Kentucky (KY) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For Kentucky (KY), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-6 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor secondary enforcement; night restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 24: Kentucky law prohibits learner's permit holders from driving between midnight and 6 a.m. or from carrying more than one passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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What the source says

KY | 15 Footnote 24 | 6 months Footnote 24 | 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 24 | 16 | midnight-6 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor secondary enforcement | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)

— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

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

Last verified against source: 2026-09-15. Due for re-check by 2027-09-09. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.