Driver Ed in a Box® is Approved by the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau as a Correspondence Course. Successful completion of this program satisfies the driver's education requirements to obtain a New Mexico Drivers License! For more information about New Mexico state requirements for new drivers, read below.

SPECIAL NOTE:
New Mexico teens must take some form of driver education. You are required to take it through your public school, a commercial driving school or you may qualify to use our correspondence course.

Driver Ed in a Box® may be used in New Mexico by home school families. A family that does not home school must get approval from the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau to use Driver Ed in a Box®.

To qualify to use the Driver Ed in a Box® correspondence course, you must meet one of the two following conditions:

1. You are home-schooled or;
2. There are special circumstances that make it necessary for you to take a correspondence course

Regardless of your situation, YOU MUST receive approval from the New Mexico Traffic Safety Bureau to take a correspondence course.

NEW MEXICO GRADUATED LICENSE SYSTEM
Anyone operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle on public roadways in the State of New Mexico must have a driver license. You are also required to have a New Mexico driver license if you are a resident.

If you are under the age of 18, you must participate in the graduated driver license system until you meet the requirements for an unrestricted license.- The three different levels of Graduated driver license (GDL) are:

- Instructional Permit - also known as a “learners permit”
- Provisional License
- Unrestricted Drivers License

INSTRUCTIONAL PERMIT
A permit allows you to operate a motor vehicle when supervised by another driver who is at least 21 years of age and who is licensed to drive that type of vehicle.

- In all vehicles except motorcycles, the licensed driver must sit in the right front seat.
- On motorcycles, the licensed driver must follow the learner.

To obtain an instructional permit you must be at least 15 years of age and pass the knowledge test and vision test.

- If you are under the age of 18, you must also have a consent form signed by your parent or guardian. The driver must retain the permit for six months.

The requirements and restrictions for an Instructional Permit are as follows:

- The minimum age for an instructional permit is 15 years of age.
- A person 15 years or older must be enrolled in and attending a driver education course approved by the Traffic Safety Bureau and includes DWI education and practice driving.
- The driver must have an approved instructor occupying the seat beside the driver; or,
- The driver is with a licensed driver 21 years of age or older who has been licensed for at least three years in this state or any other state.
- The driver must retain the instructional permit for at least six months.

PROVISIONAL LICENSE
A provisional license allows you to drive without the supervision of another driver:

- except during the hours of midnight and 5:00am.
- Unless a licensed driver that is 21 years old or older is in the vehicle, you may not have more than one other passenger under the age of 21 who is not a member of your immediate family in the vehicle.

The requirements and restrictions for a Provisional license are as follows:

- The driver must complete not less than 50 hours of practice driving, including not less than 10 hours of nighttime driving. The parent or guardian shall certify that the driver has completed the practice driving part.
- The driver must pass a written and road test in addition to a vision screening.
- The minimum age to receive a provisional license is 15 years and 6 months if the driver has held an instructional permit for 6 months.
- The driver must have not been convicted of a traffic violation in the 90 days prior to applying for a provisional license.
- The driver may not operate a motor vehicle upon public highways between the hours of midnight and 5:00 AM. A provisional licensee may drive at any hour if:
- Accompanied by a licensed driver twenty-one years or older.
- Required by family necessity as evidenced by a signed statement of a parent or guardian.
- Required by medical necessity as evidenced by a signed statement of a parent or guardian.
- Driving to and from work as evidenced by a signed statement from the licensee’s employer.
- Driving to and from school or a religious activity as evidenced by a signed statement of a school, religious official or a parent or guardian.
- Required due to a medical emergency.

UNRESTRICTED DRIVER LICENSE
The requirements and restrictions for an unrestricted driver license are as follows:

- The driver must have held a provisional license for the 12- month period immediately preceding the date of application for a driver license.
- The driver must not have been convicted of a traffic violation 90 days prior to applying for a driver license.
- The driver must not have any traffic violations pending at the time of the application for a driver license.
- The driver must not have been adjudicated guilty or have an offense pending involving the use of alcohol or drugs during the provisional period.

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NEED ASSISTANCE?
Driver Ed in a Box’s knowledgeable and friendly staff is available to give phone support during the entire licensing process. Also, Driver Ed in a Box will provide all of the necessary paperwork and documents you need to obtain a permit and a license.

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