What is the minimum age for a Maryland learner’s instructional permit?
Correct answer: 15 years and 9 months.
Maryland sets the learner-permit minimum at 15 years and 9 months. Meeting the age requirement alone does not complete the application or testing requirements.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-103(c)(1); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A first-time applicant has completed the other requirements. What is the minimum age for a Maryland provisional license?
Correct answer: 16 years and 6 months.
The provisional-license minimum is 16 years and 6 months. It is different from the learner-permit age and remains subject to the other qualification requirements.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-103(c)(2); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 20-year-old friend has held the correct license for four years. Is the friend old enough to supervise your learner-permit car driving?
Correct answer: No; the supervisor must be at least 21.
A learner’s supervisor needs both the required age and licensing experience. Four years of experience does not waive the minimum age of 21.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(b)(1)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Your proposed supervisor is 25 but has held a license for the class of vehicle you will drive for only two years. Does the person meet the experience requirement?
Correct answer: No; at least three years in that class are required.
The supervisor must have been licensed for at least three years to drive vehicles of the class being used. Age alone is not enough.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(b)(1)(ii); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You are driving a car with a Maryland learner’s permit. Where must your qualified supervisor sit?
Correct answer: Beside you in the front passenger seat.
For a car, immediate supervision requires the qualified person to sit beside the learner. The statute has a separate motorcycle provision, not a rear-seat option for car practice.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(b)(1)(iii); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A learner’s car has a front bench seat. May a friend sit in front along with the learner and qualified supervisor?
Correct answer: No; the supervisor is the only other front-seat occupant.
While the permit holder drives, only the supervising person may occupy the front seat with the learner. An extra seat belt does not change that restriction.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(b)(2); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old first-time driver has no moving violations and is not covered by an exception. What is the minimum permit-holding period before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: Nine months.
The standard period for an applicant under 19 is nine months. The special shorter period for an 18-year-old with a diploma or equivalent does not apply to this 17-year-old.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
An 18-year-old first-time driver has a high school diploma and no moving violations. What minimum permit period applies before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: Three months.
An 18-year-old with a high school diploma or equivalent qualifies for the three-month permit period. Driver education, practice, testing and the moving-violation rule still apply.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(3)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 22-year-old first-time applicant has a clean driving record. What minimum learner-permit period applies before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: Three months.
First-time applicants who are at least 19 but under 25 use a three-month minimum when no moving violation extends it. The 45-day rule begins at age 25.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(3)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 30-year-old first-time applicant has no moving convictions or probation before judgment. What is the minimum learner-permit period before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: 45 days.
For an applicant at least 25 with the stated clean record, the minimum is 45 days. The applicant must still complete the required education, practice and examination.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(4)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old first-time learner is preparing for a provisional license. How many supervised practice hours are required in addition to the approved driver education program?
Correct answer: At least 60 hours.
This applicant needs 60 supervised practice hours. The six hours of driver education driving instruction are a separate requirement, not the entire practice total.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Within the supervised practice required for a 17-year-old learner, how many hours must occur during the statute’s nighttime practice period?
Correct answer: At least 10 hours.
Ten of the 60 supervised practice hours must fall in the defined nighttime period. Completing the total entirely in daytime is insufficient.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 28-year-old first-time learner with no moving violations is completing the practice requirement. How many supervised practice hours are required?
Correct answer: At least 14 hours.
Applicants at least 25 have a 14-hour supervised practice requirement. The approved driver education program remains required separately.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(4)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A qualifying 28-year-old learner must complete 14 supervised practice hours. How many must be during the defined nighttime period?
Correct answer: At least three hours.
The age-25-and-over practice requirement includes at least three nighttime hours. It is not the 10-hour minimum used for younger applicants.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(4)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
For a first-time teen applicant, what is the minimum classroom instruction in the approved driver education program?
Correct answer: 30 hours.
The approved program includes at least 30 classroom hours and at least six highway-driving instruction hours. Supervised practice is a separate requirement.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)1; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
How much highway-driving instruction must the approved driver education program include for a first-time teen applicant?
Correct answer: At least six hours.
The driver education program requires at least six hours of highway-driving instruction, alongside classroom instruction. This does not replace the separate practice log.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)1; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A first-time driver receives the original learner’s permit described in §16-105(d). How long after issuance does that permit expire?
Correct answer: Two years.
The original-applicant permit described in this subsection expires two years after issuance. Different-class and commercial permits have separate provisions, so the two-year rule should not be applied to every permit.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(6); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 27-year-old learner receives probation before judgment for a moving violation. What minimum period must follow that most recent PBJ before the provisional road test?
Correct answer: Nine months.
For an applicant at least 25 who has a moving conviction or PBJ, the statute uses nine months from the most recent such event. The clean-record 45-day period does not override it.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(5)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A 22-year-old learner has finished the required driving practice. What must accompany the completed skills log?
Correct answer: Certification signed by each supervising driver.
For this age group, each supervising driver signs the skills log to certify the required skills and practice. Driving miles alone do not document the required supervised hours.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(3)(iii); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Which period counts toward the statute’s nighttime practice requirement for a teen learner?
Correct answer: 30 minutes before sunset through 30 minutes after sunrise.
The practice-hour definition begins 30 minutes before sunset and ends 30 minutes after sunrise. Do not confuse it with the separate midnight-to-5 a.m. provisional-driving restriction.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-105(d)(2)(ii)2; Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A first-time learner finishes the permit period and required training. What driving examination is still required for a provisional license?
Correct answer: A driver skills or road examination.
Completing time and training requirements is not a substitute for passing the required skills or road examination. Other licensing conditions also remain applicable.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-111(b)(3); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
A first-time provisional driver has no conviction, PBJ or license-restoration event extending the period. What is the minimum provisional period before a full license?
Correct answer: 18 months.
The ordinary clean-record provisional period is at least 18 months. The driver must also satisfy the other full-license requirements; elapsed time alone does not waive them.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-111(d)(1)(i); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
Before becoming eligible for a full license, a provisional driver receives PBJ for a moving violation. How does that affect the 18-month period?
Correct answer: It restarts from the PBJ date, subject to any later qualifying event.
The provision expressly includes probation before judgment for a moving violation. A later restoration or other listed event can set a later starting date.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-111(d)(1)(ii); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You have a valid physical driver’s license and are not relying on an electronic credential. Where should it be when you drive on a Maryland highway?
Correct answer: With you while you drive.
Drivers must have their license with them. Having been issued a valid license does not mean the physical document can simply be left at home.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-112(b); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
You move to a new address while holding a current Maryland driver’s license. Within how long must you notify the MVA as required?
Correct answer: 30 days.
The statute requires written notice within 30 days, including the old address, new address and license identifying number. Waiting until a distant renewal is insufficient.
Source: Maryland Code, Transportation §16-116(a); Maryland General Assembly current statute text, reviewed September 15, 2026. ↗
