Obtaining Your North Carolina Permit

North Carolina has a Graduated Driver License process for anyone under the age of 18.

To begin the process, you will enroll in a driver education class. After you have completed the class and the behind-the-wheel training, you will go to any NC DMV office and test for a permit. For this first permit test, the Level 1 Limited Learner Permit, you will take a signs test, a multiple choice test on knowledge of the handbook, and a vision test. To obtain the Level 2 Limited Provisional License, students will take a signs test, a vision test, and an on-the-road driving test with a DMV Examiner.

Before you go to the DMV for your first permit, please refer to the NC DMV website for the latest requirements regarding the documents you will need to present to them. This information is also covered in Chapter 1 of the NC Driver Handbook (download a copy).

Once you have obtained your first permit you are in the graduated licensing process until you turn 18 years old. The NC DMV website has detailed information on the levels of the graduated licensing process.

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