Nebraska (NE) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Nebraska (NE), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-6 a.m. secondary enforcement; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 19 secondary enforcement; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 45: In Nebraska, students who are at least 14 years and two months of age and who either live outside or attend school outside a metropolitan area may be issued a learner’s permit (called an “LPE permit”) and a limited license (called a “school permit”). The LPE permit authorizes supervised driving for the purpose of preparing for the school permit, which allows driving to and from school independently or anyplace else while supervised by a parent or guardian, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- NE verified
- State name
- Nebraska our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education) verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-6 a.m. secondary enforcement verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 19 secondary enforcement verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 45: In Nebraska, students who are at least 14 years and two months of age and who either live outside or attend school outside a metropolitan area may be issued a learner’s permit (called an “LPE permit”) and a limited license (called a “school permit”). The LPE permit authorizes supervised driving for the purpose of preparing for the school permit, which allows driving to and from school independently or anyplace else while supervised by a parent or guardian. 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.
NE | 15Footnote 45 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education) | 16 | midnight-6 a.m. secondary enforcement | no more than 1 passenger younger than 19 secondary enforcement | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) | licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table