Alabama
What Alabama asks of a teen driver before the first license, from the practice hours to the road test.
50hours
of supervised practice, no separate night hours
- Permit
- Stage I Learner’s License
- License
- Stage II Restricted Driver’s License
- Practice can start at
- 15 years old
Depends on your answer
Is your child using a driver’s education certificate instead of logging 50 hours?
- Yes, using the course certificateAlabama accepts the course completion certificate instead of the 50-hour verification, so Moonroof sets no hour goal.
- No, logging the 50 hours insteadThe goal is 50 hours.
Before the road test
- Stage I learner’s license held six monthsAlabama counts from the Stage I learner’s license issue date.
- Minimum age16 years old
Where this comes from
- Code of Alabama 32-6-7.2 — Restrictions on issuance to persons under 18
- Code of Alabama 32-6-8 — Temporary instruction and learner’s licenses
- Code of Alabama 32-6-7 — Persons to whom license not to be issued
- Code of Alabama 32-5-240 — Required lighting equipment
- Graduated Driver License program
- DL-31 — Graduated Driver License Form
- Alabama Course of Study: Driver and Traffic Safety Education
Moonroof checked these sources on October 9, 2026. Rules change, so check with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Driver License Division before booking the road test.