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 2026-10-07.

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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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ME | 15Footnote 26 | 6 monthsFootnote 26 | 70 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16Footnote 26 | midnight-5 a.m.Footnote 26 | no passengersFootnote 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 2026-10-07

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.