Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
In which scenario must you file an SR-1 with DMV?
- Any vehicle sale
- Any parking ticket
- More than $1,000 damage or any injury/death — correct answer
Why
More than $1,000 in property damage, or any injury or death — even a minor one, and even on private property. (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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