Long Island Restrictions (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) - Junior License - Driving and Passenger Rules

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Long Island Junior License restrictions for Nassau and Suffolk Counties outline when a junior driver may operate a vehicle, the conditions for driving without a supervising driver, and the required supervising adult and license validity. The rules specify allowable driving destinations between 5 AM and 9 PM, additional night driving limits between 9 PM and 5 AM, front-seat passenger requirements, seat belt and child restraint obligations, and limits on passengers under age 21. The document also details suspension and revocation penalties tied to serious and other traffic violations.

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Junior License

Driving hours and supervision requirements

Passenger and seat belt rules

Child safety seat requirements

Penalties for traffic violations

[http://dmv.ny.gov/youngerdriver/grad-longisland.htm](http://dmv.ny.gov/youngerdriver/grad-longisland.htm) Long Island Restrictions (Nassau & Suffolk Counties) - Junior License After you have held a permit in valid status for six months you may take a road test. When you pass the road test, DMV will issue you a junior license (Class DJ or MJ) . With your Junior License You may drive: Between the hours of 5 AM and 9 PM you may drive without a supervising driver only directly between your home and: o Your employment (you must carry appropriate proof of employment), or o A work-study program, or a course at a college, university, or registered evening high school, or o A driver education course, or o While engaged in farm employment (you must carry appropriate proof of employment) . Other than when you are allowed to drive alone in a situation listed above, you may drive between the hours of 5 am and 9 pm only under the direct supervision of: o Your parent, guardian, or a person "in loco parentis," or o A driver education teacher or a driving school instructor. o The person who supervises your driving must be at least age 21 and have a license valid for the vehicle you are driving. o The only passenger allowed in the front seat is your supervising driver. Between the hours of 9 PM and 5 AM you may drive without a supervising driver only directly between your home and: o A work-study program, a course at a college, university, or a registered evening high school, or o A driver education course, or o While engaged in farm employment (you must carry appropriate proof of employment) . With no more than one passenger under age 21 unless the passengers are members of your immediate family. o You can have more than one passenger under age 21 if your supervising driver is your licensed parent, guardian, person "in loco parentis," driver education teacher or driving school instructor. Only when you and every passenger wears a seat belt, one seat belt per person. All children under age four must ride in federally-approved child safety seats. o If the child is more than 40 pounds in weight, they must use a proper child restraint system such as a booster seat. o Until their 8th birthday children must use a proper child restraint system. o Children more than four feet nine inches tall are allowed to use a seat belt and shoulder harness. Penalties for Traffic Violations as a Junior Driver Your junior permit, license, or privileges will be suspended for 60 days if you are convicted of one serious traffic violation or two other violations that were committed while you held a junior permit or license. Your junior permit, license, or privileges will be revoked for 60 days if you are convicted of one serious traffic violation or two other violations within the first six months after your permit, license or privileges are restored after a suspension or revocation. A "serious traffic violation" is normally a violation that carries three or more driver violation points.

FAQs

After holding a permit for how long can a road test be taken for a junior license?

After you have held a permit in valid status for six months, you may take a road test. After passing, DMV issues a junior license (Class DJ or MJ).

What are the key rules for driving alone between 5 AM and 9 PM?

From 5 AM to 9 PM, you may drive without a supervising driver only directly between home and approved locations such as employment, a work-study program, specific courses, a driver education course, or farm employment, with appropriate proof if required.

What happens if you commit serious or other traffic violations as a junior driver?

A junior permit, license, or privileges are suspended for 60 days for one serious traffic violation or two other violations while holding the junior permit or license. It is revoked for 60 days for one serious traffic violation or two other violations within the first six months after restoration from a suspension or revocation.

Sep 29, 2026

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