Wisconsin (WI) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules
For Wisconsin (WI), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is midnight-5 a.m; passenger restriction is no more than 1 passenger; night restriction lifted is licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.), verified against its source on 2026-10-07.
- State
- WI verified
- State name
- Wisconsin our reading
- Learner minimum age
- 15
- Mandatory holding period (IIHS table)
- 6 months verified
- Supervised driving hours
- 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- midnight-5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- no more than 1 passenger verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- Footnote 80: In Wisconsin, enrollment in driver education is required for permit applicants younger than 18. During the learner’s stage, permit holders may carry three passengers if supervised by a driving instructor in a dual-control vehicle. Permit holders 16 and older may carry one passenger 25 or older who has been licensed at least two years. | Footnote 81: In Wisconsin, driver education is required for license applicants younger than 18. our reading
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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.
WI | 15Footnote 80 | 6 monthsFootnote 80 | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at nightFootnote 80 | 16Footnote 81 | midnight-5 a.m. | no more than 1 passenger | licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.) | licensed for 9 months or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 16, 9 mos.)
— iihs.org, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table