# PA — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For PA, learner minimum age is 16; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 65 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 5 of which must be in inclement weather; intermediate minimum age is 16, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-5 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** PA
- **Learner minimum age:** 16
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 65 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 5 of which must be in inclement weather
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16, 6 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** 11 p.m.-5 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17)

## What the source says

> PA | 16 | 6 months | 65 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 5 of which must be in inclement weather | 16, 6 months | 11 p.m.-5 a.m. | first 6 months— no more than 1 passenger younger than 18; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers | licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months and age 17 with driver education or age 18 (min. age: 17)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
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