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 2026-10-07.
- State
- WV verified
- State name
- West Virginia 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 (none with driver education) verified
- Intermediate minimum age
- 16 verified
- Nighttime restriction
- 10 p.m. - 5 a.m. verified
- Passenger restriction
- first 6 months—no passengers younger than 20; second 6 months–no more than 1 passenger younger than 20 verified
- Night restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months and age 17 or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Passenger restriction lifted
- licensed for 12 months and age 17 or age 18, whichever occurs first (min. age: 17) verified
- Exceptions and footnotes
- 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. 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.
WV | 15Footnote 79 | 6 monthsFootnote 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 2026-10-07
Source
- iihs.orghttps://www.iihs.org/topics/teenagers/graduated-licensing-laws-table