Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
For drivers under 21, what is the penalty for using a fake ID to buy alcohol?
- Just a fine
- No penalty
- License suspension up to a year — correct answer
Why
Alcohol offenses by a minor reach the driving license: the court can suspend it for up to a year, or delay a first license by the same period.
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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