Maryland permit test: permits & licensing
Learner permit rules, graduated licensing, supervision, curfews and passenger limits. 14 questions.
If you are under 25 and have never had a driver's license, what is the youngest age at which you can get a Maryland Learner's Instructional Permit?
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Sample permits & licensing questions
If you are under 25 and have never had a driver's license, what is the youngest age at which you can get a Maryland Learner's Instructional Permit?
- A 15 years and 6 months
- B 16 years exactly
- C 16 years and 6 months
- D 15 years and 9 months
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D. 15 years and 9 months
Maryland applicants younger than 25 must be at least 15 years and 9 months old for a Type 1 Learner's Instructional Permit. Starting just before 16 gives new drivers time to finish driver education and practice hours before they can apply for a Provisional License.
A 16-year-old Maryland permit holder must log how many supervised practice hours before getting a Provisional License?
- A At least 60 hours, including 10 at night
- B At least 40 hours, including 10 at night
- C At least 50 hours, including 15 at night
- D At least 14 hours, including 3 at night
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A. At least 60 hours, including 10 at night
Applicants under 25 must practice at least 60 hours with a supervising driver, and at least 10 of those hours must be at night (from 30 minutes before sunset to 30 minutes after sunrise). You record them in the Practice and Skills Log, which you turn in before the driving test.
A 30-year-old is getting a first-ever Maryland license. How many supervised practice hours must be completed with the permit?
- A At least 60 hours, including 10 at night
- B At least 30 hours, including 5 at night
- C At least 14 hours, including 3 at night
- D No practice hours are required at that age
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C. At least 14 hours, including 3 at night
Applicants 25 and older must complete at least 14 practice hours with a supervising driver, with at least 3 at night. They must also finish the Maryland Driver Education Program and keep a Practice and Skills Log.
If you are 25 or older, how long must you hold your Learner's Instructional Permit before you can get a Provisional License?
- A At least 14 days
- B At least 45 days
- C At least 3 months
- D At least 9 months
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B. At least 45 days
Maryland shortens the holding period for experienced-age adults: applicants 25 and older must hold the permit for at least 45 days. Younger drivers must wait 3 or 9 months depending on age.