Reference Source

MA

For MA, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 40 hours; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 12:30 a.m.-5 a.m. (between 12:30 a.m.-1 a.m. and 4 a.m.-5 a.m. the night driving and passenger restrictions are subject to secondary enforcement; enforcement is primary at all other times), verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

State
MA
Learner minimum age
16
Mandatory holding period
6 months
Supervised driving hours
40 hours
Intermediate minimum age
16, 6 months
Nighttime restriction
12:30 a.m.-5 a.m. (between 12:30 a.m.-1 a.m. and 4 a.m.-5 a.m. the night driving and passenger restrictions are subject to secondary enforcement; enforcement is primary at all other times)
Passenger restriction
no passengers younger than 18 (between 12:30 am–1 am and 4 am–5 am the night driving and passenger restrictions are secondarily enforced; enforcement is primary at all other times)
Night restriction lifted
age 18
Passenger restriction lifted
licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)
Sourceiihs.org
Verified2026-08-05
Review by2027-08-05
DatasetUS graduated driver licensing requirements by state

What the source says

MA | 16 Footnote 31 | 6 months Footnote 31 | 40 hours Footnote 32 | 16, 6 months Footnote 33 | 12:30 a.m.-5 a.m. (between 12:30 a.m.-1 a.m. and 4 a.m.-5 a.m. the night driving and passenger restrictions are subject to secondary enforcement; enforcement is primary at all other times) | no passengers younger than 18 (between 12:30 am–1 am and 4 am–5 am the night driving and passenger restrictions are secondarily enforced; enforcement is primary at all other times) | age 18 | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)

iihs.org, retrieved 2026-08-05

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-05. Scheduled for re-check by: 2027-08-05. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.