# DC — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For DC, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 40 hours in learner’s stage; 10 hours at night in intermediate stage; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is September–June: 11 p.m.-6 a.m. Sun.–Thur., 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m. Sat.–Sun.; July–August: 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** DC
- **Learner minimum age:** 16
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 40 hours in learner’s stage; 10 hours at night in intermediate stage
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16, 6 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** September–June: 11 p.m.-6 a.m. Sun.–Thur., 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m. Sat.–Sun.; July–August: 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no passengers
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 18)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 18)

## What the source says

> DC | 16 Footnote 9 | 6 months Footnote 9 | 40 hours in learner’s stage; 10 hours at night in intermediate stage | 16, 6 months Footnote 10 | September–June: 11 p.m.-6 a.m. Sun.–Thur., 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m. Sat.–Sun.; July–August: 12:01 a.m.-6 a.m. Footnote 10 | no passengers Footnote 10 | licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 18) Footnote 10 | licensed 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 18) Footnote 10

## 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/).