Instruction permit — Arizona Permit Test

A graduated or operator permit holder must be accompanied by a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver at least 21 years old, who sits in the seat beside them.

A new driver misses hazards a practiced one sees. The adult beside you is there to warn you or take over.

Graduated or operator permit: you must be accompanied by a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver at least 21 years of age, who occupies the seat beside you.

You may be issued a graduated or motorcycle instruction permit if you are at least 15 years and 6 months old.

The permit starts the practice clock. Starting at 15 and a half leaves time for 6 months of practice before 16.

If you are at least 15 years and 6 months of age you may be issued a graduated and/or a motorcycle instruction permit.

You must be at least 18 years old for an operator instruction permit.

Under 18, the permit you get is the graduated one, which leads to the graduated license and its limits.

You must be at least 18 for an operator permit.

Graduated and operator instruction permits are valid for 12 months.

A permit is for learning, not for driving forever with a helper. When it runs out, you need a new one to keep practicing.

Graduated or operator permit: you must be accompanied by a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver at least 21 years of age, who occupies the seat beside you. These permits are valid for 12 months.

You must pass MVD’s written test before you are issued an Arizona instruction permit.

Even with an adult beside you, you need to know the rules before you drive. The written test comes before any practice on the road.

Applicants will be required to pass the Division’s written test before being issued an Arizona instruction permit.

Arizona gives applicants credit for the time they have held an instruction permit in another state.

A teen who moves here halfway through their permit time does not have to start over. The months already done still count.

Arizona will give applicants credit for the time they have held their instruction permit in another state.

Who must be with you when you drive on an Arizona graduated or operator permit?

A licensed driver aged 21 or older beside you. A new driver misses hazards a practiced one sees. The adult beside you is there to warn you or take over. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.12: “Graduated or operator permit: you must be accompanied by a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver at least 21 years of age, who occupies the seat beside you.”