthsFootnote 1 | 50 hours (none with driver education) | 16 | midnight-6 a.m. | no more than one passenger | age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17) | age 17 and licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table