Maine (ME) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Maine (ME), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m; passenger restriction is no passengers; night restriction lifted is licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 26: In Maine, driver education is required for a permit and a license if the applicant is younger than 18. The learner's permit holding period and the certification of practice driving applies to license applicants younger than 21. The period of license restrictions may extend beyond the person's 18th birthday, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- ME verified
- State name
- Maine our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 70 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no passengers verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 26: In Maine, driver education is required for a permit and a license if the applicant is younger than 18. The learner's permit holding period and the certification of practice driving applies to license applicants younger than 21. The period of license restrictions may extend beyond the person's 18th birthday. our reading
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What the source says
ME | 15 Footnote 26 | 6 months Footnote 26 | 70 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 26 | midnight-5 a.m. Footnote 26 | no passengers Footnote 26 | licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) Footnote 26 | licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) Footnote 26
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table