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Fact Montana Source Agency Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division Test name written driver’s test Permit fee For learner licenses without a motorcycle endorsement, standard / REAL ID totals are $36.57 / $62.32 at 14½–15, $31.42 / $57.17 at 15, $26.27 / $52.02 at 16, and $21.12 / $46.87 at 17. Fees depend on age and credential; the current MVD table includes administrative costs. Permit validity The temporary NCLP lasts one year. Retest rules A licensing receipt permits three attempts during its one-year life to finish all required examinations. It cannot be renewed; an unfinished application must start over after that year. This is not a published waiting interval after a failed knowledge test. Handbook Montana Driver Manual Requirements for applicants under 18 For an exam-station permit, book the written exam, obtain parental consent, bring identity, residence and authorized-presence evidence, and pay the fee. Know your Social Security number for verification. The teen page requires a licensed parent, guardian or responsible adult to supervise; before moving to the restricted license, it specifies 6 months + 1 day with the permit and 50 supervised hours, including 10 at night. Documents to bring For a standard driver license, bring paper evidence for identity, lawful presence and Montana residence. Identity requires two primary items or a primary plus a secondary item. You need your SSN for verification, but no SSN proof. REAL ID uses its separate checklist. Agency offices and appointments MVD provides a searchable map of driver-license exam stations. Select a map feature or a location-list item to see its details.
Official sources differ: Handbook edition The same downloaded PDF has April 2024 on its front cover and November 2023 on its back cover. Its 2026 upload path is not an edition date.
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Official sources differ: Minimum permit age The handbook requires 16 for an exam-station NCLP without traffic education, or 15 after approved traffic education; the current MVD teen page instead describes an exam-station permit at 15 without a training class. Both describe a program-based route at 14½. Eligibility remains unresolved; confirm the applicable route with MVD.
14½ in an approved program after attendance/testing requirements, or 15 for the exam-station permit without a Driver Training Class.
Official source 1 Checked October 27, 2026 14½ while participating in or after completing approved traffic education; for the exam-station route, the handbook gives 16 without traffic education or 15 after approved traffic education.
Official source 2 Checked October 27, 2026 PDF page 18 Confirm the applicable rule with the agency before relying on either statement.
Official sources differ: Driver’s education The handbook distinguishes supervised driving during a course, an NCLP at 14½ while participating in or after completing approved traffic education, and the exam-station route at 15 after completion or at 16 without traffic education. OPI broadly says those under 16 must complete approved traffic education, while also describing receipt of a Learner License during the course. MVD’s teen page describes an exam-station permit at 15 without a Driver Training Class. These published scopes differ; none is selected as a resolution of legal eligibility.
OPI says teens under 16 who wish to drive must finish an approved course; it also describes receiving a Learner License during that course.
Official source 1 Checked October 27, 2026 The MVD teen page describes an exam-station learner permit at 15 without a Driver Training Class.
Official source 2 Checked October 27, 2026 The handbook permits driving during an approved traffic-education course with an instructor under a TEP, and describes an NCLP from 14½ while taking or after finishing approved traffic education. For its exam-station NCLP route, it requires course completion at 15 and allows the route without traffic education at 16. The handbook excludes online and third-party traffic-education courses. The current MVD and OPI descriptions are preserved as differing official positions in the conflict record.
Official source 3 Checked October 27, 2026 PDF page 12 Confirm the applicable rule with the agency before relying on either statement.
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