Topic 6 · Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving (DUI Laws)
What happens if you are convicted of a second DUI offense in California?
- Penalties are more severe than the first offense — correct answer
- Penalties are less severe
- You receive only a warning
Why
Penalties escalate with each conviction inside the ten-year window: longer suspensions, longer programs and more jail exposure.
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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