Florida
What Florida asks of a teen driver before the first license, from the practice hours to the road test.
50hours
of supervised practice, including 10 at night
- Permit
- Learner’s License
- License
- Driver License
- Practice can start at
- 15 years old
Depends on your answer
Has your child had a traffic ticket since this permit began?
- Yes — traffic school, no convictionMake sure the court record shows no conviction.
- Yes or I’m not sureCheck the result before scheduling the road test.
Before the road test
- Learner’s license held 12 months or until age 18Moonroof uses the original issue date and calendar-month arithmetic.
- Minimum age16 years old
- Moving-violation reviewUse the official checklist; Moonroof cannot adjudicate withheld adjudication or traffic-school disposition.
When they can drive
- First 3 months: daylight onlyWait for daylight before starting.
- After 3 months: daylight to 10 p.m.Start after daylight begins and finish by 10 p.m.
Where this comes from
- Teen licensing and GDL
- Traffic laws for Florida teens
- Florida driving log
- Form HSMV 71143 — Certification of Driving Experience of a Minor
- Driver Education Traffic Safety
- Florida Statutes 322.05
- Florida Statutes 322.1615
- Laws of Florida, Chapter 2025-104
Moonroof checked these sources on October 9, 2026. Rules change, so check with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles before booking the road test.