Nebraska
What Nebraska 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 Permit (LPD)
- License
- Provisional Operator’s Permit
- Practice can start at
- 15 years old
Depends on your answer
Will your child finish a DMV-approved driver safety course before the provisional permit?
- YesNo supervised hours are required. The course instructor gives the written and drive tests.
- Not yetThe goal is 50 hours, with 10 between sunset and sunrise, and a DMV drive test.
Before the road test
- Six months on the permitA learner’s or school permit is held six months before the provisional permit.
- Minimum age16 years old
- Fewer than 3 pointsThree or more points in the six months before applying delays the provisional permit.
- Course or 50 hoursFinish a DMV-approved driver safety course, or bring the signed 50-hour certification and take the DMV drive test.
- Signed form DMV 06-91Without the course, a parent, guardian, or licensed adult 21 or older signs it. Hand it to the examiner.
Where this comes from
- Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP)
- Learner’s Permit (LPD)
- Form DMV 06-91, 50 Hour Certification
- Form DMV 06-91A, Suggested Driving Skills Checklist and Driving Log
- Nebraska Driver’s Manual
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-4,120.01 — provisional operator’s permit
- Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-4,123 — learner’s permit
Moonroof checked these sources on October 9, 2026. Rules change, so check with the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles before booking the road test.