Adults' license reouirements

If you have never been licensed, you must meet the following criteria:

•    Be at least 18 years old.

•    Comply with the requirements for a driving permit, and when you are ready you must schedule your behind-the-wheel driving test.

•    Make an appointment and bring your instruction permit with you to the behind-the-wheel driving test.

•    Pass the behind-the-wheel driving test. If you fail the test, you must pay a retest fee for a second or subsequent test and schedule a behind-the-wheel driving test for another day.
If you have an out-of-state or

out-of-country driver license,

you must:

•    Complete all the steps required for a permit.

•    Bring your valid out-of-state driver license to DMV. Your out-of-state driver license will be invalidated and returned to you unless you are applying for a commercial license.

NOTE: The behind-the-wheel driving test for holders of out-of-state or U.S. territory licenses are normally waived. However, the department may require a behind-the-wheel driving test for any type of driver license application. Behind-the-wheel driving tests are mandatory for out-of-country driver license holders.