Graduated Driver's License (GDL) Phases
Phase 1 - Instruction Permit
To qualify and obtain an instruction permit you must:
~ Be at least 15 years of age.
~ Complete 30 hours of classroom instruction and be enrolled in behind the wheel instruction; OR be enrolled in a concurrent driver education course and have completed the first 15 classroom hours of the curriculum.
~ Comply with identification requirements.
~ Pass a vision screening and a knowledge test.
~ Complete a license application and pay the required instruction permit fee.
If you are 18 years of age or older, the classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction is not required.
To qualify and obtain an instruction permit you must:
~ Be at least 15 years of age.
~ Complete 30 hours of classroom instruction and be enrolled in behind the wheel instruction; OR be enrolled in a concurrent driver education course and have completed the first 15 classroom hours of the curriculum.
~ Comply with identification requirements.
~ Pass a vision screening and a knowledge test.
~ Complete a license application and pay the required instruction permit fee.
If you are 18 years of age or older, the classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction is not required.
Phase 2 - Provisional Phase
To qualify for your provisional license you must:
~ Be at least 16 years of age.
~ Have completed the classroom and behind-the-wheel phases of driver education.
~ Have held an instruction permit for six months with no convictions for moving or alcohol/controlled-substance violations.
~ Submit a Supervised Driving Log. Parents/guardians have two options regarding the supervised driving log:
- Complete a supplemental parent class provided by a driver education program approved in Minnesota, and then submit a supervised driving log showing their teen has completed at least 40 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours; OR
- If the parent/guardian chooses to not complete the supplemental parent class, the driving log must show that their teen has completed at least 50 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours.
~ Have passed a road test.
To qualify for your provisional license you must:
~ Be at least 16 years of age.
~ Have completed the classroom and behind-the-wheel phases of driver education.
~ Have held an instruction permit for six months with no convictions for moving or alcohol/controlled-substance violations.
~ Submit a Supervised Driving Log. Parents/guardians have two options regarding the supervised driving log:
- Complete a supplemental parent class provided by a driver education program approved in Minnesota, and then submit a supervised driving log showing their teen has completed at least 40 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours; OR
- If the parent/guardian chooses to not complete the supplemental parent class, the driving log must show that their teen has completed at least 50 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours.
~ Have passed a road test.
Phase 3 - Class D License
To qualify for your provisional license you must:
You must be at least 18 years of age, or have held a provisional license for at least 12 consecutive months with no convictions for alcohol violations, controlled-substance violations, or crash-related moving violations, and have had not more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related.
If you are under 18 years of age, you must certify that you have driven for not less than ten hours under the supervision of a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age.
You must complete an application for a driver’s license and pay the license fee. If you upgrade from a provisional license and have no violations on your record, you will receive a $3.50 credit toward the fee.
To qualify for your provisional license you must:
You must be at least 18 years of age, or have held a provisional license for at least 12 consecutive months with no convictions for alcohol violations, controlled-substance violations, or crash-related moving violations, and have had not more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash related.
If you are under 18 years of age, you must certify that you have driven for not less than ten hours under the supervision of a licensed driver who is at least 21 years of age.
You must complete an application for a driver’s license and pay the license fee. If you upgrade from a provisional license and have no violations on your record, you will receive a $3.50 credit toward the fee.