Full Privilege Minimum Age
16 years
Learner Stage
|
Minimum Age (Years/Months) |
Minimum Duration (Months) |
Required Supervised Driving Hours (Night Hours) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 275* days (or 180 days after passing driver's ed.) *effective July 1, 2021 |
50 (10 at night and 10 in inclement weather)* *effective July 1, 2021 |
Intermediate Stage
|
Minimum Age (Years/Months) |
Nighttime Driving Restriction |
Passenger Restriction (except family, unless noted) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 + minimun of 6 months | 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. (exemption for going directly to or from school event, work or church event and driving agricultural machinery)* *effective July 1, 2021 |
No passengers outside of household for first 6 months; 1 passenger outside of household after 6 months.* *effective July 1, 2021 |
State
South Dakota
Issue
Teen and Novice Drivers
Determinations
Full Privilege Minimum Age
16 years
Learner Stage: Minimum Age (Years/Months)
14
Learner Stage: Minimum Duration (Months)
275* days (or 180 days after passing driver's ed.)
*effective July 1, 2021
Learner Stage: Supervised Driving Hours (Night Hours in Parenthesis)
50 (10 at night and 10 in inclement weather)*
*effective July 1, 2021
Intermediate Stage: Minimum Age (Years/Months)
14 + minimum of 6 months
Intermediate Stage: Nighttime Driving Restriction
10 p.m. - 6 a.m. (exemption for going directly to or from school event, work or church event and driving agricultural machinery)*
*effective July 1, 2021
Intermediate Stage: Passenger Restrictions (Except Family, Unless Noted)
No passengers outside of household for first 6 months; 1 passenger outside of household after 6 months.*
*effective July 1, 2021