Illinois Teen Driving Laws and Restrictions

Illinois teen driving laws include a graduated driver’s license program that requires teen drivers to get a learner’s permit and a restricted license before they can obtain a full driver’s license.
Illinois teen driving laws include a graduated driver’s license
program that requires teen drivers to get a learner’s permit
and a restricted license before they can obtain a full driver’s
license.

In Illinois, as in many states, first-time teenage drivers have to complete a graduated driver’s license program in order to obtain a full driver’s license. The intention behind this requirement is to help provide new teen drivers with enough education and experience that will allow them to safely operate a motor vehicle on the road. The graduated driver’s license program in Illinois includes the following requirements:

  • First-time drivers must obtain a learner’s permit, and they must be at least 15 years old to do so.
    • These drivers must have their learner’s permit for at least nine months before they can graduate to the next stage of licensing. During this nine-month period, the driver has to complete at least 50 hours of supervised driving (10 hours of which must include supervised driving at night).
    • Also during the learner’s permit phase, drivers must complete a driver’s education program.
    • In order to apply for an initial restricted license, drivers must maintain a clean driving record for at least nine months. If teen drivers with an learner’s permit (or an initial restricted license) do violate the law, their parents must attend the traffic hearings, and the teen driver must attend traffic school (in addition to paying any necessary fines).
  • Upon completion of this program, they can obtain an initial restricted license (known as the intermediate stage of licensing). This stage will last until the driver is 18 years old.
    • During this stage, drivers can have no more than one teenage passenger in their vehicle at any given time (excluding family members).
    • Drivers must have a clean driving record (i.e., no citations or violations of the law) for at least six months in order to apply for a full driver’s license.
  • Finally, they can obtain a full, unrestricted Illinois driver’s license.

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