It depends what state you live in.
Licensing laws by states and district
Below is a list of the GDL laws for each of the 50 states and 1 district. I got this information from wikipedia.org.StateLearner's PermitRestricted LicenseFull (Unrestricted) License
Alabama
15 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Alaska
14 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Arizona
15 years, 6 months
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Arkansas
14 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
California
15 years, 6 months
16 years
Colorado
15 years
16 years
17 years
Connecticut
16 years
16 years, 4 months
18 years
Delaware
16 years
16 years, 6 months
17 years
District of Columbia
16 years
16 years, 6 months
21 years
Florida
15 years
16 years
18 years
Georgia
15 years
16 years
18 years
Hawaii
15 years, 6 months
16 years
17 years
Idaho[8]
14 years, 6 months
15 years
16 years
Illinois[9]
15 years
16 years
18 years
Indiana
15 years
16 years, 6 months
18 years
Iowa
14 years
16 years
17 years (with perfect driving record for first year, if not, 18 years)
Kansas[10]
14 years
16 years
17 years
Kentucky
16 years
16 years, 6 months
17 years
Louisiana
15 years
16 years
17 years
Maine
15 years
16 years
18 years
Maryland
15 years, 9 months
16 years, 6 months
18 years
Massachusetts
16 years
16 years, 6 months
18 years
Michigan[13]
14 years, 9 months
16 years
17 years
Minnesota
15 years
16 years
18 years
Mississippi
15 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Missouri
15 years, 6 months
16 years
18 years
Montana
14 years, 6 months
15 years
16 years
Nebraska
15 years
16 years
17 years
Nevada
15 years, 6 months
16 years
18 years
New Hampshire
15 years, 6 months
16 years
18 years
New Jersey
16 years
17 years
18 years
New Mexico
15 years
15 years, 6 months
16 years, 6 months
New York
16 years
16 years, 6 months
17 years (with education)otherwise 18
North Carolina
15 years
16 years
18 years
North Dakota[17]
14 years
14 years, 6 months
16 years
Ohio[18]
15 years, 6 months
16 years
18 years
Oklahoma
15 years, 6 months
16 years
16 years, 6 months (with perfect driving record for first six months, if not, 18 years)
Oregon[19]
15 years
16 years
18 years
Pennsylvania
16 years
16 years, 6 months
17 years, 6 months (with perfect driving record for first year, if not, 18 years)
Rhode Island
16 years
16 years, 6 months
17 years, 6 months
South Carolina
15 years
15 years, 6 months
16 years, 6 months
South Dakota[21]
14 years
14 years, 3 months (with driver's education, otherwise 14 years, 6 months)
16 years
Tennessee
15 years
16 years
17 years
Texas
15 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Utah
15 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Vermont
15 years
16 years
16 years, 6 months
Virginia
15 years, 6 months
16 years, 3 months
18 years
Washington
15 years
16 years
17 years (with perfect driving record for first year, or if not, 18 years)
West Virginia
15 years
16 years
17 years
Wisconsin
15 years, 6 months
16 years
16 years, 9 months
Wyoming
14 years, 6 months
16 years
16 years, 6 months
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