Michigan DMV Permit Test Graduated Driver Licensing and Permits Summary

To apply for a Level 1 Learner's License, you must be at least 14 years, 9 months old, have finished Segment 1, and visit the office with a parent or legal guardian.

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• 16 years: 16 is the minimum age for a Level 2 Intermediate License.
• 15 years: 15 is the minimum age for the driving skills test.
• 14 years, 8 months: That is the minimum age to start Segment 1 of driver education.

A Level 1 driver may drive only with a licensed parent, guardian, or designated licensed adult age 21 or older seated in the front seat. A designated adult needs a signed letter from the parent or guardian.

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• Any passenger age 16 or older: The supervisor must be a licensed adult 21 or older.
• Any licensed driver age 18 or older: The supervisor must be 21 or older and a parent, guardian, or designated adult.
• No one, during daylight hours: Level 1 drivers must always be supervised.

Before the driving skills test, a teen must log at least 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night. Starting Segment 2 requires a log of 30 hours, including 2 at night.

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• At least 40 hours, including 5 at night: The skills test requires 50 hours, 10 at night.
• At least 30 hours, including 2 at night: That is the log needed to start Segment 2, not the skills test.
• At least 20 hours, with no night driving: Night practice is required.

A Level 2 Intermediate driver may not drive between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., unless with a parent, guardian, or designated licensed adult 21 or older, or driving for work or an authorized activity.

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• Midnight to 5 a.m.: The restriction begins at 10 p.m.
• 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.: The restricted hours are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.: The restricted hours are 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A TIP is valid for 180 days. It lets a new adult driver practice with a licensed adult before the driving skills test. It is issued to people who were never licensed, who hold a foreign license, or whose license expired at least four years ago.

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• 90 days: A TIP lasts 180 days.
• 30 days: 30 days is the minimum practice time before the skills test.
• One year: A TIP lasts 180 days.

To take the driving skills test, a teen must be at least 15, have finished Segment 2, logged 50 hours (10 at night), and held the Level 1 license for at least six months.

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• At least three months: Three months is the minimum to start Segment 2.
• At least 30 days: 30 days is the practice rule for new adult drivers with a TIP.
• At least 12 months: The rule is six months.

A Level 2 driver may not carry more than one passenger under 21, unless a parent, guardian, or designated adult 21+ is in the vehicle, the passengers are immediate family, or the trip is for work or an authorized activity.

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• No passengers at all: Passengers are allowed; the limit is on passengers under 21.
• Up to three passengers under 21: Only one passenger under 21 is allowed.
• Any number of passengers if all wear seat belts: Seat belts do not change the passenger limit.

New drivers 18 or older get a TIP after passing the vision, written knowledge, and road sign tests. They must practice at least 30 days with a licensed adult before taking the driving skills test.

Wrong choices

• At least 180 days: 180 days is how long a TIP is valid, not the practice minimum.
• At least 7 days: The minimum is 30 days.
• At least 6 months: Six months is a teen Level 1 rule.

Under Kelsey's Law, drivers with a Level 1 or Level 2 license may not make or receive non-emergency calls, even hands-free. They may use a phone to call 9-1-1 or report an emergency such as a crash.

Wrong choices

• Making a hands-free call to a friend: Non-emergency calls are banned for Level 1 and 2 drivers, even hands-free.
• Answering a parent's call with voice commands: Answering a non-emergency call is banned, even by voice command.
• None of the above: Emergency calls are allowed, so this is not correct.

A Michigan driver's license is usually valid for four years and expires on your birthday. If you are under 21, it expires on your 21st birthday.

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• Four years after it is issued: Most licenses last about four years, but a license for someone under 21 expires on the 21st birthday.
• On the driver's 18th birthday: Graduated licensing ends at 18, but the license runs to age 21.
• Every 12 years: 12 years is how often you must renew in person.