# NE — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For NE, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education); intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-6 a.m. secondary enforcement, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** NE
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education)
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** midnight-6 a.m. secondary enforcement
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than 1 passenger younger than 19 secondary enforcement
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

## 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.)

## Source

- https://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).