Answers to your most frequently-asked questions

1. Be at least 15 years old.
2. Submit a completed Parent Consent Form A (available at the DHSMV field office). This form must be signed in the presence of a drivers license examiner or notarized if your parent or guardian cannot be present. If you are under 18 and are not married, one parent or legal guardian must sign this application. Stepparents may not sign unless they have legally adopted you.
3. Provide your Social Security number with one of the following:
• State-issued Permit or ID with number listed
• Social Security card
• Social Security benefits documentation
4. Provide proof of name and date of birth with one of the following primary forms of identification:
• Certified U.S. birth certificate
• U.S. Passport
• Certificate of Naturalization
• United States Military ID cards with an officer rank will be accepted as proof of citizenship only; however, not as proof of primary identification.
5. Provide a secondary form of identification.
6. Present your First Time Driver Certificate of Completion (FLVS waiver certificate).
7. Be ready to have your picture taken.
8. Give a thumb print.
9. Pass a hearing test.
10. Pass a vision test.
11. Pass a written exam covering the following areas:
• Road Rules – 20 multiple-choice questions about traffic
  laws – must have 15 correct answers to pass.
• Road Signs – 20 multiple-choice questions about road
  signs – must have 15 correct answers to pass.

Note: all documents provided to the DHSMV must be originals or certified copies.
After you pass the written exam, you’ll be issued a learners license to practice driving. Your learners license will carry the following restrictions:

• You can only drive during daylight hours for the first three months and until 10 p.m. thereafter, and
• You can only drive with a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old and who occupies the front passenger seat.

1. Be at least 16 years old.
2. Have held your learners license for at least one year (if under 18) and completed all required drivers education and behind-the-wheel training.
3. Bring your Florida learners license.
4. Have your parent or your guardian accompany you to sign the Affidavit for Minor to Be Licensed, which states that you have completed the required training (at least 50 hours of in-car driving lessons experience, 10 of which must be at night).
5. Show proof of personal injury protection insurance and a valid vehicle registration must be provided on the vehicle for the driving test.

• Driving is only allowed between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.
• During all other times, you must be accompanied by a licensed driver at least 21 years old occupying the closest seat to the right of the driver or be traveling to or from work.