South Dakota requires 50 hours of supervised driving including 10 at night and 10 in inclement weather. Despite having young licensing ages, the state does have a supervised hour requirement. Teens can get a permit at 14 and a restricted license at 14½ — the youngest licensing ages in the country. The permit holding period is 9 months, or 6 months with driver education.
Total Supervised Hours
50h
Including 10h at night
10h in adverse weather
Minimum Permit Age
14
Holding period: 9 months (6 months with driver education)
Provisional License Age
14 years 6 months
Full license: 16
No driving between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. for restricted minor's permit holders.
No specific GDL passenger restriction.
No texting while driving for all drivers.
Meeting South Dakota'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 South Dakota's specific GDL requirements.
Parents in South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota families already tracking their teen's progress.
South Dakota requires 50 hours of supervised driving, including at least 10 hours at night and 10 hours in inclement weather.
South Dakota teens can get a learner's permit at age 14 — the youngest permit age in the country. They must hold it for 9 months (or 6 months with driver education).
Restricted minor's permit holders cannot drive between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless traveling for work, school, or emergencies.
South Dakota does not have specific GDL passenger restrictions, though general safe driving rules apply.
South Dakota teens can get a full license at age 16.
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DashLog tracks every supervised hour against South Dakota's GDL requirements — so your teen is ready for the license test.
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