# SC — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For SC, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 6 months; supervised driving hours is 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 15, 6 months; nighttime restriction is 6 p.m.-6 a.m. EST; 8 p.m.-6 a.m. EDT, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** SC
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 6 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 15, 6 months
- **Nighttime restriction:** 6 p.m.-6 a.m. EST; 8 p.m.-6 a.m. EDT
- **Passenger restriction:** no more than 2 passengers younger than 21 unless transporting students to and from school
- **Night restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 12 months or age 17, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

## 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.)

## 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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