# KY — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For KY, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-6 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** KY
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** midnight-6 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 unless supervised by a driving instructor secondary enforcement
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)

## 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)

## 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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