Department of Revenue - Division of Motor Vehicles:Teen Drivers

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Teen Drivers

Snow Topped Mountain

Ages and available permits with requirements:

Driver Education Permit - 15 years - 15 years 6 months
Driver Awareness Permit - 15 years 6 months - 16 years
Minor Instruction Permit - 16 years - 21 years of age

To be issued a driving permit you must meet the following requirements:

Certified Birth Certificate or other acceptable forms of identification .
Pass a written and vision screening test.

To be issued a Minor Driver's License (ages 16 - 20) you must meet the following requirements:

Must hold instruction permit for 12 months (if under 18)
Must be at least 16 years old
Present a completed and signed Drive Time Log (if under 18)
License will expire 20 days after your 21st birthday
A 6-hour Behind the Wheel (BTW) certificate is required, upon application for the license, for minors who obtain their instruction permit at the age of 15 years or who obtained their permit at age 15/6 months to 16 by completing an approved Driver's Education Course. Exception: 12 hours of behind the wheel training may be administered by a parent, guardian or alternate permit supervisor if there is no approved school offering at least 20 hours of driver education per week located within 30 miles of the permit holders residence. Completion of a 4-hour Driver Awareness Program may be substituted for behind the wheel training if you were issued your permit at 15 years and 6 months.
Pass a drive test with either a third-party tester or at a Driver's License office. *Drive Tests at Driver's License offices are by appointment only*

Every applicant under 18 years of age must submit an 'Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship' DR2460 signed by a parent, stepparent, guardian or grandparent with Power of Attorney. The DR 2460 must be verified by either a Driver's License employee or a Notary Public. If the signer is a guardian, original court documents showing guardianship, custody or adoption must be presented. If the signer is a grandparent with Power of Attorney (POA), the original POA must be presented and a copy of the POA must be surrendered upon application for the permit. If neither parent is living, the legal guardian of the minor may sign the affidavit. In this case, court-ordered guardianship papers are required. The affidavit may be obtained at any Motor Vehicle Driver License Office, from the back of the Driver License manual or downloaded above.