Alabama (AL) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
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The earliest age your teen may drive without an adult in the car — the intermediate (provisional) licence age. Night-time and passenger limits still apply until the points shown below. From the IIHS graduated-licensing table row quoted on the record page.
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 2026-09-15.
- State
- AL verified
- State name
- Alabama our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 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
AL | 15 Footnote 1 | 6 months Footnote 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 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table