像许多其他州一样，新墨西哥州使用了一项毕业的许可计划，该计划要求所有18岁以下的新驾驶员开始在监督下开车，以便在获得全部驾驶执照之前练习安全驾驶。为了获得初始学习者的许可，您必须遵循某些步骤。这是获得新墨西哥驾驶许可证的简单指南：

Learner’s permit

任何至少15岁的青少年都可以开始获得新墨西哥学习者许可证的过程。拥有学习许可证的驾驶员只能在至少21岁的成年人的监督下驾驶，并拥有至少三年的许可证。该主管必须始终在学生驾驶员操作车辆的前乘客座位上。在教学期间开车时，父母或法定监护人必须记录所需的50个小时的驾驶练习，以便申请其全部驾驶执照，其中包括至少在晚上开车十个小时。

Drivers who are at least 15 and a half years old, carried the learner’s permit for at least six months, completed a driver’s education program, and have completed the required supervised hours, may apply to move on to the next license.

How to apply

In order to apply for a New Mexico learner’s permit, a driver must pass a written exam, pass a vision screening, pay a $10 learner’s permit application fee, and provide the following documents to the MVD office:

• 由父母或法定监护人签署的完整申请

• Proof of enrollment in, or certificate of completion for, a driver education program

• Proof of identity, such as a birth certificate

• 社会保险卡证明

• 两份文件，可以证明新墨西哥州居留权，例如银行对帐单或邮寄账单

通过考试

The written exam that a driver must pass in New Mexico covers state-specific traffic laws, safe driving rules, and road signs. A driver must correctly answer at least 80% of the questions in order to pass. TheNew Mexico MVD Procedures Manuals拥有通过考试所需的所有信息。为了在参加考试之前获得额外的练习并建立信心，有几种类型的在line practice examsavailable that can be taken as many times as necessary to learn the information.

As of 2011, the New Mexico Senate added these amendments to the graduated license program as it relates to traffic violations: Any traffic violations that are committed while using a learner’s permit in New Mexico extends the amount of time necessary before the teen can apply for a driver’s license. Every traffic violation extends the permit requirement by 30 days. Traffic violations which includes the use of any mobile device while driving, any possession or use of alcohol, or any minor in the vehicle not using a seatbelt.