GDL permit restrictions — Delaware Permit Test

GDL permit restrictions on the Delaware permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Delaware Level One Learner's Permit must be in the holder's possession while driving.

A teen stopped without the permit cannot show they are allowed to be behind the wheel.

Permit must be in the possession of the permit holder when driving a motor vehicle.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.29

When a Level One permit holder drives, the holder and every passenger must wear a safety belt or be in a child safety seat or booster seat while the car moves.

One loose passenger in a crash is thrown into the others, belted or not.

The permit holder and all passengers, must wear a safety belt or be secured in a child safety seat or booster seat while the vehicle is in motion.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.29

A Delaware Level One permit holder may not drive while using a cell phone, text messaging device or similar electronic device.

A new driver who looks at a phone has even less attention left over than an experienced one.

The permit holder shall not operate a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone, text messaging device, or similar electronic device.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.29

During the first 12 months of a Level One permit, the car may carry only the adult supervisor and one other passenger.

A car full of friends pulls a new driver's eyes and mind off the road.

No passengers other than an adult supervisor and one other passenger can be in the vehicle during the entire first 12 months of valid driving authority.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.29

The Level One passenger limit does not apply to the driver's immediate family members, as long as the adult supervisor is in the car.

A family could not take the new driver along on a trip with siblings if the limit had no exception.

However, the passenger restrictions of this paragraph do not apply to immediate members of the driver's family as long as the adult supervisor is in the car.
Delaware Driver Manual, p.29

On the test

Where must a Level One Learner's Permit be while the holder drives?

In the holder's possession. A teen stopped without the permit cannot show they are allowed to be behind the wheel. Delaware Driver Manual, p.29: “Permit must be in the possession of the permit holder when driving a motor vehicle.”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.