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Nevada (NV) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

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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 Nevada (NV), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 10 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement; passenger restriction is no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement; 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.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 46: In Nevada, driver education is required of all license applicants younger than 18 unless there is no driver education program offered within a 30-mile radius of the applicant's residence, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

State
NV verified
State name
Nevada our reading
Learner minimum age
15, 6 months verified
Mandatory holding period
6 months verified
Supervised driving hours
50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with defensive driving course) verified
Intermediate minimum age
16 verified
Nighttime restriction
10 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement verified
Passenger restriction
no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement 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 46: In Nevada, driver education is required of all license applicants younger than 18 unless there is no driver education program offered within a 30-mile radius of the applicant's residence. 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

NV | 15, 6 months | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with defensive driving course) | 16 Footnote 46 | 10 p.m.-5 a.m. secondary enforcement | no passengers younger than 18 secondary enforcement | age 18 | 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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