South Carolina (SC) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For South Carolina (SC), intermediate minimum age is 15, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 6 p.m.-6 a.m. EST; 8 p.m.-6 a.m. EDT; passenger restriction is no more than 2 passengers younger than 21 unless transporting students to and from school; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 65: In South Carolina, applicants 18 and older must hold the learner permit for 30 days before attempting the driving test, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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

SC | 15 | 6 months Footnote 65 | 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 15, 6 months | 6 p.m.-6 a.m. EST; 8 p.m.-6 a.m. EDT | no more than 2 passengers younger than 21 unless transporting students to and from school | licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.) | licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02

Source

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

Last verified against source: 2026-09-15. Due for re-check by 2027-09-09. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.