Supervised driving, explained
Submit the log, or certify the hours?
Most states want a learner driver to complete supervised hours, but they don't all end the same way. Some states have you submit a completed driving log on an official form. Others just have a parent or guardian certify that the hours were done, with no trip log to turn in. And a few set no required hour total at all. Which model you're in changes what you do at the finish line.
States that submit a driving log
You complete a record of your supervised driving and turn it in, often on the state's official form.
- Colorado — DR 2324 Drive Time Log Sheet
- Indiana — Log of Supervised Driving Practice (State Form 54706)
- Kentucky — Practice Driving Log
- Maine — MVE-21 Driving Log
- Maryland — New Driver & Coach Practice Guide (RD-006)
- Michigan — Michigan Supervised Driving Log
- Minnesota — Supervised Driving Log
- Nevada — DLD-130 Beginning Driver Experience Log
- New Hampshire — DSMV 509 Certification of Additional Supervised Driving
- New Mexico
- Ohio — BMV 5791 Fifty Hour Affidavit
- Texas — TDLR Behind-the-Wheel Instruction Log (30 Hours)
- Vermont — VN-210 Driving Practice Log Sheet
- West Virginia — DMV-10-GDL GDL Driving Log
States where a parent certifies driving hours
A parent or guardian certifies that the hours were completed. There's no trip log to submit, but you still have to do the hours.
- Alabama — DL-31 Behind-the-Wheel Verification
- Alaska — Form 433
- Arizona — Driving Practice Certificate (96-0223)
- California — Supervised Driving Log
- Connecticut — Parent/Guardian Instruction Log
- Delaware — Parent's Supervised Driving Program guide
- Florida — HSMV 71143 Certification of Driving Experience of a Minor
- Georgia — DDS-7 Driving Experience Affidavit
- Idaho — GDL Requirements Verification
- Illinois — DSD X 152 50-Hour Practice Driving Log
- Iowa — Supervised Driving Log
- Kansas — DE-98 Permission Affidavit w/ Driving Time Certification
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts — Supervised Driving Log
- Mississippi — Waiver of Road-Testing Affidavit (certifies 50 hours)
- Missouri — Form 4901 Driver Experience Log
- Montana — Practice Driving Log
- Nebraska — DMV 06-91 POP 50 Hour Certification
- New Jersey — BA-CSD Certification of Supervised Driving
- New York — MV-262 Certification of Supervised Driving
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma — DPS 300 DEI Affidavit of Driver Training
- Oregon — Practice Driving Log
- Pennsylvania — DL-180C Parent or Guardian Certification
- Rhode Island — Affidavit embedded in Road Test Checklist
- South Carolina — PDLA Driving Practice Certification
- South Dakota — Supervised Driving Log (parent attests in writing)
- Tennessee — Certification of 50 Hours Behind the Wheel (SF-1256)
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Wisconsin — HS-303 Supervised Driving Log
- Wyoming — FSGDL-01 Behind-the-Wheel Certification
States that set no required hour total
These states don't mandate a minimum number of supervised hours — there's nothing to submit or certify to a required total. Practice still builds a safer driver, and some of these states require a driver-education course instead. Each state page below spells out what actually applies.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between submitting a log and certifying hours?
In a submit-log state you turn in a completed record of your supervised driving, often on an official form. In a certify-only state a parent or guardian simply attests that the required hours were finished. There is no trip log to hand in.
Do I still need to track my hours in a certify-only state?
Yes. You still have to complete the required supervised hours; the state just trusts a parent or guardian to certify them. Learner Log keeps your private record so the person signing knows the hours are real.
What about states with no supervised-hours requirement?
A few states don't set a minimum number of supervised hours at all. There's nothing to submit or certify to a required total, but practice still builds a safer driver — and some of these states require a driver-education course instead. Your state page spells out what actually applies.
How do I know which model my state uses?
Open your state page below. It states plainly whether the completed log is submitted (and on which form), whether the hours are certified with nothing to turn in, or whether the state sets no required hour total.
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Your state page spells out exactly how you finish, and Learner Log tracks the hours either way.
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