Virginia (VA) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Virginia (VA), intermediate minimum age is 16, 3 months; nighttime restriction is midnight-4 a.m. secondary enforcement; passenger restriction is 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 is age 18; passenger restriction lifted is age 18, verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- VA verified
- State name
- Virginia our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15, 6 months verified
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 9 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 45 hours, 15 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16, 3 months verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-4 a.m. secondary enforcement
- Passenger restriction
- first 12 months—no more than 1 passenger younger than 21; thereafter, no more than 3 passengers younger than 21 secondary enforcement verified
- Night restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- age 18 verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 74: In Virginia, the night driving restriction and passenger restrictions apply to learner's permit holders. | Footnote 75: In Virginia, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 22. Driver education programs for students younger than 18 includes a 90-minute segment for parents. Parental participation is required in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) and shall be encouraged but not required outside of Planning District 8. Applicants aged 18-21 must hold a learner’s permit for at least 90 days. 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
State, Learner minimum age, Mandatory holding period (IIHS table), Supervised driving hours, Intermediate minimum age, Nighttime restriction, Passenger restriction, Night restriction lifted and Passenger restriction lifted
The source prints these values inside the passage below but does not name them there. The passage shows where each one appears; what ties them to this record is the position on the page, not anything the passage says.
VA | 15, 6 monthsFootnote 74 | 9 monthsFootnote 74 | 45 hours, 15 of which must be at night | 16, 3 monthsFootnote 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 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table