Colorado Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
Stage-by-stage licensing rules for new drivers: minimum ages, holding periods, supervised hours, curfews, and passenger restrictions.
- Permit holding period (months)
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12
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license
- Supervised driving hours required
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50
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license
- Of which, night hours
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10
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license
- Earliest intermediate license age
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16
- Intermediate curfew — start time
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12:00 AM
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Curfew
- Intermediate curfew — end time
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5:00 AM
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Curfew
- Intermediate passenger restriction
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For the first six months after license issuance, a driver under 18 may not carry any passenger under 21 unless a parent or another licensed adult driver is in the vehicle. From six months to one year of licensure, the driver may carry one passenger under 21. After one year, the driver may carry as many passengers as there are seat belts in the vehicle. Siblings and passengers experiencing a medical emergency are exempt from the passenger limit at any stage. Regardless of age tier, the total number of passengers in a vehicle driven by a person under 18 may never exceed the number of seat belts.
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Minor Drivers, Passenger restrictions and Seat Belt Laws
- Earliest full license age
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18
- Minimum age — driver license
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16
Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (2023), Getting a Driver License (opening paragraph)
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