Kansas (KS) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Kansas (KS), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 9 p.m. - 5 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than one passenger younger than 18; night restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- KS verified
- State name
- Kansas our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 14
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 12 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 25 hours, in learner phase; 25 hours before age 16; 10 of the 50 hours must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than one passenger younger than 18 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 23: In Kansas, drivers age 15 but not yet 16 may be granted a restricted license if they have completed driver training. Restricted license holders younger than 16 may not drive unless supervised other than to and from school or work via the most direct route and may not carry minor passengers other than siblings. To get a restricted license, applicants must have driven at least 25 of the 50 hours required for a full license and must have held an instruction permit for 12 months. our reading
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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.
KS | 14Footnote 23 | 12 months | 25 hours, in learner phase; 25 hours before age 16; 10 of the 50 hours must be at nightFootnote 23 | 16Footnote 23 | 9 p.m. - 5 a.m. | no more than one passenger younger than 18 | licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table