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JOL: no driving 12:30 to 5 a.m.

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Practice question · Safety and the law

As a junior operator, which hours are off-limits unless a parent or guardian rides with you?

The rule

A junior operator may not drive from 12:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. unless a parent or legal guardian is with them. Breaking it can be charged as driving without a license, a crime.

A junior operator may not drive from 12:30 to 5:00 a.m. unless a parent or legal guardian is in the car.

From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 10. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.

Often mixed up with

People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.

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