Ohio Driver's Handbook, Section 1: How to Get Your Driver License
The steps to an Ohio license: the knowledge test, the Temporary Instruction Permit (TIPIC), its restrictions and the driver education requirements.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, web, January 26, 2024. Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Ohio Driver Manual (Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws)
Key rules
- From 15 years and six months you can take the vision screening and the knowledge test. handbook
- The knowledge test has 40 multiple-choice questions and you need 75% to pass. It is offered in Spanish. If you fail, wait one day. handbook
- Buy the TIPIC within 60 days of passing; applicants under 18 need a parent or guardian to co-sign. handbook
- At 16–17 any licensed driver 21 or older may supervise, but from midnight to 6 a.m. it must be a parent, guardian or custodian. No phones, and everyone belted. handbook
- Under 21: driver education (24 hours of class and 8 behind the wheel) plus 50 logged practice hours, 10 at night; under 18, hold the TIPIC six months. handbook