# ME — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For ME, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 70 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** ME
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 70 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** midnight-5 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** no passengers
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 9 months (min. age: 16, 9 mos.)

## 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

## 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/).