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 2026-10-07.
- State
- KY verified
- State name
- Kentucky our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-6 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor secondary enforcement verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- 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. 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.
KY | 15Footnote 24 | 6 monthsFootnote 24 | 60 hours, 10 of which must be at nightFootnote 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 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table