Connecticut: Penalties and your driving record Practice Test
License suspensions for young drivers, youthful offender status, the operator retraining program and other penalties.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Connecticut Driver's Manual" (Revised March 2023), Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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DMV will suspend the license of a 16- or 17-year-old for a conviction of violating which of these?
- A parking time limit
- A vehicle inspection rule
- Failing to carry a registration card
- A teen driving restriction
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Correct answer: A teen driving restriction
DMV suspends a 16- or 17-year-old's license for teen driving restriction, speeding, reckless driving, street racing or cell phone violations.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Besides 16- and 17-year-old license holders, who else does the suspension table for 16- and 17-year-olds cover?
- People without a license and teens with permits
- Only adults who are on probation for a DUI
- Only drivers who have finished retraining
- Only riders who hold a motorcycle endorsement
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Correct answer: People without a license and teens with permits
The table covers 16- and 17-year-old drivers, individuals without a license and teens with learner's permits.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old gets a first GDL violation such as breaking the passenger restriction or driving curfew. What is the suspension?
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 30 days
- 6 months
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Correct answer: 30 days
A first GDL violation brings a 30-day suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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For second and subsequent GDL offenses, how long is the suspension for a 16- or 17-year-old?
- 30 days or until age 18, whichever is shorter
- 6 months or until age 18, whichever is longer
- 90 days or until age 17
- 1 year or until age 21
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Correct answer: 6 months or until age 18, whichever is longer
Second and subsequent GDL offenses bring a 6-month suspension or until age 18, whichever is longer.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of using a cell phone or text messaging device for the first time. What is the suspension?
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 30 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
A first cell phone or texting offense brings a 30-day suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of a second cell phone or text messaging offense. What is the suspension?
- 90 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 90 days
A second cell phone or texting offense brings a 90-day suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of a third cell phone or text messaging offense. What is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 6 months
A third cell phone or texting offense brings a 6-month suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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For a 16- or 17-year-old driver, speeding at how many miles per hour over the speed limit is listed in the suspension table?
- 5 mph over the limit
- 20 mph over the limit
- 10 mph over the limit
- 30 mph over the limit
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Correct answer: 20 mph over the limit
The table lists speeding of 20 mph over the speed limit.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of speeding 20 mph over the limit for the first time. What is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 60 days
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Correct answer: 60 days
A first speeding offense of 20 mph over brings a 60-day suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of a second speeding offense of 20 mph over the limit. What is the suspension?
- 90 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 90 days
A second speeding offense brings a 90-day suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of a third speeding offense of 20 mph over the limit. What is the suspension?
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 6 months
A third speeding offense brings a 6-month suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of reckless driving for the first time. What is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 6 months
- 60 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 6 months
A first reckless driving offense brings a 6-month suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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For a first reckless driving conviction of a 16- or 17-year-old, the court may impose imprisonment of not more than how long?
- 10 days
- 90 days
- One year
- 30 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
A first reckless driving offense may bring imprisonment of not more than 30 days.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of reckless driving for the second time. What is the suspension?
- 1 year
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
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Correct answer: 1 year
A second reckless driving offense brings a 1-year suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of street racing for the first time. What is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 6 months
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 6 months
A first street racing offense brings a 6-month suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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For a first street racing conviction of a 16- or 17-year-old, the court may impose imprisonment of not more than how long?
- 10 days
- One year
- 30 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: One year
A first street racing offense may bring imprisonment of not more than one year.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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A 16- or 17-year-old is convicted of street racing for the second time. What is the suspension?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 1 year
A second street racing offense brings a 1-year suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Which offense, committed by someone under 18, means that person cannot be considered a youthful offender?
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Street racing on a public road or highway
- Reckless driving that causes property damage
- Operating a vehicle while under suspension
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Correct answer: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
Someone under 18 who commits DUI cannot be considered a youthful offender.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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Someone under 18 who commits which offense cannot be considered a youthful offender?
- Evading responsibility following an accident involving property damage
- Disregarding a police officer's signal to stop
- Evading responsibility after an accident causing a death or serious injury
- Operating while under suspension
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Correct answer: Evading responsibility after an accident causing a death or serious injury
Evading responsibility after an accident causing death or serious injury rules out youthful offender status.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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Someone under 18 who commits which offense cannot be considered a youthful offender?
- Reckless driving
- Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle
- Street racing
- Increasing speed to elude an officer
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Correct answer: Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle
Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle rules out youthful offender status.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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For which offense will the record of a youth adjudicated as a youthful offender be disclosed to DMV for a license suspension?
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle
- Parking in a no-parking zone
- Street racing
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Correct answer: Street racing
Youthful offender records are disclosed to DMV for street racing, among other listed offenses.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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For which offense will the record of a youth adjudicated as a youthful offender be disclosed to DMV for a license suspension?
- Disregarding a police signal to stop or speeding up to elude an officer
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs
- Evading responsibility after an accident that causes a death
- Failing to carry a registration card
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Correct answer: Disregarding a police signal to stop or speeding up to elude an officer
Disregarding a police signal to stop or speeding up to elude an officer is a disclosed offense.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What does the DMV Operator Retraining Program cover?
- Only how to repair and maintain a vehicle at home or in a shop
- Motor vehicle operation, attitude and aggressive driving, safe driving
- Only the history of traffic laws and how they were passed
- Only how to fill out insurance and registration forms
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Correct answer: Motor vehicle operation, attitude and aggressive driving, safe driving
The program covers motor vehicle operation principles, how attitude contributes to aggressive driving, and the need to practice safe driving.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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Anyone age 24 or younger who commits how many moving violations or suspension violations must complete the DMV-certified operator retraining program?
- One
- Three or more
- Five or more
- Two or more
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Correct answer: Two or more
Anyone 24 or younger with two or more moving or suspension violations must complete retraining.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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A motorist 25 years old or older must attend and pass a certified operator retraining program after how many such convictions?
- Three or more
- One
- Two or more
- Five or more
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Correct answer: Three or more
A motorist 25 or older with three or more such convictions must attend and pass retraining.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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Which of these may require a 16- or 17-year-old to take the operator retraining program?
- Parking past a meter's posted time limit
- Forgetting to renew a registration
- Violating Graduated Driver's License laws
- Driving with a dirty windshield
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Correct answer: Violating Graduated Driver's License laws
Violating GDL laws such as the passenger restriction may require retraining.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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After completing operator retraining, an additional moving violation within three years of the completion date results in what?
- A warning letter only
- A 60-day suspension of registration
- A required second retraining course
- A license suspension of at least 30 days
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Correct answer: A license suspension of at least 30 days
An additional moving violation within three years of completion means a suspension of at least 30 days.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)