PA · STUDY GUIDE
Permits & Junior Licensing
The learner's permit process, 65 supervised hours, junior-license curfew and passenger rules, and the road test itself. This guide has 42 questions, each citing the PA manual section it comes from — the first 18 are free to read below.
1 · GETTING LICENSED
The minimum age to apply for a Pennsylvania non-commercial learner's permit is:
- ✓ 16 years old
- · 15 years old
- · 15 1/2 years old
- · 17 years old
Pennsylvania does not allow a non-commercial learner's permit application before the applicant's 16th birthday.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)2 · GETTING LICENSED
The DL-180 learner's permit application is valid for:
- ✓ One year from the date of the physical examination
- · Six months from the application date
- · Two years from the physical examination
- · Until the applicant turns 18
The Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Application (DL-180) is valid for one year from the date of the physical examination.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)3 · GETTING LICENSED
For a person approaching age 16, the physical examination on form DL-180 may be completed no earlier than:
- ✓ Six months before the 16th birthday
- · 30 days before the 16th birthday
- · One year before the 16th birthday
- · Only after the 16th birthday
PennDOT allows the required physical examination to be completed no earlier than six months before the applicant's 16th birthday.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)4 · GETTING LICENSED
Who completes the medical portion on the back of the DL-180?
- ✓ A health care provider
- · A driving instructor
- · A PennDOT examiner only
- · A parent or guardian
A health care provider must complete the medical portion of the Non-Commercial Learner's Permit Application.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)5 · GETTING LICENSED
If PennDOT cannot determine that an applicant meets medical standards, the applicant may be required to:
- ✓ Undergo additional medical examinations
- · Repeat the knowledge test immediately
- · Complete 100 hours of practice first
- · Wait until age 18 automatically
PennDOT may delay the permit and request additional medical information or examinations when medical fitness is unclear.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)6 · GETTING LICENSED
A person with a medical condition that seriously impairs driving ability may be required to obtain:
- ✓ A dual-control learner's permit and learn with a certified instructor
- · A motorcycle-only permit
- · A commercial permit
- · An unrestricted license immediately
PennDOT may require a dual-control learner's permit when a medical condition creates a serious driving impairment.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)7 · GETTING LICENSED
An applicant under 18 generally needs which additional form?
- ✓ Parent or Guardian Consent Form (DL-180TD)
- · DL-31 only
- · MV-41 only
- · SR-1
Applicants under 18 must provide the Parent or Guardian Consent Form, DL-180TD.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)8 · GETTING LICENSED
If the required parent, guardian, or other qualifying adult cannot accompany an under-18 applicant, the DL-180TD must be:
- ✓ Signed in the presence of a notary
- · Signed by a school principal
- · Mailed without a signature
- · Signed only after the knowledge test
When the qualifying adult cannot accompany the applicant, the consent form must be notarized.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)9 · GETTING LICENSED
An applicant over 18 must present how many proofs of Pennsylvania residency?
- ✓ Two
- · One
- · Three
- · None
The current online manual requires two proofs of residency for applicants over 18.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)10 · GETTING LICENSED
Proof-of-birth and identity documents brought to the Driver License Center must generally be:
- ✓ Original documents
- · Photocopies only
- · Photos on a phone
- · Uncertified handwritten copies
PennDOT states that proof-of-birth and identification documents must be originals; photocopies are not accepted.
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The Social Security card brought for a learner's permit should be:
- ✓ Signed
- · Laminated by PennDOT
- · Expired
- · A photocopy
The current permit instructions specify bringing a signed Social Security card.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)12 · GETTING LICENSED
If your health care provider or optometrist did not complete a vision test, your vision will be tested:
- ✓ At the Driver License Center
- · Only during the road test
- · After you receive the license
- · By your supervising driver
PennDOT will perform the vision screening at the Driver License Center when it was not completed by the appropriate provider.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)13 · GETTING LICENSED
If you wear glasses or contact lenses, you should bring them when:
- ✓ Going for your vision and knowledge testing
- · Only after you pass the road test
- · Only if you are under 18
- · Only for a REAL ID application
Applicants who use corrective lenses should bring them for the required vision screening.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)14 · GETTING LICENSED
After you pass the knowledge test, a Pennsylvania non-commercial learner's permit is generally valid for:
- ✓ One year
- · Six months
- · Two years
- · Until age 21
The learner's permit is valid for one year from its issue date.
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Before the road test, an applicant under 18 must complete at least:
- ✓ 65 hours of behind-the-wheel skill-building
- · 40 hours
- · 50 hours
- · 100 hours
Pennsylvania requires at least 65 hours of supervised driving practice for applicants under 18.
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Of the 65 supervised hours required for a driver under 18, at least how many must be at night?
- ✓ 10 hours
- · 5 hours
- · 15 hours
- · 20 hours
The required 65 hours include at least 10 hours of nighttime driving.
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Of the 65 supervised hours required for a driver under 18, at least how many must be in bad or poor weather?
- ✓ 5 hours
- · 2 hours
- · 10 hours
- · 15 hours
Pennsylvania's young-driver requirement includes at least five hours of practice in poor weather.
📖 PA Manual · Current online manual · Ch. 1 · Applying for a Learner's Permit (print PUB 95 pp. 1-4)18 · GETTING LICENSED
A driver under 18 must hold the learner's permit for at least how long before taking the road test?
- ✓ Six months
- · 30 days
- · Three months
- · One year
The graduated licensing law requires a six-month skill-building period before an under-18 applicant may take the road test.
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