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Nebraska (NE) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

16
The earliest age your teen may drive without an adult in the car — the intermediate (provisional) licence age. Night-time and passenger limits still apply until the points shown below. From the IIHS graduated-licensing table row quoted on the record page.
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DatasetUS graduated driver licensing requirements by state

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 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

State
NE verified
State name
Nebraska our reading
Learner minimum age
15 verified
Mandatory holding period
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

NE | 15 Footnote 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 2026-09-02

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