Arkansas
What Arkansas asks of a teen driver before the first license, from the practice hours to the road test.
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No set number of practice hours
- Permit
- Instruction Permit
- License
- Intermediate License
- Practice can start at
- 14 years old
Before the road test
- Six months of supervised drivingDriving stays supervised for six months from the permit issue date and until the 16th birthday.
- Minimum age16 years old
- Six-month clean recordA serious accident or serious traffic conviction in the six months before applying delays the licence.
Where this comes from
- Learner’s and Intermediate License
- Arkansas Driver License Study Guide
- Driver examination
- Teen drivers graduated licensing safety message
- Act 394 of 2009 — graduated licensing
- Act 928 of 2025 — intermediate licence
Moonroof checked these sources on October 9, 2026. Rules change, so check with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services before booking the road test.