Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
How soon after an accident must an SR-1 report be filed?
- Within 30 days
- Within 10 days — correct answer
- No specific time limit
Why
Within 10 days of the collision. Failing to file will get your driving privilege suspended. (Handbook, Section 10.)
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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