Supervised driving, explained
Submit the log, or certify the hours?
Every state wants 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. Which model you're in changes what you do at the finish line.
States that submit a 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
- Michigan — Michigan Supervised Driving Log
- Minnesota — Supervised Driving Log
- New Mexico — Supervised Driving Log
States that certify the 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.
- Alaska — Form 433
- California — Supervised Driving Log
- Connecticut — Parent/Guardian Instruction Log
- Delaware — Parent's Supervised Driving Program guide
- Florida — HSMV 71143 Certification of Driving Experience
- Georgia — DDS-7 Driving Experience Affidavit
- Idaho — GDL Requirements Verification
- Illinois — DSD X 152 50-Hour Practice Driving Log
- Kansas — DE-98 Permission Affidavit w/ Driving Time Certification
- Louisiana
- Missouri — Form 4901 Driver Experience 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
- Oklahoma — DPS 300 DEI Affidavit of Driver Training
- 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
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. Driving Log keeps your private record so the person signing knows the hours are real.
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) or whether the hours are certified with nothing to turn in.
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Your state page spells out exactly how you finish — and Driving Log tracks the hours either way.
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