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Phase I Instruction Permit

Must be at least 15 years of age.
Must have completed 30 hours of classroom instruction and be enrolled in behind-the-wheel instruction.
Must pass vision and written tests, complete application, and pay the required fee.
Parent or legal guardian signature and certification required.

Permit holder must drive under the supervision of a certified driving instructor, parent or guardian, or other licensed driver age 21 or older.
No cell phone use is allowed (includes no text messaging or hands-free devices).

Cost of Instruction Permit: $21.50; valid for 2 years, renewable

Must be at least 16 years of age.
Must have completed driver education.
Must have held an Instruction Permit for six months with no convictions for moving violations or convictions for alcohol/controlled substance violations. NOTE: If all or part of your six months of driving experience was in a state other than Minnesota, you must present a certified driving record from that state.
Must pass the Road Test, complete application, and pay required fee.
Must complete the required supervised driving hours.

No cell phone use is allowed (includes no text messaging or hands-free devices).
Nighttime Driving Limitation — For the first six months of licensure, driving is prohibited from midnight – 5 a.m. Exemptions: Driving when accompanied by a licensed driver age 25 or older; driving between home and place of employment; driving to/from home and a school event for which the school has not provided transportation; driving for employment purposes.
Teen Passenger Limitations — For the first six-months of licensure, only one passenger under the age of 20 is permitted, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. For the second six-months of licensure, no more than three passengers under the age of 20 are permitted, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Exemption: Passengers under age 20 who are members of the immediate family are permitted.

Cost of Provisional License: $24.50, valid for two years

Must be at least 18 years of age, or
Must have held a Provisional License for at least 12 consecutive months with no convictions for alcohol/controlled substance violations or crash-related moving violations, and with not more than one conviction for a moving violation that is not crash-related.

Must complete application and pay required fee.
If under 18, the person who approves the application also certifies that the applicant has driven under the supervision of a licensed driver at least 21 years of age for not less than ten hours on the provisional license.

Cost of Regular License (Under 21): $38.00.