# CT — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For CT, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months (4 months with driver education); supervised driving hours is 40 hours; intermediate minimum age is 16, 4 months; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m. - 5 a.m, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** CT
- **Learner minimum age:** 16
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months (4 months with driver education) _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Supervised driving hours:** 40 hours
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16, 4 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** 11 p.m. - 5 a.m.
- **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
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 18
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17, 4 mos.)

## What the source says

> CT | 16 Footnote 7 | 6 months Footnote 7 (4 months with driver education) | 40 hours Footnote 7 | 16, 4 months Footnote 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.)

## 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/).