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Massachusetts permit test: learner's permit, junior operator rules and suspensions

Permit and junior operator restrictions, violations, surchargeable events and license suspensions. 14 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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Sample learner's permit, junior operator rules and suspensions questions

  1. 1. You have 3 surchargeable events on your record within 2 years, and the RMV sends you a letter. What must you do to avoid a suspension?

    • A. Pay a $500 reinstatement fee right away
    • B. Retake the road test within 30 days
    • C. Complete a Driver Retraining course within 90 days
    • D. Wait 60 days without driving
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    C. Complete a Driver Retraining course within 90 days

    Three or more surchargeable events within two years require you to finish the Massachusetts Driver Retraining course within 90 days. If you do not, your license is suspended until you complete it.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 67

  2. 2. Which of these crashes is listed as one of the Massachusetts Standards of Fault that can count as an at-fault crash on your record?

    • A. Being hit from behind while stopped at a red light
    • B. Being struck by a driver who ran a stop sign
    • C. Hitting the vehicle in front of you from behind
    • D. Having your parked car hit while you are away
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    C. Hitting the vehicle in front of you from behind

    Rear-end collisions are one of the Standards of Fault. If you crash into a vehicle from behind, your insurer can find you more than 50 percent at fault.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 66

  3. 3. Besides driver education, how many hours of supervised driving must a parent or guardian certify before a teen can get a JOL, if no skills development program was taken?

    • A. 40 hours
    • B. 20 hours
    • C. 12 hours
    • D. 50 hours
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    A. 40 hours

    A JOL applicant must complete at least 40 additional hours of supervised driving certified by a parent or guardian. The RMV accepts 30 hours only if the applicant completed a driver skills development program.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 18

  4. 4. A Junior Operator is convicted for the first time of breaking the passenger restriction or the night restriction. How long is the license suspension?

    • A. 90 days
    • B. 30 days
    • C. 180 days
    • D. 60 days
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    D. 60 days

    Violating the JOL passenger or night restriction brings a 60-day suspension for a first offense, 180 days for a second, and one year for any later offense.

    Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 19