Maine Driver License Requirements at-a-glance:

DMV Info
  • Minimum Age for Learner Permit 15 years
  • Learner Permit Holding Period 6 months
  • Minimum Amount of Supervised Driving 35 hours (including 5 hrs at night)
  • Minimum Age for Driver License 16 years if competed driver's education; 18 years if you have not completed driver's education
  • Road Test Yes
  • Unsupervised Driving Rules Provisional license holders under 18 may not drive at all between 12 midnight and 5am. They may drive unsupervised outside of these hours alone or with immediate family members. A supervising licensed driver 20 years or older must be present if carrying non-family member passengers for the first 180 days of receiving the license
  • Passenger Rules Provisional driver's license holders under 18 may NOT carry passengers outside their immediate family for the first 180 days after receiving their license, unless accompanied by a licensed supervising driver who's at least 20 years old and seated in the front passenger seat
  • Other Driver education is a requirement for applicants under 18

How to get your Maine Driver License step-by-step:

  • Obtain driver education certificate
  • Practice for the written Learner Permit Exam using our free practice tests
  • Find a driver license office and schedule an appointment for the written exam (you may also simply show up but you may have to wait some time)
  • Take the Learner Permit Written Exam
  • Practice driving with your learner permit
  • Take the Driving Exam