Utah Driver's License FAQs

You must be at least 15 to apply for an entry-level learner permit. You must pass the required written knowledge test and eye examination.

Yes. Applicants ages 15 through 18 must complete an approved driver education course before they can be licensed.

Yes, but only through an approved online/home-study school. Utah maintains a specific list of approved online providers and warns that unapproved internet courses are not accepted as proof of completion.

No. Teendrivingcourse.com is not presented as a Utah-approved driver education school and does not provide the state-recognized course completion needed for licensing.

The DLD requires a 50-question closed-book written knowledge test based on the Utah Driver Handbook.

The entry-level learner permit is valid for 18 months. The written knowledge-test result is also valid for 18 months.

Applicants ages 15 through 18 need 40 hours of supervised driving, including at least 10 hours after sunset.

Depending on the circumstances, the adult beside you can be a licensed parent, legal guardian, approved driving instructor, or qualifying responsible adult. Utah also allows certain authorized adults age 21 or older to supervise when a parent or legal guardian is not licensed.

No. A qualified supervising adult must occupy the required front-seat position whenever you practice driving with the learner permit.

If you are 16 or 17, you must hold the learner permit for at least six months. The six-month holding period does not apply at age 18, although an 18-year-old still needs approved driver education.

A driver under 17 generally may not drive during those hours unless a statutory exception applies, such as qualifying employment, school activity, agricultural activity, an emergency, or being accompanied by a licensed driver who is at least 21.

For a licensed driver under 16½, Utah generally limits passengers who are not immediate family members during the first six months, subject to statutory exceptions.

Utah restricts handheld wireless-device use while driving, and drivers under 18 face additional limits. Certain emergency and safety-related communications are exceptions.

Utah's minimums include $25,000/$65,000 bodily-injury liability, $15,000 property-damage liability, and $3,000 in personal injury protection. Additional uninsured and underinsured motorist rules also apply.

Teendrivingcourse.com provides supplemental online study and defensive-driving preparation. It can help you prepare for the Utah knowledge test and supervised practice, but it does not replace the approved Utah driver education required for applicants ages 15 through 18.