Temporary license after a DUI arrest
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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After a DUI arrest, the officer takes your license. How long is the temporary license you get?
The rule
If you are arrested for DUI, the officer may keep your license and issue you a temporary license good for 30 days.
When you are arrested for DUI, the officer may keep your license and hand you a temporary one that is good for 30 days.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 9, page 74. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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