Learner’s License restrictions

With your Learner’s License, you may:

Only drive during daylight hours during the first three months and until 10 p.m. thereafter, and always with a valid licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat.

Driver License restrictions for minors

Driver License (16 and 17 years old)

To earn a Driver License, you must be at least 16 years old AND have held a learner’s license for at least one year without any traffic convictions.

You must provide:

• A Florida Learner’s License or a license from another jurisdiction.
• Parent or guardian certification that you have at least 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience, of which 10 hours must be at night.

You are required to take:

• A driving test and perform certain driving maneuvers. Please refer to the Florida Driver Handbook for specifics or present a waiver from an accepted driver education course. You are required to have a current registration and proof of vehicle insurance at the driving test.

With your Driver License, you may:

• 16 years old – only drive between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., unless accompanied by a valid licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat, or if you are traveling to or from work.
• 17 years old – only drive between 5 a.m. and 1 a.m., unless accompanied by a valid licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and occupies the front passenger seat, or if you are traveling to or from work.