# MD — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For MD, learner minimum age is 15, 9 months; mandatory holding period is 9 months; supervised driving hours is 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** MD
- **Learner minimum age:** 15, 9 months
- **Mandatory holding period:** 9 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16, 6 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** midnight-5 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement _(unconfirmed — we could not tie this to the quote below)_
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 18
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 5 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 11 mos.)

## What the source says

> MD | 15, 9 months Footnote 27 | 9 months Footnote 28 | 60 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 29 | 16, 6 months | midnight-5 a.m. Footnote 30 | no passengers younger than 18 Footnote 30 secondary enforcement | age 18 | licensed for 5 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 11 mos.)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).