Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
What can a DUI conviction affect besides your license?
- Voting rights
- Ability to buy groceries
- College admissions, job opportunities, and insurance rates — correct answer
Why
The consequences follow you well beyond the road: employment, professional licenses, college applications and insurance all take the hit.
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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