Alabama permit driving hours: 50 hours, no night minimum
Alabama asks teens moving from Stage I to Stage II to complete 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving. There is no separate night-hour minimum. The hours are verified on ALEA's DL-31 form.
Free app: times each drive against the 50-hour goal, and fills the logTotal supervised50 hours
At nightNo night minimum
How it is provenOfficial state form
How to log the hours in Alabama
Record the 50 hours and submit them on the DL-31 Graduated Driver License Behind-the-Wheel Verification Form.
The state publishes its own log or affidavit, and that is the paper it expects at the licensing office.
Alabama permit rules at a glance
- Permit holding period
- 6 months before Stage II (applicants under 18)
- Driver's ed
- A state-approved driver's ed course can be completed instead of the 50 hours
- Night hours
- No separate night minimum
- Legal basis
- Code of Alabama Sec. 32-6-7.2
Alabama permit hours: questions
How many driving hours do you need for a license in Alabama?
50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving before moving from Stage I to Stage II, verified on form DL-31.
Does driver's ed replace the 50 hours in Alabama?
Yes. Completing a state-approved driver's ed course is a full substitute for the 50 hours, not an addition to them.
Does Alabama require night driving hours?
No separate night-hour minimum was found in Alabama's requirements.