Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
To practice driving, a teen’s permit is valid only after:
- A parent signs it
- Your birthday
- Starting behind-the-wheel training with a professional instructor — correct answer
Why
A minor's permit becomes valid to drive on only once behind-the-wheel training with a professional instructor has begun. (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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- A provisional license is marked as such to indicate:
- You must bring which of the following to your behind-the-wheel test?
- If you turn 18 with a permit, which requirement is waived?
- If you need a duplicate (replacement) license, you must:
- To practice driving with a permit, the supervising adult must:
- Which licenses are NOT eligible for the out-of-state extension?