Out of state drivers — Utah Permit Test

A driver holding an out-of-state learner permit may not drive in Utah.

A permit is supervised practice under another state’s rules. Utah does not extend its roads to those rules.

Drivers with an out-of-state learner permit may NOT drive in Utah.

An out-of-state driver license must be surrendered when applying for a Utah driver license.

Two licenses in two states means two records and two sets of points. Utah takes the old card so there is one.

Your out-of-state driver license must be surrendered upon application for a Utah driver license.

A Utah driver license issued to an applicant over 21 expires on the applicant’s birthday eight years after issue.

Eight years is a long time to look like your photo. Knowing the span is how a driver notices the card has run out.

The driver license will expire on the applicant’s birthday eight years after issue when over 21.

A provisional license, issued to an applicant under 21, expires on the applicant’s birthday five years after issue.

The provisional card is meant to run out around the time the separate point system stops applying.

Provisional licenses (issued to an applicant under 21 years of age) will expire on the applicant’s birthday five years after issue.

An original Utah driver license is issued to a driver never licensed in Utah, a first-time driver, and a driver changing from one license classification to another.

Original does not mean new to driving. Changing what you are licensed to drive starts the same clock over.

Drivers who have never been licensed in Utah, first-time drivers, and drivers who change from one license classification to another will be issued an original driver license.

What may a holder of an out-of-state learner permit do in Utah?

Nothing, because they may not drive here. A permit is supervised practice under another state’s rules. Utah does not extend its roads to those rules. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.18: “Drivers with an out-of-state learner permit may NOT drive in Utah.”