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What Ohio asks of new drivers aged 18 to 20

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Since September 30, 2025, Ohioans aged 18, 19 and 20 must finish an approved Class D driver training course and 50 hours of supervised practice before they schedule the driving test. Here is what that means in hours.

  • 24 + 8 hoursclass and driving lessons
  • 50 hourssupervised, 10 at night
  • 18 to 20ages covered
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Who it covers

First-time Ohio drivers aged 18, 19 and 20. Teens under 18 already had a training requirement, and it stays.

The course

An Ohio-approved Class D course: 24 hours of classroom instruction, in person or online, and 8 hours of driving with a licensed driving instructor.

The practice hours

50 hours of supervised driving, at least 10 of them at night, with a licensed driver aged 21 or older. The hours go on the Fifty-Hour Affidavit (form BMV 5791), whose signature is notarized; the RoadReady Ohio app can log them and fill in the affidavit.

When

All of the training comes before you schedule the driving test with an Ohio driver license examiner. The course does not replace the test.

What to do now

Find an approved Class D driving school, start logging your practice hours from the first drive, and bring the completed affidavit to your driving test.

Official sources

  1. Ohio Traffic Safety Office — Under 21 Driver Training
  2. Ohio BMV — Fifty-Hour Affidavit (BMV 5791)

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