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 2026-10-07.
- State
- MT verified
- State name
- Montana our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 14, 6 months verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 15
- Nighttime restriction
- 11 p.m.-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 6 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; second 6 months—no more than 3 passengers younger than 18 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- 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. our reading
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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
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.
MT | 14, 6 monthsFootnote 42 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at nightFootnote 43 | 15Footnote 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 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table