# CA — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

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)

## Source

- https://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).