Children left alone in a vehicle
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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It is illegal to leave a child of what age alone in a vehicle?
The rule
It is illegal to leave a child 6 or younger alone in a vehicle. The child may be left only with someone who is at least 12 years old.
You may not leave a child 6 or younger alone in a vehicle. Someone at least 12 years old must stay with the child.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 8, page 67. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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