Montana (MT) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For Montana (MT), intermediate minimum age is 15; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-5 a.m; passenger restriction is first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 18; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 42: In Montana, enrollment in or completion of driver education is required for permit applicants younger than 15. | Footnote 43: If a Montana license applicant completed an alternative online traffic education course approved by the department of justice and the hands-on driving component was taught by the parent or guardian, then the supervised driving requirement is 75 hours with 15 at night. | Footnote 44: In Montana, license applicants younger than 16 must have completed driver education, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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

MT | 14, 6 months Footnote 42 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 43 | 15 Footnote 44 | 11 p.m.-5 a.m. | first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 18 | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16) | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16)

— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

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

Last verified against source: 2026-09-15. Due for re-check by 2027-09-09. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.