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Published in final edited form as: J Safety Res. 2011 Jul 31;42(4):283–290. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2011.06.001

APPENDIX.

Minimum Age for Full Licensing
State Changed
from
Changed to Effective
date of
change
State Changed
from
Changed
to
Effective
date of
change
Arizona 16 16, 6 mo. 6/30/2008 Montana 15 16 7/1/2006
California 16 17 7/1/1998 Nebraska 16 17 1/1/1999
Colorado 16 17 7/1/1999 Nevada 15, 9 mo. 16 7/1/2001
Connecticut 16, 4 mo. 16, 7 mo. 10/1/2003 Nevada 16 18 10/1/2005
Connecticut 16, 7 mo. 18 10/1/2005 New
Hampshire
16, 6 mo. 18 1/1/1998
Delaware 16 16, 10 mo. 7/1/1999 New Jersey 17 18 1/1/2001
Delaware 16, 10 mo. 17 8/31/2006 New Mexico 15 16, 6 mo. 1/1/2000
District of
Columbia
16 18 1/1/2001 North
Carolina
16 16, 6 mo. 12/1/1997
Florida 16 18 7/1/1996 Ohio 16 17 1/1/1999
Georgia 16 18 7/1/1997 Ohio 17 18 4/6/2007
Hawaii 15 17 1/9/2006 Oklahoma 16 16, 6 mo. 11/1/2005
Illinois 17 18 1/1/2008 Oregon 16 17 3/1/2000
Indiana 16, 1 mo. 18 7/1/1998 Rhode Island 16 17, 6 mo. 1/1/1999
Iowa 16 17 1/1/1999 Tennessee 16 17 7/1/2001
Kentucky 16, 6 mo. 17 4/1/2007 Texas 16 16, 6 mo. 1/1/2002
Maine 16 16, 3 mo. 8/1/2000 Utah 16 17 7/1/1999
Maine 16, 3 mo. 16, 6 mo. 9/16/2003 Vermont 16 16, 6 mo. 7/1/2000
Maryland 18 17, 9 mo. 10/1/2005 Virginia 16 18 7/1/1998
Michigan 16 17 4/1/1997 Washington 16 17 7/1/2001
Minnesota 16 17 8/1/2008 W. Virginia 16 17 1/1/2001
Missouri 16 18 1/1/2001 Wisconsin 16 16, 9 mo. 9/1/2000
Missouri 18 17, 11 mo. 8/26/2006 Wyoming 16 16, 6 mo. 9/16/2005
Minimum Age for Intermediate Licensing
State Changed
from
Changed
to
Effective
date of
change
Colorado 16 16, 4 mo. 1/1/1997
Connecticut 16 16, 4 mo. 1/1/1997
Delaware None 16, 4 mo. 7/1/1999
Delaware 16, 4 mo. 16, 6 mo. 8/31/2006
District of Columbia 16 16, 6 mo. 1/1/2001
Hawaii 15 15, 3 mo. 7/1/1997
Hawaii 15, 3 mo. 16 1/9/2006
Kentucky 16 16, 6 mo. 10/1/1996
Louisiana 15 16 1/1/1998
Maryland none 16, 1 mo. 7/1/1999
Maryland 16, 1 mo. 16, 3 mo. 10/1/2005
Mississippi none 16 9/1/1995
Mississippi 16 15, 6 mo. 7/1/2000
Nevada 15, 9 mo. 16 10/1/2005
New Hampshire none 16, 3 mo. 1/1/1998
New Mexico 15 15, 6 mo. 1/1/2000
New York 16 16, 6 mo. 9/1/2003
Pennsylvania 16 16, 6 mo. 12/22/1999
Rhode Island 16 16, 6 mo. 1/1/1999
South Carolina 15 15, 3 mo. 7/1/1998
South Carolina 15, 3 mo. 15, 6 mo. 3/5/2002
South Dakota 14 14, 3 mo. 1/1/1999
Virginia 16 16, 3 mo. 7/1/2001