Provisional operators permit — Nebraska Permit Test

A POP holder may drive at any time when accompanied by a parent, guardian or licensed driver who is at least 21.

At night an experienced adult can spot the deer or drunk driver a new driver would miss.

Individual may drive anytime if they are accompanied by a parent, guardian or licensed driver who is at least 21.

The minimum age for a Provisional Operator's Permit (POP) is 16; a person may apply 60 days before the 16th birthday.

Driving alone takes judgment that comes with age and practice, so the state waits until 16.

Minimum Age: 16. May apply 60 days before 16th birthday, issuance must be on or after 16th birthday.

Before applying for a POP, a person must have held an LPE, SCP or LPD for at least six months.

Six months of supervised driving puts a teen through rain, dark and traffic before driving alone.

1) have held a School Learner’s Permit (LPE), School Permit (SCP) or Learner’s Permit (LPD) for at least six months and not accumulated three or more points on their driving record during the six month period immediately preceeding the POP application date; and

A POP applicant must not have collected 3 or more points on their record in the six months before applying.

A learner already earning points is showing risky habits, and driving alone would only add to them.

1) have held a School Learner’s Permit (LPE), School Permit (SCP) or Learner’s Permit (LPD) for at least six months and not accumulated three or more points on their driving record during the six month period immediately preceeding the POP application date; and

Along with the six-month hold, a POP applicant must finish a DMV-approved driver safety course or a 50-hour certification form.

A teen who has not been trained or logged real hours meets the hard moments of driving alone for the first time.

2) successfully complete a Department of Motor Vehicles approved Nebraska driver safety course, or

A POP applicant with a 50-hour form must take vision and drive tests; the written test is waived if they hold an LPD that is valid or expired no more than 1 year.

An examiner needs to see the teen drive, because a signed log cannot prove the driving is safe.

2) Individuals presenting a 50 hour certification form: vision and drive tests required, written test will be waived if individual has been issued a Learner’s Permit (LPD) that is valid or expired for no more than one year.

A Provisional Operator's Permit (POP) expires on the 18th birthday.

A driver who lets the POP run out without moving to a full license is driving with nothing valid.

Expiration: 18th birthday.

What is the minimum age for a Provisional Operator's Permit (POP)?

Age 16. Driving alone takes judgment that comes with age and practice, so the state waits until 16. Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.4: “Minimum Age: 16. May apply 60 days before 16th birthday, issuance must be on or after 16th birthday.”