Last Updated 12th of July, 2010

If I am older than 18 am I required to take a roadtest?

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Yes. All first-time drivers license applicants must take a roadtest, whether it’s at their local DMV exam station or during a drivers education course.

If this is you, and you didn’t have to take drivers ed, consider enrolling in a course anyway to help prepare you for the driving test. At the very least, take the driver training your state requires (some states require applicants to put in a certain number of behind-the-wheel hours before they can get their full drivers license) very seriously.

The only folks exempt are new residents transferring valid out-of-state licenses, or license that haven’t been expired for longer than a state-mandated amount of time.

The grid below gives you a good idea of what to expect in terms of the driving test portion of the drivers license test process; however, if you’re a new resident in your state, note that:

  • Laws change all the time. A state that accepts an out-of-state drivers license that’s been expired for less than a year today might not accept it tomorrow.
  • Certain medical conditions might require you to take the driving test, even if your out-of-state license is valid.
  • Regardless of all other information, it’s always up to the DMV examiner.
Bottom line: Call ahead to be sure of your specific situation.

Yes No
Alabama
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for less than a year.
Alaska
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Arizona
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Arkansas
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that hasn't been expired for more than a year.
California
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Colorado
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Connecticut
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that has been expired for fewer than 60 days.
Delaware
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Florida
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Georgia
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for fewer than two years.
Hawaii
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Idaho
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Illinois
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Indiana
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, you’ve only had your out-of-state license less than a year, or you're still in school and completed the skills test during drivers ed as part of the waiver program.
Iowa
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Kansas
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Kentucky
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Louisiana
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Maine
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Maryland
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that hasn't been expired for a year. Note that you must have held that license for at least 18 months before moving to Maryland.
Massachusetts
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that hasn't been expired for more than four years.
Michigan
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Minnesota
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for less than a year.
Mississippi
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Missouri
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for no more than 184 days.
Montana
x
Even if your out-of-state license is valid, Montana reserves the examiner the right to determine whether you'll take the driving test.
Nebraska
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Nevada
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license. Note that if your out-of-state license has been suspended, revoked, or cancelled at any time in the last four years, you'll have to take the driving test.
New Hampshire
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license. This is, however, at the discretion of the examiner.
New Jersey
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
New Mexico
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
New York
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, one that's been valid for the past six months, or one that hasn't been expired for more than a year.
North Carolina
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
North Dakota
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Ohio
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Oklahoma
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Oregon
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for less than a year.
Pennsylvania
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Rhode Island
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for less than a year.
South Carolina
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
South Dakota
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Tennessee
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Texas
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Utah
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Vermont
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for less than a year.
Virginia
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license. If you're a long-time resident and younger than 19, you'll take the driving test through the required drivers ed course.
Washington
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
West Virginia
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license. You'll probably have to sit through an alcohol awareness course, though.
Wisconsin
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for fewer than eight years.
Wyoming
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license.
Washington DC
x
Unless you're transferring a valid out-of-state license, or one that's been expired for fewer than 90 days.

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