Reference Source

VA

For VA, learner minimum age is 15, 6 months; mandatory holding period is 9 months; supervised driving hours is 45 hours, 15 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16, 3 months; nighttime restriction is midnight-4 a.m. secondary enforcement, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

State
VA
Learner minimum age
15, 6 months
Mandatory holding period
9 months
Supervised driving hours
45 hours, 15 of which must be at night
Intermediate minimum age
16, 3 months
Nighttime restriction
midnight-4 a.m. secondary enforcement unconfirmed
Passenger restriction
first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 21 secondary enforcement
Night restriction lifted
age 18
Passenger restriction lifted
age 18
Sourceiihs.org
Verified2026-08-05
Review by2027-08-05
DatasetUS graduated driver licensing requirements by state

Values marked unconfirmed are shown, but we could not tie them to the quote below: Nighttime restriction. Read the quote and judge them yourself.

What the source says

VA | 15, 6 months Footnote 74 | 9 months Footnote 74 | 45 hours, 15 of which must be at night | 16, 3 months Footnote 75 | midnight-4 a.m. Footnote 74 secondary enforcement | first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 21 secondary enforcement | age 18 | age 18

iihs.org, retrieved 2026-08-05

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-05. Scheduled for re-check by: 2027-08-05. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.