West Virginia (WV) — graduated driver licensing: night, passenger and solo-driving rules

For West Virginia (WV), intermediate minimum age is 16; nighttime restriction is 10 p.m. - 5 a.m; passenger restriction is first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 20; night restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months and age 17 or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); passenger restriction lifted is licensed for 12 months and age 17 or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17); exceptions and footnotes is Footnote 79: In West Virginia, learner’s permit holders younger than 18 may not drive between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. and may not carry more than two passengers in addition to the supervising driver, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

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

WV | 15 Footnote 79 | 6 months Footnote 79 | 50 hours, 10 of which must be at night (none with driver education) | 16 | 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. | first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 | licensed for 12 months and age 17 or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) | licensed for 12 months and age 17 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

Last verified against source: 2026-09-15. Due for re-check by 2027-09-09. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.