Oklahoma (OK) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Oklahoma (OK), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 10 p.m.-5 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger; night restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months with driver education, or 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 6 months with driver education, 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 60: In Oklahoma, learner's permit holders may only operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. | Footnote 61: In Oklahoma, a person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger unless all passengers live in the same household as the custodial legal parent or legal guardian or a licensed driver at least 21 years of age is actually occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D licensee, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- OK verified
- State name
- Oklahoma 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 verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 10 p.m.-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months with driver education, or 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 6 months with driver education, 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 60: In Oklahoma, learner's permit holders may only operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. | Footnote 61: In Oklahoma, a person who has been issued an intermediate Class D license shall not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger unless all passengers live in the same household as the custodial legal parent or legal guardian or a licensed driver at least 21 years of age is actually occupying a seat beside the intermediate Class D licensee. 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
OK | 15 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 60 | 16 | 10 p.m.-5 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger Footnote 61 | licensed for 6 months with driver education, or 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 6 months with driver education, 12 months without or age 18 (min age: 16, 6 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table