Oregon Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)

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Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.88: "Be at least 15 years of age to apply for an instruction permit." ORS 807.280. · Verified Apr 2026

Required only for applicants under 18. The 6-month minimum may be satisfied with an out-of-state instruction permit. Adults 18+ have no statutory minimum permit holding period (ORS 807.065 applies only to applicants under 18).

Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.90 (section begins p.89): "If you are under 18 years of age and applying for a driver license: You must have had an instruction permit for at least 6 months. Holding an out-of-state permit does count towards this requirement." Also p.5, "Test Appointments": "You must have held a permit for at least 6 months if you are under 18 years of age and applying for a driver license." ORS 807.065(1)(b). · Verified Jul 2026

Under-18 applicants must complete **100 hours** of supervised driving experience, OR **50 hours** plus an ODOT-approved traffic safety education course. DMV must receive proof of course completion. Supervising drivers must be at least 21 years old and have held valid driving privileges for at least 3 years.

Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.90 (section begins p.89): "You must have 100 hours of supervised driving experience or 50 hours of supervised driving experience and have taken an ODOT-approved traffic safety education course." ORS 807.065(1)(c)-(d). · Verified Jul 2026

Oregon does not break out a night-driving subset of the supervised-hours requirement. The manual (p.89) and ORS 807.065(1)(c)-(d) specify only the 100-hour total (or 50 + ODOT-approved course) with no separate night-hours floor.

Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," pp. 89-90 (supervised-hours bullet on p.90; no night-hour subdivision specified). ORS 807.065(1)(c)-(d). · Verified Jul 2026

Oregon does not have a separately named "intermediate" license tier. A license issued to a driver under 18 is a **provisional license** (ORS 807.065(4)) - same Class C document, but subject to GDL restrictions: stepped passenger limits and a midnight-5 a.m. curfew that each end one year after issuance or at age 18, whichever comes first (ORS 807.122). The under-18 ban on all mobile-device use while driving lasts until 18. Earliest issuance age is 16.

Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.89: "Be at least 16 years of age to apply for a license." ORS 807.065(3) (license issued to a person under 18 is a provisional driver license); ORS 807.122 (restrictions on operation with provisional driver license). · Verified Jul 2026

For the **first year** after a provisional license is issued, the holder may not drive between 12 midnight and 5 a.m., except when: (1) driving between home and work, (2) driving between home and a school event with no other transportation available, (3) driving for employment purposes, or (4) accompanied by a licensed driver at least 25 years old. The curfew ends one year after issuance or at age 18, whichever comes first.

Source: ORS 807.122(1)(b): a provisional licensee "may not operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 12 midnight and 5 a.m." for the first year after issuance, with exceptions (A)-(D); ORS 807.122(4) (lapses at 18). · Verified Jul 2026

The restricted period ends at 5:00 a.m. The curfew itself applies only during the first year after provisional issuance (or until age 18, whichever comes first).

Source: ORS 807.122(1)(b) (curfew window ends 5 a.m.); ORS 807.122(4) (restriction lifts at age 18). · Verified Jul 2026

Provisional licensees face stepped passenger limits during the first year of licensure: - **First 6 months:** may not carry any passenger under 20 years of age, **except** members of the licensee's immediate family. - **Second 6 months (months 7-12):** may not carry more than 3 passengers under 20 years of age, **except** members of the licensee's immediate family. - Restrictions end one year after issuance or when the licensee turns 18, **whichever comes first**. Statutory exceptions to the passenger limits (not the curfew): driving co-workers solely for employment in an employer-owned, insured vehicle for a farmer, rancher, or orchardist (with signed employer certification and a seat belt for every passenger), and driving with a certified traffic-safety-education instructor or a parent/stepparent with valid driving privileges in the vehicle. Oregon law does not define "immediate family" for this restriction.

Source: ORS 807.122(1)(a) (first-six-months ban; second-six-months 3-passenger limit); ORS 807.122(2)-(3) (farm-employment and supervised-driving exceptions); ORS 807.122(4) (restrictions end at age 18). · Verified Jul 2026

Provisional-license passenger and nighttime restrictions lift one year after the license is issued, or at age 18, whichever comes first (ORS 807.122). There is no fixed unrestricted age: a teen licensed at 16 becomes unrestricted at 17 only by coincidence, while one licensed later stays restricted until 18 (or their one-year mark if sooner).

Source: ORS 807.122(1)(a)-(b), (4) · Verified Jul 2026

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Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.88: "Be at least 15 years of age to apply for an instruction permit." · Verified Apr 2026

Class C driver license may be issued at 16. Drivers under 18 receive a provisional license carrying GDL restrictions (curfew, passenger limits, supervised-hours prerequisite); see the graduated-licensing section. Full unrestricted driving privileges begin at age 18, when the GDL restrictions lift automatically.

Source: OR Driver Manual 2026-2027, "How to Apply," p.88: "Be at least 16 years of age to apply for a license." Under-18 provisional restrictions detailed in OR DMV provisional license rules. · Verified Apr 2026