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Alaska permit test: permits, provisional licenses and your driving record

Instruction permit and provisional license rules, financial responsibility, points, suspensions and administrative revocations. 26 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Drivers who are 16 or 17 must hold a valid instruction permit for at least 6 months before getting a provisional Class D license. (p. 8)
  2. In Alaska, you may get an instruction permit once you are 14 or older. (p. 8)
  3. Driving while your license is cancelled, suspended or revoked carries a jail sentence of at least 10 days. (p. 9)
  4. The provisional stage lasts at least six months of conviction-free driving and may continue until you turn 18. (p. 10)
  5. During the provisional stage you may not carry passengers unless one of them is a parent, legal guardian, or person at least 21. (p. 10)
  6. The driving test is for people never licensed, without a valid license for 5 years, or revoked. (p. 11)
  7. Alaska requires at least $50,000/$100,000 coverage for bodily injury or death and $25,000 for property damage, and you must carry proof in the vehicle. (p. 14)
  8. Failing to stop for a school bus while it is loading or unloading carries 6 points in Alaska. (p. 16)
  9. Following too close is a 4-point violation in Alaska. (p. 16)
  10. You must request the administrative hearing in writing within seven days of the date issued on the notice, unless you qualify for a late hearing. (p. 21)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample permits, provisional licenses and your driving record questions

  1. 1.You are 16 with an instruction permit. How long must you hold the permit before DMV can issue your provisional license?

    • A9 months
    • B12 months
    • C3 months
    • D6 months
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    ✓ D. 6 months

    Drivers who are 16 or 17 must hold a valid instruction permit for at least 6 months before getting a provisional Class D license.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 8

  2. 2.What is the fewest points in 12 months that requires a mandatory suspension or revocation in Alaska?

    • A12 points
    • B10 points
    • C6 points
    • D18 points
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    ✓ A. 12 points

    Accumulating 12 points in 12 months, or 18 points in 24 months, requires a mandatory suspension or revocation.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 15

  3. 3.What is the youngest age at which you can get a non-commercial instruction permit in Alaska?

    • A15 and a half
    • B16
    • C14
    • D15
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    ✓ C. 14

    In Alaska, you may get an instruction permit once you are 14 or older. The permit is valid for two years.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 8

  4. 4.Your provisional license is an 'off system' license for an area not connected to the highway system. Do the passenger and hour limits apply?

    • ANo, they do not apply
    • BOnly the hour limit applies
    • CYes, the same as anywhere
    • DOnly the passenger limit applies
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    ✓ A. No, they do not apply

    The provisional passenger and hour restrictions do not apply to an off-system license for areas not connected to the land highway system.

    Source: Alaska Driver Manual (REV.10/2025), page 10