Tennessee permit test: graduated licensing, points and driver responsibility
Learner permit and intermediate license rules for teens, the points system, losing your license, financial responsibility and reporting crashes. 22 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.
Rules to remember10 key graduated licensing, points and driver responsibility rulesShow the rules
- The GDL law does not apply to anyone 18 or older, or to anyone under 18 who has graduated high school or received a GED. (p. 27, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- You must hold a learner permit for 180 days, and be 16, before you can get the Intermediate Restricted License. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- A permit holder may drive only with a licensed driver who is at least 21 and riding in the front seat. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- With a learner permit you may not drive between 10 P.M. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- A Tennessee learner permit requires you to be 15 and pass the standard written exams and a vision screening. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- To move to the Intermediate Unrestricted License you must be 17 and have held the Intermediate Restricted License for a year without the listed violations. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- A parent, guardian or licensed instructor must certify 50 hours of driving, including 10 hours at night. (p. 28, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- A suspended or revoked license must be turned in within 20 days. (p. 99, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers under 18 who collect 6 or more points in 12 months receive a notice of proposed suspension. (p. 100, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
- Drivers involved in a crash must stop right away at the scene, or as close as they can without blocking traffic. (p. 103, Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022) (opens the handbook))
Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.
Sample graduated licensing, points and driver responsibility questions
1.To get the Intermediate Restricted License, how much supervised driving must be certified?
- A30 hours, 5 at night
- B40 hours, 10 at night
- C50 hours, 10 at night
- D50 hours, 15 at night
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✓ C. 50 hours, 10 at night
A parent, guardian or licensed instructor must certify 50 hours of driving, including 10 hours at night.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022), page 28
2.You are 17 and have 6 points from violations in the last 12 months. What can you expect?
- ANo action until you turn 18
- BA notice of proposed suspension
- CAn advisory letter only
- DA free defensive driving course
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✓ B. A notice of proposed suspension
Drivers under 18 who collect 6 or more points in 12 months receive a notice of proposed suspension.
3.Your license is suspended. Within how many days must you turn it in to the Department of Safety?
- A60 days
- B20 days
- C30 days
- D10 days
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✓ B. 20 days
A suspended or revoked license must be turned in within 20 days. Failing to do so brings a $75 fine.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022), page 99
4.What must a 15-year-old do to get a Tennessee learner permit?
- APass the road skills test with an examiner
- BPass the written exams and vision screening
- CComplete 50 hours of supervised driving
- DHold an out-of-state license for 90 days
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✓ B. Pass the written exams and vision screening
A Tennessee learner permit requires you to be 15 and pass the standard written exams and a vision screening.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (most current information as of July 1, 2022), page 28