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 2026-09-09; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- ND verified
- State name
- North Dakota our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 14 verified
- Mandatory holding period
- <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
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 license Footnote 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 2026-09-09
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table