Massachusetts (MA) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Massachusetts (MA), 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); passenger restriction is 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 is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 31: In Massachusetts, the night driving restriction for permit holders younger than 18 is midnight to 5 a.m., unless they are accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian. | Footnote 32: In Massachusetts, the requirement for supervised driving is 30 hours for applicants who have successfully completed a driver skills development program in a closed, off-road course licensed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. | Footnote 33: In Massachusetts, driver education is required of license applicants younger than 18, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- MA verified
- State name
- Massachusetts our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 16 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16, 6 months verified
- 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) verified
- 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) verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 31: In Massachusetts, the night driving restriction for permit holders younger than 18 is midnight to 5 a.m., unless they are accompanied by a licensed parent or guardian. | Footnote 32: In Massachusetts, the requirement for supervised driving is 30 hours for applicants who have successfully completed a driver skills development program in a closed, off-road course licensed by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles. | Footnote 33: In Massachusetts, driver education is required of license applicants younger than 18. our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
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 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table