Montana allows teens to get a learner's permit at 14½ and a first-year restricted license at 15. Teens must log 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night. Montana has some of the youngest licensing ages in the nation due to its rural geography.
Total Supervised Hours
50h
Including 10h at night
Minimum Permit Age
14 years 6 months
Holding period: 6 months
Provisional License Age
15
Full license: 16
No driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the first 6 months.
No more than one non-family passenger under 18 for the first 6 months.
No texting while driving for all drivers.
Meeting Montana's 50 hours of supervised driving practice can feel overwhelming — especially when you're also juggling school schedules, extracurriculars, and work. DashLog makes it simple by automatically tracking every supervised drive your teen completes. Start a session, drive, and DashLog logs the date, time, duration, and whether it was a daytime or nighttime drive — all mapped against Montana's specific GDL requirements.
Parents in Montana get real-time progress dashboards showing exactly how many of the required 50 hours their teen has completed, including a breakdown of 10 hours at night hours. DashLog sends milestone alerts when your teen hits 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of their required hours — so you always know where you stand without manually counting on a paper log. Plus, live location tracking during drives gives parents peace of mind without micromanaging.
When it's time to visit the Montana DMV, DashLog generates a clean, DMV-ready driving log report that documents every session with dates, times, and total hours. No more scrambling to find a crumpled paper log the night before the test. DashLog is free during our beta — join thousands of Montana families already tracking their teen's progress.
Montana requires 50 hours of supervised driving, with at least 10 hours at night, before a teen can earn a first-year restricted license.
Montana teens can get a learner's permit at 14 years and 6 months — one of the youngest permit ages in the country.
For the first 6 months with a restricted license, Montana teens cannot drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. without a licensed adult.
Yes. For the first 6 months, Montana teens can carry only one non-family passenger under 18.
Montana teens can get a full license at age 16, making it one of the earliest full licensing ages in the nation.
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