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Learner's License & Minor Driver Rules

Learner requirements, supervised driving, nighttime restrictions, the DETS course requirement, and progression to a Class E license. All 30 questions below cite the FL Driver's Manual section they come from.

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1 · GETTING LICENSED

An applicant UNDER 18 seeking a Florida learner's license must be at least ___ and complete ___:

  • ✓ 15 years old / an approved Driver Education Traffic Safety (DETS) course
  • · 14 years old / a defensive driving course
  • · 16 years old / no course at all
  • · 15 1/2 years old / a motorcycle safety course

Learner's license: at least 15, the required course completed, and passing the vision and Class E Knowledge exams. Since August 1, 2025, applicants under 18 complete DETS; first-time applicants 18 or older complete TLSAE instead.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Learner's License, p. 8

2 · GETTING LICENSED

A learner's license holder must always drive:

  • ✓ Accompanied by a licensed driver age 21 or older
  • · Alone to build confidence
  • · With any licensed driver
  • · With a parent only

Learners drive only with a licensed driver 21+ — daylight hours only for the first three months, then until 10 p.m.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 3 · Restrictions for Minors, p. 25

3 · GETTING LICENSED

For the first three months, a learner's license holder may drive only:

  • ✓ During daylight hours
  • · Until midnight
  • · On weekends
  • · Within their home county

Daylight only for the first three months; after that, until 10 p.m. — always with a licensed driver 21+ beside you.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 3 · Restrictions for Minors, p. 25

4 · GETTING LICENSED

Before getting a Class E license, a driver under 18 must hold the learner's license for:

  • ✓ 12 months or until their 18th birthday, whichever comes first
  • · 6 months
  • · 3 months
  • · 24 months

Twelve months (or until 18) with NO moving-violation convictions — one violation is allowed only if adjudication was withheld.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Driver License, p. 8

5 · GETTING LICENSED

A minor's supervised practice requirement in Florida is:

  • ✓ 50 hours certified by a parent/guardian/responsible adult 21+, including 10 at night
  • · 40 hours, all daytime
  • · 100 hours, 20 at night
  • · No hour requirement

50 hours of driving experience, 10 of them at night, certified by a parent, guardian, or responsible adult 21 or older.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Driver License, p. 8

6 · GETTING LICENSED

A licensed 16-year-old may NOT drive between:

  • ✓ 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. — unless driving to or from work or with a licensed driver 21+
  • · 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., no exceptions
  • · Midnight and 7 a.m.
  • · 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

16-year-olds: no driving 11 p.m.–6 a.m.; 17-year-olds: 1 a.m.–5 a.m. — with exceptions for work travel or a licensed driver 21+ aboard.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 3 · Restrictions for Minors, p. 25

7 · GETTING LICENSED

A licensed 17-year-old's driving curfew is:

  • ✓ 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
  • · 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • · Midnight to 6 a.m.
  • · There is none at 17

17-year-olds may not drive between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. unless going to or from work or accompanied by a licensed driver 21+.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 3 · Restrictions for Minors, p. 25

8 · LICENSES AND IDS

A non-resident who takes a job or enrolls a child in a Florida public school must get a Florida license within:

  • ✓ 30 days
  • · 10 days
  • · 90 days
  • · One year

Accepting employment, engaging in a trade, or enrolling children in Florida public school starts a 30-day clock to get a Florida license.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Who Needs a Florida License, p. 3

9 · LICENSES AND IDS

A Class E license covers non-commercial vehicles with a gross weight rating under:

  • ✓ 26,001 pounds
  • · 10,000 pounds
  • · 50,000 pounds
  • · 16,001 pounds

Class E = non-commercial vehicles under 26,001 lbs GVWR. Motorcycles over 50cc need a motorcycle endorsement or Motorcycle Only license.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · License Classifications, p. 4

10 · TESTING PROCESS

The Class E Knowledge Exam consists of:

  • ✓ 50 multiple-choice questions on Florida traffic laws, safe driving practices, and identifying traffic controls
  • · 25 questions on signs only
  • · 100 true/false questions
  • · 20 questions plus an essay

50 multiple-choice questions covering traffic laws, safe driving practices, and traffic controls. Students under 18 may take it online.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Class E Knowledge Exam, p. 20

11 · TESTING PROCESS

The fee for RETAKING a failed Class E Knowledge Exam is:

  • ✓ $10
  • · $48
  • · $25
  • · Free

Written retests cost $10; driving skills retests cost $20. The original license fee is $48.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Other Fees, p. 15

12 · TESTING PROCESS

If you pass the vision test wearing glasses or contacts:

  • ✓ You must wear corrective lenses whenever you drive
  • · Nothing changes
  • · You retest every year
  • · You may only drive by day

Pass with lenses, drive with lenses — restriction code B. Telescopic lenses don't meet Florida's visual standards, and the minimum field of vision is 130 degrees.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Vision Screening, p. 19

13 · ROAD TEST RULES

On the Driving Skills Test, the backing-up maneuver requires backing:

  • ✓ 50 feet at slow speed, looking to the rear — no mirrors or camera
  • · 10 feet using mirrors
  • · 100 feet using the backup camera
  • · Around a corner

Back 50 feet at slow speed while looking to the rear — the rear-view mirror and camera monitor are off limits for this maneuver.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Driving Skills Test, p. 20

14 · ROAD TEST RULES

The three-point turn on the skills test must be completed in a space of:

  • ✓ 20 to 40 feet
  • · 10 to 15 feet
  • · 50 to 60 feet
  • · Any size street

Turn the car around within a 20–40 foot space. Other maneuvers include straight-in parking (centered, nothing extending into the lane) and a quick, safe stop on command.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Driving Skills Test, p. 21

15 · ROAD TEST RULES

Your skills-test vehicle will be REJECTED if it has:

  • ✓ An expired tag, defective equipment, or no doors that open from inside and out
  • · More than 100,000 miles
  • · A manual transmission
  • · Out-of-state plates

The examiner inspects the vehicle: working horn, mirrors, signals, brakes, tires, lights, doors, stationary seats, valid tag, and insurance — and low-speed vehicles aren't allowed.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Driving Skills Test, p. 20

16 · GETTING LICENSED

The TLSAE (Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education) course is required for:

  • ✓ First-time applicants age 18 or older who have never held a driver license — under-18 applicants take the DETS course instead
  • · Only drivers under 16
  • · Only drivers with violations
  • · Commercial drivers

Since August 1, 2025: 18-or-older first-timers complete TLSAE; applicants under 18 complete an approved Driver Education Traffic Safety (DETS) course. Under-21 drivers suspended for a BAL of .02–.05 must also complete TLSAE for a hardship reinstatement.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · TLSAE Course, p. 17

17 · LICENSES AND IDS

Class E driver licenses are valid for:

  • ✓ Six to eight years
  • · Two years
  • · Ten years
  • · Life

Six to eight years (shorter for some non-immigrants). Renewing after expiration costs a $15 delinquent fee — and driving on an expired license is illegal.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · License Renewal, p. 13

18 · LICENSES AND IDS

After moving, you must get a driver license showing your new address within:

  • ✓ 30 calendar days
  • · 10 days
  • · 6 months
  • · At next renewal

30 days for any change of mailing or residential address — and if you're pulled over with a wrong address on your license, you can be cited.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Change of Address, p. 12

19 · LICENSES AND IDS

Drivers 80 and older must, at every renewal:

  • ✓ Pass a vision exam
  • · Retake the knowledge exam
  • · Retake the road test
  • · Renew in person only

At 80+, every renewal requires a vision exam — administered free at a service center or by your Florida-licensed eye doctor via form HSMV 72119.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Drivers 80 and Older, p. 14

20 · LICENSES AND IDS

The gold star in the upper corner of a Florida license means it is:

  • ✓ REAL ID compliant — usable as federal identification, such as boarding domestic flights
  • · A commercial license
  • · A veteran's license
  • · About to expire

Florida issues REAL ID-compliant credentials; the gold star marks federal acceptance. First-time issuance requires proof of identity, Social Security number, and two proofs of residential address.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · REAL ID, p. 5

21 · LICENSES AND IDS

Choosing to be an organ donor puts what on your Florida license?

  • ✓ The word "Donor"
  • · A red cross
  • · A gold star
  • · Nothing — it's a separate card

You can join the donor registry when applying or renewing, and the designation prints right on the license.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Organ Donation, p. 12

22 · LICENSES AND IDS

If your license is lost or stolen, you should:

  • ✓ Get a replacement promptly — online or at a driver license service center
  • · Drive without it until renewal
  • · Wait for a new one to arrive automatically
  • · Use a photocopy for up to a year

Driving requires a valid license in your possession, so replace a lost or stolen one right away.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Replacement Licenses, p. 13

23 · LICENSES AND IDS

While driving, your license must be:

  • ✓ In your immediate possession, shown on demand to any law enforcement officer
  • · At home in a safe place
  • · In the glove box of any car you own
  • · Memorized by number

Carry it every time you drive and present it when an officer asks.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Who Needs a Florida License, p. 3

24 · LICENSES AND IDS

After legally changing your name (marriage, court order), you must:

  • ✓ Update your driver license with documentation of the change
  • · Do nothing until renewal
  • · Only tell your insurance company
  • · Get an entirely new driving record

Your license must match your legal name — bring the marriage certificate or court document to update it.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Name and Address Changes, p. 12

25 · LICENSES AND IDS

Florida licenses can display a "V" or Veteran designation for drivers who:

  • ✓ Provide proof of honorable military discharge
  • · Are over age 65
  • · Have a perfect driving record
  • · Serve as first responders

Veterans can add the designation with proof of honorable discharge (such as a DD-214).

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Veteran Designation, p. 11

26 · LICENSES AND IDS

When Florida issues you a driver license:

  • ✓ You may hold only ONE license — any out-of-state license is surrendered
  • · You may keep your old state's license as backup
  • · You get separate licenses per vehicle
  • · Your old license stays valid for a year

One driver, one license. New residents surrender their previous state's license when Florida issues theirs.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Driver License, p. 8

27 · GETTING LICENSED

A driver under 18 applying for a license must have the application:

  • ✓ Signed by a parent or legal guardian, who accepts responsibility for the minor's driving
  • · Signed by a teacher
  • · Notarized by a judge
  • · Co-signed by two friends over 21

A parent or guardian signs and takes responsibility — and can later withdraw consent, which cancels the minor's license.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 1 · Minors' Applications, p. 9

28 · GETTING LICENSED

To legally ride a two- or three-wheel motorcycle in Florida, you need:

  • ✓ A motorcycle endorsement (or Motorcycle-Only license) after completing an approved rider safety course
  • · Just a regular Class E license
  • · Nothing if the bike is under 250cc
  • · A commercial license

Complete the Basic RiderCourse and add the endorsement — a plain Class E doesn't cover motorcycles.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 10 · Motorcycle Endorsement, p. 86

29 · ROAD TEST RULES

Which parking maneuver does the Florida Class E driving test require?

  • ✓ Straight-in parking within a marked space — parallel parking is NOT on the test
  • · Parallel parking downtown
  • · Angled parking on a hill
  • · No parking maneuvers at all

Florida tests straight-in parking, backing about 50 feet, a three-point turn, stopping smoothly, and obeying signs and signals — not parallel parking.

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Driving Skills Test, p. 21

30 · TESTING PROCESS

Applicants under 18 may take the Class E Knowledge Exam:

  • ✓ Online, with a parent or guardian attesting they're not helping
  • · Only at a tax collector's office
  • · Only through a private driving school
  • · By mail

Under-18 applicants can test online with parental supervision attested; adults test in person (or through authorized providers).

📖 FL Manual · Ch. 2 · Class E Knowledge Exam, p. 20
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