Licensing, Permits & Your Record — California DMV Practice Questions

58 more Licensing questions

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• A 16-year-old fails the knowledge test. How long must they wait to retake it?
• A 16-year-old with a permit practices driving. How old must the licensed driver with them be?
• A 17-year-old fails the behind-the-wheel drive test. How long must they wait to retake it?
• A driver who is 70 or older when the license expires must:
• A provisional driver has three traffic convictions in the first year. What happens?
• A provisional driver has two at-fault collisions in the first year. What happens?
• A provisional driver may not carry passengers under what age unless a qualified adult rides along?
• A provisional driver must drive late at night for a job. What must they carry?
• A provisional driver wants to drive two 17-year-old friends. Who could ride along to make this allowed?
• About how long before your license expires does DMV mail a renewal notice?
• After you move, how soon must you give DMV your new address?
• After you receive a replacement license, you find your old card. What should you do?
• An officer gives you a Notice of Priority Reexamination. How long do you have to contact DMV?
• An officer signals you to pull over. What should you do first to show you have seen them?
• Are there license restrictions that apply to seniors simply because of their age?
• As an adult, your license may be suspended if your record shows how many points within 12 months?
• Beginning May 2025, if you use your California license to board a domestic flight, it must be:
• Can a California resident get a driver’s license regardless of immigration status?
• Can you take the drive test with a donut spare tire on your car?
• DMV served you notice of an action against your driving privilege. How soon must you request a hearing?
• Does a California ID card allow you to drive?
• Driving with an expired driver’s license is:
• During a stop, a California police officer asks about your immigration status. What does the handbook say?
• During a traffic stop, before the officer reaches the car, the driver and passengers should:
• During the first 12 months of a provisional license, you may not drive (unless an exception applies) between:
• For the drive test, your horn must be loud enough to be heard from at least:
• For the drive test, your vehicle needs at least two rearview mirrors. One of them must be:
• Generally, before questioning you about a violation, an officer must:
• How much supervised practice must a minor complete before the drive test?
• How often may you attend traffic violator school for a one-point violation?
• If an unlicensed person is caught driving your car, it may be impounded for:
• If you are under 18, how long must you have held a permit before scheduling the drive test?
• Recording video or audio during the behind-the-wheel test is:
• The Mature Driver Improvement Program is an eight-hour course for drivers aged:
• Traffic convictions and collisions stay on your driver record for at least:
• Using a vehicle to flee or try to evade law enforcement is:
• What is the minimum age for a provisional driver’s license?
• What is the youngest age at which you can apply for an instruction permit?
• What may you use while taking the knowledge test?
• What must a driving instructor carry?
• When you apply for a permit or license, how many proofs of California residency do you normally provide?
• Which can be a basis for DMV to reexamine a driver?
• Which feature may NOT be used during the behind-the-wheel drive test?
• Which is a warning sign of an unsafe driver?
• Which license do most people need to drive an ordinary passenger car in California?
• Which of these could be a restriction on a driver’s license?
• Which of these may a provisional driver NOT do?
• Which part of your driver record is NOT available to the public?
• Who can ask DMV to cancel a teen’s provisional license?
• You are 16 and just received your instruction permit. When may you start driving with it?
• You are in the carpool lane when an officer signals you to stop. Where should you stop?
• You are temporarily out of state and cannot renew before your license expires. What may you request?
• You are worried about your own driving. What does the handbook suggest?
• You have never held a driver’s license in any state. Before the behind-the-wheel drive test you must:
• You know someone who no longer drives safely. What can you submit to DMV?
• You pass the vision test while wearing glasses. What happens?
• You report a new address to DMV. Do you automatically get a new license card?
• Your parents share joint custody of you. Who must sign your permit application?