Indiana (IN) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Indiana (IN), intermediate minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period (state statute) is one hundred eighty (180) days; statute is IC 9-24-3-2.5; nighttime restriction is first 6 months, 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; thereafter, 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Sun.–Fri.; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. Sat.–Sun; passenger restriction is no passengers; night restriction lifted is age 18 and licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age 18); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos. or 17, 3 mos. without driver education), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- IN verified
- State name
- Indiana our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Mandatory holding period (state statute)
- one hundred eighty (180) days verified
- Statute
- IC 9-24-3-2.5 verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- first 6 months, 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; thereafter, 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Sun.–Fri.; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. Sat.–Sun. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no passengers verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 and licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age 18) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos. or 17, 3 mos. without driver education) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 17: In Indiana, driver education determines the minimum age for permits and the intermediate license. People enrolled in or who have completed driver education must be age 15 to have a permit; otherwise, they must be age 16. The minimum age for an intermediate license is 16 months with driver education and 16, 9 months, without. | Footnote 18: Holders of operator licenses issued to individuals younger than 21 must adhere to both the night and passenger restriction for six months or until age 21, whichever occurs first. In addition, holders of operator licenses issued to individuals younger than age 18 have a graduated night restriction that goes beyond the initial 6 months and lasts until age 18. 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.
IN | 15Footnote 17 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16Footnote 17 | first 6 months, 10 p.m.-5 a.m.; thereafter, 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Sun.–Fri.; 1 a.m.-5 a.m. Sat.–Sun.Footnote 18 | no passengersFootnote 18 | age 18 and licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age 18)Footnote 18 | licensed for 6 months or age 21, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos. or 17, 3 mos. without driver education)Footnote 18
— 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)
Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, an individual must satisfy the requirements set forth in one (1) of the following subdivisions to receive a driver's license: (1) The individual meets the following conditions: (A) Is at least sixteen (16) years of age. (B) Has held a valid learner's permit for at least one hundred eighty (180) days.
Statute
IC 9-24-3-2.5
— all from iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Sources
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table
- iga.in.govhttps://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9/Article_24/Chapter_3/2026_IC_9-24-3-2.5.html