Tennessee (TN) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Tennessee (TN), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 11 p.m.-6 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 67: Learner’s permit holders in Tennessee may not drive from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.
- State
- TN verified
- State name
- Tennessee 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
- 11 p.m.-6 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 67: Learner’s permit holders in Tennessee may not drive from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. 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
TN | 15 Footnote 67 | 6 months | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night Footnote 67 | 16 | 11 p.m.-6 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table