Florida (FL) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Florida (FL), intermediate minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period (state statute) is at least 12 months; statute is F.S. 322.05; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds; passenger restriction is none; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is none, verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- FL verified
- State name
- Florida our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 12 months verified
- Mandatory holding period (state statute)
- at least 12 months verified
- Statute
- F.S. 322.05 verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds verified
- Passenger restriction
- none verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- none verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 11: In Florida, learner's permit holders may not drive after sunset for the first three months and thereafter may not drive after 10 p.m. Permit applicants must have completed driver education. Applicants who are 18 years of age or older must complete an approved traffic and substance abuse education course. 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.
FL | 15Footnote 11 | 12 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 | 11 p.m.-6 a.m. for 16 year-olds; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. for 17 year-olds | none | age 18 | none
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Mandatory holding period (state statute)
The department may not issue a license: (1) To a person who is under the age of 16 years, except that the department may issue a learner’s driver license to a person who is at least 15 years of age and who meets the requirements of ss. 322.091 and 322.1615 and of any other applicable law or rule. (2) To a person who is at least 16 years of age but is under 18 years of age unless the person meets the requirements of s. 322.091 and holds a valid: (a) Learner’s driver license for at least 12 months, with no moving traffic convictions, before applying for a license; (b) Learner’s driver license for at least 12 months and who has a moving traffic conviction but elects to attend a traffic driving school for which adjudication must be withheld pursuant to s. 318.14; or (c) License that was issued in another state or in a foreign jurisdiction and that would not be subject to suspension or revocation under the laws of this state.
Statute
F.S. 322.05 322.05 Persons not to be licensed.
— all from iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Sources
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table
- leg.state.fl.ushttps://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0322/Sections/0322.05.html