Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Can you be fined for not carrying proof of insurance even if you are insured?
- No, if you have insurance
- Only if you have previous tickets
- Yes, but you can usually clear it by showing proof — correct answer
Why
You must be able to show proof when you drive. Being insured but unable to prove it is still citable, though it can usually be cleared afterwards.
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
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