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To drive with a Michigan Level 1 Learner's License, you must be supervised by a licensed parent, legal guardian, or designated licensed adult aged 21 or older.
A Michigan Level 1 driver may be accompanied by a licensed parent or legal guardian. With the parent or guardian's permission, the teen may instead drive with another licensed driver age 21 or older. The 21+ requirement applies to that other designated driver, not as a blanket age rule for a licensed parent or legal guardian. The supervisor must sit in the front seat, and Michigan SOS says the teen should carry signed authorization when a designated adult is supervising.
| Supervisor Type | Rule |
|---|---|
| Licensed parent or legal guardian | May supervise with a valid license; MCL 257.310e does not add a separate 21+ condition. |
| Other designated adult | Must be licensed, age 21 or older, and have the parent or guardian's permission. |
| Sibling age 18-20 | May supervise only if the sibling is also the teen's legal guardian; otherwise the designated-driver 21+ rule applies. |
| Out-of-state license holder | May potentially serve as the designated driver if age 21 or older and validly licensed. |
Yes, if the parent is a licensed parent. Michigan's Level 1 statute separately allows a licensed parent or legal guardian; the age-21 requirement applies when the teen is accompanied by another licensed driver with the parent or guardian's permission. See MCL 257.310e.
Yes. Michigan law allows supervision, with the parent or legal guardian's permission, by any licensed driver age 21 or older. If different designated adults supervise different drives, each must meet the age and license requirements. Michigan SOS says the teen should carry signed authorization from the parent or guardian for the designated adult supervising that drive.
If a Level 1 driver operates without a qualifying supervisor, Michigan treats the GDL restriction violation as a civil infraction with 2 points. It is not the misdemeanor described in the previous version of this article.
A qualifying conviction or civil-infraction determination can also affect the clean-record period required for later GDL progression. The exact effect depends on the teen's record and the specific event; a supervisor's separate ticket does not automatically become the learner's violation.
For detailed fines, repeat-offense effects, reexamination, and traffic-stop scenarios, use the dedicated driving-alone, traffic-violations, and supervisor-pulled-over articles.
See the Michigan SOS Offense Index for the current civil-infraction and point classification.
Use Michigan's Supervised Driving Guide and log (SOS-191), not SOS-383. The official log records items such as the date, lesson number, daytime and nighttime hours, weather conditions, supervisor initials, and notes.
Supervisor initials document individual practice entries. The official certification of the required hours is signed by the teen's parent or legal guardian for Segment 2 and again for the driving-skills-test requirement.
No. The official log uses supervisor initials for individual driving entries. The parent or legal guardian signs the certification that the required supervised hours have been completed.
Use the official Michigan Supervised Driving Guide (SOS-191) and Michigan Supervised Driving Log.
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