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On the MVA fee schedule effective September 1, 2025, a non-commercial Type I (GLS) learner's permit is $65 for someone with no previous license, and that page says the amount includes conversion to a full license. A Type II permit, for currently or previously licensed drivers, is $45; a corrected permit is $30. Amounts change — check the MVA's License and ID Fees page.

Fifteen years and nine months, which the MVA's learner's-permit page states as the minimum age to apply. Under 18, a parent or legal guardian co-signs the application. Under 16, you also bring a school form — Form DL-300, completed by your school or county home school coordinator and delivered in a sealed unopened envelope, or Form DL-300A, co-signed by a parent or guardian. The Type 2 permit, for drivers who already hold a license and want another class, starts at sixteen years and six months.

Twenty-five. The MVA's Knowledge Tests page lists 25 questions for Class C, Class M and a moped permit, and 20 for Class A and Class B; Section 1.B of the manual repeats the 25 for the car test. The clock is 20 minutes, and the format is multiple-choice, usually delivered on a computer at an MVA office location.

Three. The MVA publishes the bar as a percentage — you must score 88% or higher to pass — and not as a count of answers. Applied to the published 25-question Class C test, 88% is 22 correct — arithmetic on two MVA figures rather than a count either the Knowledge Tests page or the Maryland Driver's Manual prints. A fourth miss puts you under the line.

For the permit, the MVA's learner's-permit page says to make an appointment at any full-service MVA office, and that you can complete the pre-application and schedule online through your myMVA account. For the skills test, Section 1.C of the manual gives two channels: mva.maryland.gov under Make an Appointment, or a call to 410-768-7000, with 1-800-492-4575 as the TTY line. Current branch wait times are published on the MVA's Locations Dashboard.

Three conditions together, per the MVA's vision page: vision in both eyes, visual acuity of 20/40 or better in each eye, and a continuous field of vision of at least 140 degrees. Acuity between 20/40 and 20/70, and/or a field of at least 110 degrees, or needing standard corrective lenses, produces a restricted license instead. Acuity between 20/70 and 20/100, and/or a field between 70 and 110 degrees, goes to the MVA's Modified Vision Unit at (410) 768-7513.

The manual gives the Type 1 permit — the one you get if you have never held a noncommercial driver's license — a life of up to two years. The Type 2 permit, for drivers moving to a different class, lasts up to 180 days, and you become eligible for the driving test for a full license once you have held it at least fourteen days.

It depends on age and schooling. The MVA's provisional-license page sets nine months at 16 to 18 without a high school diploma or equivalent, three months at 18 with one and again from 19 to 24, and 45 days at 25 or older. The manual adds an override at any age: a moving-violation conviction or a probation before judgment means holding the permit at least nine months from the most recent such date, and it applies the same nine months if you have been suspended for any reason.

Sixty for applicants under 25, of which at least 10 must fall in the period beginning 30 minutes before sunset and ending 30 minutes after sunrise. Applicants 25 and older complete at least 14 hours, with at least 3 in that same window. The manual requires the hours to be recorded in the Practice and Skills Log, and the driver's-education page says you present that completed log, with the certification page and your unexpired permit, when you apply for the provisional license.

When four conditions are met, per the MVA's full-license page: you are at least 18, you have held the provisional license for at least 18 months, you have no convictions during those 18 months, and — if you are under 21 — you have no alcohol-related offenses on your driving record. The MVA then converts the license automatically, with nothing for you to file, and mails an attachment card showing the new status that you carry alongside the provisional license until it expires.