If 18 or older, you don't need to first have an instruction permit, but you do need to pay the fee for one. If under 16 ½, you must complete behind-the-wheel training-either six hours of driving with an approved driver education instructor or 12 hours with a parent/guardian which is added to the 50 hours of log time for a total of 62 hours-prior to application. Requirements: If under 18, you must hold a permit for at least 12 months prior to application and present a completed driver log showing 50 hours of driving. Valid: Until 20 days after your 21st birthday Requirements: You'll need that Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship if you're under 18.Įxceptions: We sound like a broken record-notice the only difference seems to be the age group? Again, your parent/guardian may allow other drivers 21 or older to accompany you when you drive, but those hours won't count toward the 50-hour total required for your drive log. This restriction's lifted at 18.Įxceptions: Similar to above, your parent/guardian may allow other drivers 21 or older to accompany you when you drive, but those hours won't count toward the 50-hour total required for your drive log. Restrictions: You may only drive with the parent/guardian who signed your Affidavit.

Requirements: You'll need that same Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship and proof that you completed an approved driver education course. Restrictions are lifted at 18.Įxceptions: Your parent/guardian may allow other drivers 21 or older to accompany you when you drive, but those hours won't count toward the 50-hour total required for your drive log. Restrictions: You may only drive with a driving instructor until 15 ½, after which you may only drive with the parent/guardian who signed your Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship. You also must turn in a signed Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship.

Requirements: You must have completed the classroom portion of a state-approved driver education course within six months prior to application. So, to protect everyone from your relatively high odds of crashing, we rein you in, especially during your teenage years.īut you just want those keys in your hot little hands, right? Here's the rundown on how and when you're eligible to drive: Driver Education Permit

You have too many minor brethren that make up the majority of motor vehicle crashes. You might be a finely responsible young man or woman, but statistics don't lie.

Colorado driver awareness permit