Minimum age for a learner's permit
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What is the youngest age to apply for a Class D learner's permit?
The rule
You must be at least 16 to apply for a Class D learner's permit, and no one under 16 may drive in Massachusetts, even with a permit or license from somewhere else.
You must be at least 16 to apply for a Class D learner's permit.
From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 3. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.
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