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Learners Permit Requirements, Restrictions, and Application

  • 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. driving restriction(previously midnight to 5 am)
  • Number of passengers must not exceed number of seat belts in vehicle
    (no previous requirement)
  • Not permitted to have more than one passenger under 18 yrs in vehicle who is not an immediate family member unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
  • Mandatory 6 months for skill building before road test (previously 30 days)
  • Permit valid for one year (previously 120 days)
  • Supervising adult must be 21 or older (previously age 18)
  • Download the Certification of 65 hours of behind-the-wheel skill building – Download the Certification Form (PDF)
    (no previous requirement)
  • Learner’s Permit Application (Non-Commercial) – Download the Learner’s Permit Application Form (PDF)
  • Mandatory 90-day suspension for 6-point or more accumulation or a single high speed conviction (26 miles per hour or more over posted speed limit, previously discretionary sanctioning)
  • Out of State Driving with Learner’s Permit Prohibited

Please be aware that teens holding a Pennsylvania Learner’s Permit are not permitted to drive outside the state of Pennsylvania. If they are in an accident or are pulled over for a traffic violation outside of PA, they are considered to be driving without a valid license.

Junior License Restrictions and Requirements

  • 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. driving restriction (previously midnight to 5 am)
  • Number of passengers must not exceed number of seat belts in vehicle (no previous requirement)
  • Mandatory 90-day suspension for 6-point or more accumulation or a single high speed conviction (26 miles per hour or more over posted speed limit, previously discretionary sanctioning)

Unrestricted License Restrictions and Requirements

  • Number of passengers must not exceed number of seat belts in vehicle for all drivers under age 18 (no previous requirement)
  • Possible before age 18 with Completion of an approved driver’s education course (must also have Crash and conviction-free record for 12 months)
  • Otherwise, full license not possible until age 18 (previously, full license possible at age 17 with clean driving record and completion of approved driver’s education course)
  • Mandatory 90-day suspension for 6-point or more accumulation or a single high speed conviction (26 miles per hour or more over posted speed limit, previously discretionary sanctioning)

PA Driver’s Manual

PA Driver's Manual
View the Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual online from the
PA Department of Transportation website.

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
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