Pennsylvania Driver's Handbook, Section 1: Learner's Permit and Driver's License
How to get a Pennsylvania learner's permit, the junior permit and junior license rules, license classes and the knowledge and road tests.
Summary written by MyPermitExam from the official handbook, PUB 95 (4-21). Not a copy of the handbook. Checked Oct 2026. Not affiliated with the DMV. Pennsylvania Driver's Manual (PUB 95)
Key rules
- You can apply for the learner's permit from age 16; it is valid for one year. p. 1
- Under 18: 65 supervised hours (10 at night, 5 in bad weather) and six months with the permit before the road test. p. 2
- Junior license: no driving from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. without a parent or guardian, except for work or service with an affidavit. p. 3
- One non-family passenger under 18 for the first six months, then up to three; a 90-day suspension for six points or 26 mph over the limit. p. 4
- The Knowledge Test has 18 questions and you need 15 correct; it is offered in Spanish. If you fail, retake it the next business day. p. 5
- Road test: parallel park in a 24-by-8-foot space with up to three adjustments; under 18, wait seven days to retest. p. 6