GDL restrictions — Kansas Permit Test

GDL restrictions on the Kansas permit test — 6 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

A Kansas driver under 17 must have held a state-issued learner's permit for 1 year or more before a license is issued.

Kansas counts the time you held the permit, not the hours you drove. Starting late pushes the license back by the same amount.

Those under age 17 must have held state issued Learner's Permit for 1 year or more prior to license issuance

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.12

A Kansas 16-year-old driving under the restricted license may drive at any time from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The window closes at 9 in the evening. A driver who loses track of it is unlicensed for the trip home.

From 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas 16-year-old driving under the restricted license may carry only one non-sibling minor passenger in the vehicle.

Passengers the same age are the biggest risk a new driver carries. One is the limit, and brothers and sisters do not count toward it.

Only one, non-sibling, minor passenger allowed in the vehicle

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas 15-year-old driving under the restricted license may not carry non-sibling minor passengers.

At 15 the answer is none. A friend in the car is enough to make the trip a violation.

NO non-sibling, minor passengers

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas driver under the graduated restrictions may not use wireless communication devices while driving, except to report illegal activity or summon emergency help.

The exception is narrow. Calling for help after a crash is allowed; calling a parent to say you are running late is not.

NO wireless communication devices while driving except to report illegal activity or summon emergency help

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.13

A Kansas 14- or 15-year-old with a farm permit may drive directly to and from home and school over the most direct route, for attendance rather than for school activities.

School activities are cut out of it. A game or a club meeting is not the trip the permit was written for.

Directly to and from home and school, over the most direct route, for the purpose of attendance (Not school activities)

Kansas Driving Handbook, p.12

On the test

How long must a Kansas driver under 17 have held a learner's permit before licensing?

1 year or more. Kansas counts the time you held the permit, not the hours you drove. Starting late pushes the license back by the same amount. Kansas Driving Handbook, p.12: “Those under age 17 must have held state issued Learner's Permit for 1 year or more prior to license issuance”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against Kansas Driving Handbook, published by the Kansas Department of Revenue, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.