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Arizona (AZ) — 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.
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DatasetUS graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For Arizona (AZ), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 secondary enforcement; night restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 2: In Arizona, a driver education instructor can authorize an enrolled student who is 15 to drive only while supervised by the authorizing instructor, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

State
AZ verified
State name
Arizona our reading
Learner minimum age
15, 6 months verified
Mandatory holding period
6 months verified
Supervised driving hours
30 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education) verified
Intermediate minimum age
16 verified
Nighttime restriction
midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement verified
Passenger restriction
no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 secondary enforcement verified
Night restriction lifted
licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
Passenger restriction lifted
licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
Exceptions and footnotes
Footnote 2: In Arizona, a driver education instructor can authorize an enrolled student who is 15 to drive only while supervised by the authorizing instructor. 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

AZ | 15, 6 months Footnote 2 | 6 months | 30 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education) | 16 | midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement | no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 secondary enforcement | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02

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