The Restricted License for Young Drivers
K.S.A. 8-2,101 — a restricted license at 15 after a year on a permit, 50 supervised hours, and limits until six months past 16
The division may issue a restricted license to a person at least 15 who has finished driver training, held an instructional permit for at least one year with at least 25 hours of adult supervised driving, and applies in writing through a parent or guardian.
Who handles this in Kansas: Johnson County Bar Association, Find a Lawyer; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Kansas directory.
Before 16, a parent or guardian signs that the driver has done 25 more hours, so 50 in all, at least 10 of them at night, with an adult at least 21 who holds a valid license.
- At 15, driving is limited to work or farm work, the direct route to and from school on school days, religious activities between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m., or any time with a licensed adult in the seat beside.
- At 16, for six months, driving is limited to between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m., work, school activities, religious activities, or any time with a licensed adult beside.
- After those six months, with the rules followed, the limits come off.
Sources for this section (1)
- K.S.A. 8-2,101 — Restricted license; conditions, restrictions and requirements
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kansas attorney.