New Hampshire (NH) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For New Hampshire (NH), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 1 a.m.-4 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 25; night restriction lifted is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- NH verified
- State name
- New Hampshire our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15, 6 months verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- none verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 1 a.m.-4 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger younger than 25 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 47: New Hampshire does not issue learner's permits. At age 15, 6 months a person can drive while supervised by a licensed driver 25 or older. License applicants who are younger than 18 must take driver education. 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.
NH | 15, 6 monthsFootnote 47 | none | 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 | 1 a.m.-4 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger younger than 25 | age 18 | 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