Provisional license: no driving 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. in year one
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Your provisional license is new. Which hours are off-limits for driving during your first 12 months?
The rule
During the first 12 months with a provisional (under 18) license, you may not drive from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., unless you carry a signed note for an allowed reason (medical, school, work or driving a family member).
For the first 12 months with a provisional license, you may not drive from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., unless you carry a signed note for an allowed reason like school or work.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 2, page 4. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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