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 2026-10-07.

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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

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MA | 16Footnote 31 | 6 monthsFootnote 31 | 40 hoursFootnote 32 | 16, 6 monthsFootnote 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 2026-10-07

Source

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

Last verified against source: 2026-10-07. Due for re-check by 2027-10-07. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.