# SD — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For SD, learner minimum age is 14; mandatory holding period is 9 months (6 months with driver education); supervised driving hours is 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 10 of which must be during inclement weather; intermediate minimum age is 14, 9 months (14, 6 months with driver education); nighttime restriction is 10 p.m.-6 a.m, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** SD
- **Learner minimum age:** 14
- **Mandatory holding period:** 9 months (6 months with driver education)
- **Supervised driving hours:** 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 10 of which must be during inclement weather
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 14, 9 months (14, 6 months with driver education)
- **Nighttime restriction:** 10 p.m.-6 a.m.
- **Passenger restriction:** first 6 months—no passengers; thereafter—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18
- **Night restriction lifted:** age 16
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 16, whichever occurs first (min. age: 15, 6 mos.)

## What the source says

> SD | 14 Footnote 66 | 9 months (6 months with driver education) | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night and 10 of which must be during inclement weather | 14, 9 months (14, 6 months with driver education) | 10 p.m.-6 a.m. | first 6 months—no passengers; thereafter—no more than 1 passenger younger than 18 | age 16 | licensed for 6 months or age 16, whichever occurs first (min. age: 15, 6 mos.)

## Source

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

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-08-05.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).