# VT — US graduated driver licensing requirements by state

For VT, learner minimum age is 15; mandatory holding period is 12 months; supervised driving hours is 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night; intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is none, verified against its source on 2026-08-05.

- **State:** VT
- **Learner minimum age:** 15
- **Mandatory holding period:** 12 months
- **Supervised driving hours:** 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night
- **Intermediate minimum age:** 16
- **Nighttime restriction:** none
- **Passenger restriction:** first 3 months—no passengers without exception; second 3 months—no passengers secondary enforcement
- **Night restriction lifted:** none
- **Passenger restriction lifted:** licensed for 6 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 6 mos.)

## What the source says

> VT | 15 | 12 months | 40 hours, 10 of which must be at night | 16 Footnote 73 | none | first 3 months—no passengers without exception; second 3 months—no passengers secondary enforcement | none | licensed for 6 months or age 18, 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.
Part of [US graduated driver licensing requirements by state](https://referencesource.org/graduated-driver-licensing/).