North Dakota (ND) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For North Dakota (ND), intermediate minimum age is 16; 15 for a parent requested restricted license; nighttime restriction is The holder of a restricted license may only drive a car belonging to a parent or guardian and may not drive between the later of sunset or 9 p.m. and 5 a.m; passenger restriction is none; night restriction lifted is age 16; passenger restriction lifted is none; exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 58: In North Dakota, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 16, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- ND verified
- State name
- North Dakota our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 14 verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- <16: 12 months; 16: 6 months or until age 18, whichever comes first verified
- Supervised driving hours
- <16: 50 hours; ≥ 16: none verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16; 15 for a parent requested restricted license verified
- Nighttime restriction
- The holder of a restricted license may only drive a car belonging to a parent or guardian and may not drive between the later of sunset or 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- none verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 16 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- none verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 58: In North Dakota, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 16. 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.
ND | 14 | <16: 12 months; 16: 6 months or until age 18, whichever comes first | <16: 50 hours; ≥ 16: none | 16; 15 for a parent requested restricted licenseFootnote 58 | The holder of a restricted license may only drive a car belonging to a parent or guardian and may not drive between the later of sunset or 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. | none | age 16 | none
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table