# GA — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For GA, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 12 months; supervised driving hours is 40 hours, 6 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** GA
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 12 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 40 hours, 6 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement
- **Passenger restriction:** first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers secondary enforcement
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 18
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** age 18

## What the source says

> GA | 15 | 12 months | 40 hours, 6 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 12 | midnight-5 a.m. secondary enforcement | first 6 months—no passengers; second 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers secondary enforcement | age 18 | age 18

## 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/).