How long to hold the permit
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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You are 16. How long must you hold your beginner's permit before you may apply for a license?
The rule
Keep your beginner's permit for 180 days or more if you are 17 or younger (you may apply on day 181); at 18 or older the minimum is 30 days.
If you are 17 or younger, hold your permit for 180 days or more. You may apply on day 181.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, page 1-4. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
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