The Instruction Permit and the Provisional License

At 14, a person who passes every part of the exam but the driving test can get an instruction permit, good for up to two years and renewable once. The permit holder drives only with a licensed driver at least 21, licensed at least one year, in the seat beside them.

• §AS 28.15.051StatuteInstruction permits, temporary drivers' licenses, and special drivers' permits and licensesOpens akleg.gov ↗

• A provisional license comes at 16 and under 18, after at least six months on the permit.
• A parent, guardian or employer shows the state at least 40 hours of driving, at least 10 of them in harder conditions such as bad weather and at night.
• No traffic conviction in the six months before applying.
• A full license before 18 needs six more months on the provisional license, with no traffic conviction in the last six months.

• §AS 28.15.055StatuteProvisional driver's licenseOpens akleg.gov ↗
• §AS 28.15.057StatuteRestrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18Opens akleg.gov ↗

• A provisional license holder carries no passengers other than a parent, guardian, sibling or someone 21 or older, unless a parent, guardian or someone 21 or older is also in the car.
• A provisional license holder does not drive between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., unless a parent, guardian or licensed driver 21 or older is along, or the drive is the most direct route to or from work or for the job.

• §AS 28.15.057StatuteRestrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18Opens akleg.gov ↗

Breaking either rule is an infraction. The rules do not apply to restricted licenses for driving off the road system.

• §AS 28.15.057StatuteRestrictions on driver's license issued to a person under 18Opens akleg.gov ↗