Minnesota (MN) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Minnesota (MN), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20; night restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- MN verified
- State name
- Minnesota our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15 verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours, 15 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 36: In Minnesota, permit applicants younger than 18 must be enrolled in driver education. An optional 90-minute supplemental curriculum for parents is to be established by July 1, 2014, to provide information concerning graduated licensing, safety risks and the potential influence of adults on driving behavior. | Footnote 37: In Minnesota, the permit holding period also applies to license applicants 18 and older unless they have completed driver education. | Footnote 38: In Minnesota, license applicants younger than 18 must provide proof that a parent has taken a course for parents of teen drivers or perform an additional 10 certified practice hours. | Footnote 39: In Minnesota, license applicants younger than 18 must have completed driver education. Provisional license holders must be crash-free to qualify for a full license. our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
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
The source prints these values inside the passage below but does not name them there. The passage shows where each one appears; what ties them to this record is the position on the page, not anything the passage says.
MN | 15Footnote 36 | 6 monthsFootnote 37 | 40 hours, 15 of which must be at nightFootnote 38 | 16Footnote 39 | midnight-5 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 20 | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 12 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