# KS — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For KS, learner minimum age is 14; mandatory holding period is 12 months; supervised driving hours is 25 hours, in learner phase; 25 hours before age 16; 10 of the 50 hours must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 9 p.m. - 5 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** KS
- **Learner minimum age:** 14
- **Mandatory holding period:** 12 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 25 hours, in learner phase; 25 hours before age 16; 10 of the 50 hours must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** 9 p.m. - 5 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than one passenger younger than 18
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

## What the source says

> KS | 14 Footnote 23 | 12 months | 25 hours, in learner phase; 25 hours before age 16; 10 of the 50 hours must be at night Footnote 23 | 16 Footnote 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.)

## Source

- https://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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