California permit test: laws, points & insurance
Points systems, suspensions, insurance, registration and other legal duties. 9 questions.
As an adult California driver, which point total can lead to a license suspension as a negligent operator?
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Sample laws, points & insurance questions
As an adult California driver, which point total can lead to a license suspension as a negligent operator?
- A 4 points in 36 months
- B 4 points in 12 months
- C 3 points in 12 months
- D 6 points in 36 months
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B. 4 points in 12 months
California counts points over rolling periods: 4 points in 12 months, 6 in 24 months, or 8 in 36 months can lead to suspension. Most moving violations are worth one point, so a few tickets in a single year add up fast.
A judge offers you traffic violator school for a one-point ticket. What does completing it do, and how often can you use it?
- A Erases the ticket from your record; allowed once in any 12-month period
- B Keeps the ticket from your insurer; allowed once in any 18-month period
- C Keeps the ticket from your insurer; allowed once in any 36-month period
- D Erases the ticket from your record; allowed once every 24 months
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B. Keeps the ticket from your insurer; allowed once in any 18-month period
Traffic violator school keeps a one-point citation from being reported to your insurance company, but it stays on your DMV record. You can use this option only once in any 18-month period, so it is not a way to wipe out repeated tickets.
In your first year with a provisional license, you are convicted of two traffic violations. What can DMV do?
- A Send you a warning letter only, since restrictions start after three violations
- B Cancel your license and make you restart the instruction permit process
- C Bar you from driving for 30 days unless a licensed adult 25 or older rides with you
- D Suspend your license for six months and place you on one year of probation
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C. Bar you from driving for 30 days unless a licensed adult 25 or older rides with you
DMV steps up action against teen drivers quickly. Two at-fault collisions or convictions (or one of each) mean 30 days in which you may only drive with a licensed adult at least 25. The goal is to correct risky habits before they lead to a serious crash.
A provisional driver has three at-fault collisions in the first 12 months. What is the result?
- A A one-year suspension with no probation afterward
- B A required retest of the knowledge and drive tests only
- C A 30-day period of driving only with a licensed adult
- D A six-month suspension followed by one year of probation
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D. A six-month suspension followed by one year of probation
Three at-fault collisions or convictions (or a combination) lead to a six-month suspension and one year of probation. More incidents during probation bring another suspension, and turning 18 does not erase it.