Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
During the first 12 months, who may a provisional license holder NOT transport without an adult?
- Passengers under age 20 (including siblings) — correct answer
- Adults over age 21
- Parents
Why
For the first 12 months you may not carry passengers under 20 unless a licensed driver of at least 25 rides with you. (Handbook, Section 2.)
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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