Arizona permit test: permits & licensing

Learner permit rules, graduated licensing, supervision, curfews and passenger limits. 9 questions.

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What is the youngest age at which you can get an Arizona graduated instruction permit?

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Sample permits & licensing questions

  1. What is the youngest age at which you can get an Arizona graduated instruction permit?

    • A 15 years and 6 months
    • B 15 years
    • C 16 years
    • D 14 years and 6 months
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    A. 15 years and 6 months

    In Arizona you may get a graduated instruction permit once you are at least 15 years and 6 months old. You then practise with a supervising driver before you can apply for the Class G license at 16.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 12

  2. Who must be with you when you drive on an Arizona graduated instruction permit?

    • A Any licensed driver age 18 or older, sitting in any seat of the car
    • B A parent or guardian, even one without a license
    • C A licensed driver age 21 or older in the seat beside you
    • D Nobody, as long as you stay off the freeway
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    C. A licensed driver age 21 or older in the seat beside you

    A graduated or operator permit holder must be accompanied by a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver who is at least 21 and sits in the seat beside them. That adult can coach you and take over if needed.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 12

  3. How long must you hold an Arizona instruction permit before you can apply for a Class G graduated license?

    • A At least 3 months
    • B At least 6 months
    • C At least 12 months
    • D At least 9 months
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    B. At least 6 months

    An applicant for a graduated license must have held an Arizona instruction permit for at least 6 months, and the permit must still be valid. Time held on a permit from another state counts toward this.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 13

  4. A teen has not completed an approved driver education program, a Traffic Survival School course or a Defensive Driving course. How much supervised practice must a parent certify before the teen gets a Class G license?

    • A 40 hours, including 10 at night
    • B 20 hours, including 6 at night
    • C 50 hours, including 15 at night
    • D 30 hours, including 10 at night
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    D. 30 hours, including 10 at night

    Without an MVD-approved driver education program, a parent or guardian must certify in writing at least 30 hours of supervised driving, with at least 10 of those hours at night. Night hours matter because darkness makes hazards harder to see.

    Source: Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, page 13