Six points in a teen's first year
A free practice question for the South Carolina permit test, with the answer explained.
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You are 16. What happens if you get six points before holding your license a year?
The rule
Under 17, six or more points in your license's first year means a six-month suspension.
Under 17, six or more points before you've held your license a year means a six-month suspension.
From the SCDMV Driver's License Manual, pages 1-8 and 1-19. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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