# DE — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For DE, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 10 p.m.-6 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** DE
- **Learner minimum age:** 16
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16, 6 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** 10 p.m.-6 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than 1 passenger
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17)

## What the source says

> DE | 16 Footnote 8 | 6 months Footnote 8 | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 8 | 16, 6 months Footnote 8 | 10 p.m.-6 a.m. Footnote 8 | no more than 1 passenger Footnote 8 | licensed for 6 months (min. age: 17) | licensed for 6 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/).