Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
If you lose your license, what should you do?
- Apply for a duplicate and pay a fee — correct answer
- Nothing, it will be replaced automatically
- Wait until your next renewal
Why
Apply for a duplicate and pay the fee. Driving without a license in your possession is itself a violation.
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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