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Alaska · Permit test

The Alaska driver’s permit (instruction permit)

You can get an instruction permit at 14 by passing the written knowledge test and a vision test, with a parent’s consent if you’re under 18. The Alaska driver’s permit costs $15, lasts two years and can be renewed once, for $5. You pick it up in person at a DMV office.

  • 14Youngest age for a permit
  • 2 yearsHow long a permit lasts
  • 21Youngest age for your supervising driver
  • $15Instruction permit
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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Who can supervise you on an Alaska driver’s permit?

A licensed driver who is at least 21 and has at least a year of driving experience in the same type or class of vehicle. In a car they sit in the seat beside you the whole time. On a motorcycle, the supervising rider follows on a separate bike.

Motorcycle permit rules →

Getting the permit

  1. Pass the knowledge test, online at home if you’re 16 or older, or at a DMV office.
  2. Go to a DMV office with Form D1, your documents and, if you’re under 18, a parent or guardian or a notarized Form 433.
  3. Pass the vision test: 20/40 in each eye or with both eyes together, with glasses or contacts if you need them.
  4. Pay $15. Renewing the permit later costs $5, and you can renew it only once.
What to bring to the Alaska DMV →Taking the Alaska DMV test online →

Permit classes

  • IP: cars and other non-commercial vehicles.
  • IM: motorcycles and motor-driven cycles of 50cc or more.
  • IE: non-commercial vehicles, only while a licensed driving school instructor supervises you.

Commercial learner’s permits are separate. If you’re 16 or 17, you hold the permit for six months before a provisional license.

Drivers ed and the IE permit →The Alaska provisional license →

If a parent withdraws consent

Until you turn 18, the person who signed your consent can withdraw it on Form 424, in writing, notarized or witnessed by a DMV employee. The DMV then cancels your permit or license. For a motorcycle permit, either parent or guardian can withdraw it.

Form 424 (PDF) ↗
Sources: Alaska DMV and 3 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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