New Mexico (NM) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For New Mexico (NM), intermediate minimum age is 15, 6 months; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 49: In New Mexico, permit applicants younger than 18 must be enrolled in driver education. | Footnote 50: In New Mexico, license applicants younger than 18 must have completed driver education, recorded from its source on 2026-10-07.

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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

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NM | 15Footnote 49 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 15, 6 monthsFootnote 50 | midnight-5 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger younger than 21 | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 12 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

Last verified against source: 2026-10-07. Due for re-check by 2027-10-07. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.