Missouri permit test cheat sheet

Missouri-specific rules from our question bank, condensed to one line each with the handbook page. Read it the night before; don’t use it instead of practicing.

Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. See the study sheets to print.

Test format
25 questions
Passing score
20 of 25 correct (80%)
Permit and test fees
$10 total
Minimum age for a permit
15 years
Supervised driving
40 hours (10 at night)
Hold your permit
6 months minimum

Permits & licensing

  • The instruction permit is Step One of Missouri's Graduated Driver License program, and you can get it at 15. p. 5
  • Under 16, you may drive only with a parent, stepparent, grandparent, guardian, qualified instructor, or a person at least 25 who has been licensed for three years and has written permission from your parent or guardian. p. 17
  • At 16 or older, a permit driver may drive with any licensed driver who is at least 21 sitting in the front seat. p. 17
  • You must hold your permit for at least six months, counted as 182 days starting the day after it is issued. p. 18
  • Missouri requires 40 hours of driving instruction with a parent, stepparent, guardian or certified trainer, and at least ten of those hours must be at night. p. 18
  • The Highway Patrol's driver examination record is not a permit. p. 5
  • For the first six months of an intermediate license, you may carry no more than one passenger under 19 who is not immediate family. p. 18
  • After the first six months, an intermediate license holder may carry up to three passengers under 19 who are not immediate family. p. 18
  • Intermediate license holders may not drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. p. 18
  • To graduate from the permit, you need no alcohol-related convictions in the last 12 months and no traffic convictions in the last six months. p. 18
  • Missouri's GDL rules require the driver and all passengers to wear seat belts when a permit or intermediate driver is behind the wheel. p. 17

Laws, points & insurance

  • If you collect 4 points in 12 months, the Department sends a point accumulation advisory. p. 75
  • Reaching 8 or more points within 18 months results in a suspension. p. 75
  • Your privilege is revoked for one year if you reach 12 points in 12 months, 18 in 24 months, or 24 in 36 months. p. 75
  • Leaving the scene of a crash can bring 12 points and revocation of your driving privilege. p. 75
  • When your privilege is reinstated, your total drops to four points. p. 76
  • Missouri's minimum liability limits are $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash for bodily injury, plus $25,000 per crash for property damage. p. 81
  • Missouri also requires uninsured motorist coverage of $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash for bodily injury. p. 81
  • State law requires the accident report to be filed within 30 days. p. 83
  • Signing a traffic ticket is not admitting guilt. p. 63
  • Failing to stop for a school bus that is receiving or discharging students adds 5 points. p. 75