How long you hold the permit
A free practice question for the Maryland permit test, with the answer explained.
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Under 18, how long must you hold your learner's permit without a violation before a provisional license?
The rule
Before a provisional license you hold the permit without a violation: at least 9 months under 18; 3 months at 18 with a diploma or GED, or at 19 to 24; 45 days at 25 or older.
Under 18 you hold the permit at least 9 months without a violation. At 25 or older it's only 45 days.
From the Maryland Driver's Manual, Section 2, page 10. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the MVA have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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