Colorado (CO) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Colorado (CO), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement; passenger restriction is first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than one passenger secondary enforcement; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- CO verified
- State name
- Colorado our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 12 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than one passenger secondary enforcement verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 6: In Colorado, license applicants younger than 18 must have completed driver education within six months of applying for the permit. Applicants who are 18 through 20 years must complete a 4-hour prequalification driver awareness program. our reading
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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.
CO | 15Footnote 6 | 12 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 | midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement | first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than one passenger secondary enforcement | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table