CA
For CA, learner minimum age is 15, 6 months; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.
- State
- CA
- Learner minimum age
- 15, 6 months
- Mandatory holding period
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement
- Passenger restriction
- no passengers younger than 20 (limited exception for immediate family) secondary enforcement
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months (min. age: 17)
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months (min. age: 17)
What the source says
CA | 15, 6 months Footnote 5 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 5 | 11 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement | no passengers younger than 20 (limited exception for immediate family) secondary enforcement | licensed for 12 months (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months (min. age: 17)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-08-05
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table