Connecticut (CT) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Connecticut (CT), intermediate minimum age is 16, 4 months; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m. - 5 a.m; passenger restriction is first 6 months—no passengers other than parents or a driving instructor; second 6 months—no passengers other than parents, driving instructor or members of the immediate family; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17, 4 mos.), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- CT verified
- State name
- Connecticut our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 16 verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months (4 months with driver education)
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16, 4 months verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 6 months—no passengers other than parents or a driving instructor; second 6 months—no passengers other than parents, driving instructor or members of the immediate family verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17, 4 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 7: In Connecticut, either driver education or home training is required for license applicants younger than 18. Permit holders may not carry any passengers aside from the person providing instruction, parents or guardians. Time spent practice driving with a professional instructor counts toward the 40-hour certification requirement. Before an applicant who under 18 may take the driver’s test, parents or guardians must attend two hours of instruction regarding teen driving laws and related issues with such applicant. Anyone 18 years of age or older must hold an adult learner’s permit for three months before obtaining a driver's license. 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
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.
CT | 16Footnote 7 | 6 monthsFootnote 7 (4 months with driver education) | 40 hoursFootnote 7 | 16, 4 monthsFootnote 7 | 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. | first 6 months—no passengers other than parents or a driving instructor; second 6 months—no passengers other than parents, driving instructor or members of the immediate family | age 18 | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17, 4 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table