Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Can you show proof of insurance on a smartphone during a traffic stop in California?
- Only if requested by the officer
- Yes, electronic proof is allowed — correct answer
- No, only paper cards are accepted
Why
Electronic proof on a phone is accepted in California, the same as a paper card.
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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