Topic 7 · Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Who must file an SR-1 accident report after a qualifying accident?
- Only the police
- Each driver involved — correct answer
- Only the at-fault driver
Why
Every driver involved must file their own SR 1, whether or not they caused the collision. (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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