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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. This guide has 30 questions, each citing the FL manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
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. 82 · 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. 253 · 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. 254 · 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. 85 · 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. 86 · 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. 257 · 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. 258 · 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. 39 · 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. 410 · 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. 2011 · 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. 1512 · 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. 1913 · 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. 2014 · 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. 2115 · 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. 2016 · 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. 1717 · 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. 1318 · 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. 12Tip: use your ← and → arrow keys
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