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Driving on a permit without a licensed driver

A free practice question for the Massachusetts permit test, with the answer explained.

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Practice question · Safety and the law

A permit holder is convicted of driving without a licensed driver along, a first offense. What is the suspension?

The rule

A permit holder convicted of driving without a licensed driver along gets a 60-day suspension the first time, 180 days the second and one year after that, and must retake the learner's permit exam.

Driving on a permit without a licensed driver brings a 60-day suspension for a first offense.

From the Massachusetts Driver's Manual, page 63. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the RMV have the final word.

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