How many supervised driving hours does Iowa require?
Iowa requires 20 hours of supervised driving, including 2 hours at night, before a teen can advance to the next license stage.
Total hours20supervised driving
Night hours2of the total, at night
Nighttime driving restriction
Iowa restricts intermediate-license holders from driving 12:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
Good to know
20 hours supervised driving (2 at night) required to advance from instruction permit to intermediate license. Driver's education is REQUIRED in Iowa — there is no no-driver-ed alternative. Parent-taught driver-ed students separately log 30 in-course hours (incl. 3 night) during the course itself.
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