Montana: Licensing basics — Renewals, Address and Name Changes, Vision Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “If you are 75 years of age or older, when does your newly issued Montana driver license expire?” · “Besides the MVD website, where can you get the form for reporting a change of address?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Montana Driver Manual" (Revised April 2024), Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division.
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If you are 75 years of age or older, when does your newly issued Montana driver license expire?
- On your birthday four years or less after issue
- On your birthday two years or less after issue
- On your 85th birthday
- On your birthday one year after issue
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Correct answer: On your birthday four years or less after issue
If you are 75 years of age or older, your license expires on your birthday four years or less after the date of issuance.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 8
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A driver aged between 21 and 75 gets a license. If their 75th birthday comes before the license's regular expiration birthday, when does it expire?
- On the regular expiration birthday
- Six months after their 75th birthday
- On their 75th birthday
- One year after their 75th birthday
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Correct answer: On their 75th birthday
For drivers between 21 and 75, the license expires on the regular expiration birthday or on the 75th birthday, whichever occurs first.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 8
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During the year a driver license receipt is valid, how many attempts does it give an applicant to pass all required examinations?
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Unlimited
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Correct answer: Three
Driver license receipts are valid for one year, and for those testing the receipt allows three attempts within that year to pass all required examinations.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 9
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What happens if the licensing process is not completed within the year a driver license receipt is valid?
- The receipt is renewed for one more year
- The receipt is extended by six months
- Your test results move to a new receipt
- You must re-apply and start the process over
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Correct answer: You must re-apply and start the process over
Receipts are not renewable; if the licensing process is not completed within one year, the applicant must re-apply and start the licensing process over.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 9
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Your license (with no military exemption) expires in eight months. What does the manual say about renewing it now?
- Too early; renewal opens six months before
- You must wait until it has expired
- Too early; renewal opens 30 days before
- Too early; renewal opens 90 days before
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Correct answer: Too early; renewal opens six months before
You may renew your license up to six months before its expiration date, so eight months ahead is too early.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 9
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You keep driving after your license expires without renewing it. What does the manual say about this?
- You may drive legally for 1 year after it expires
- You may drive legally until your next birthday
- You violate the law and could receive a citation
- You may drive only in daylight until you renew
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Correct answer: You violate the law and could receive a citation
An expired license is not valid for driving, even though it can still be renewed within 1 year; driving after the expiration date violates the law and could bring a citation.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 9
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If your license has been expired for more than one year, what must you do?
- Pay a late fee and renew the usual way
- Reapply as a new driver and pass all tests
- Renew normally after only a vision test
- Get a temporary permit, then renew it
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Correct answer: Reapply as a new driver and pass all tests
A license expired for more than one year means reapplying as a new driver, proving identity, residency and authorized presence, and passing all applicable licensing tests.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 9
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When you apply to replace a lost or destroyed license, the proper identification establishes your identity and is also needed to:
- Update your address with the post office
- Check your record for traffic violations
- Register you to vote in your county
- Stop others getting a replacement in your name
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Correct answer: Stop others getting a replacement in your name
The identification is needed not only to establish your identity, but also to ensure no one else obtains a replacement license in your name.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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You moved to a new address two weeks ago and have not yet told the Driver Services Bureau. Under the manual's rule, you:
- Are late; the deadline was 10 days after moving
- Still have 16 days left to report the move
- Only need to report it at your next renewal
- Need not report it if your mail is forwarded
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Correct answer: Are late; the deadline was 10 days after moving
You must notify the Driver Services Bureau of the Department of Justice within 10 days of any change of address, so two weeks is too late.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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Besides the MVD website, where can you get the form for reporting a change of address?
- From any U.S. post office
- From your auto insurance agent
- From a Montana Highway Patrol trooper
- From your county election office
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Correct answer: From a Montana Highway Patrol trooper
Change-of-address forms can be obtained online, from most County Treasurers, from a Montana Highway Patrol trooper or from any driver license examiner.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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Why does the manual say keeping your address current with the licensing authority is important?
- Your insurance rate depends on that address
- You could miss orders and lose your driving privilege
- Your license plates are mailed to that address
- Your registration renewal goes to that address
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Correct answer: You could miss orders and lose your driving privilege
The licensing authority may need to contact you at any time; if it cannot, you could lose your driving privilege because you were not aware of orders or requirements.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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To change the legal name on your license, which document can you present along with the appropriate application?
- A utility bill issued in your new name
- A bank statement printed in your new name
- A signed letter from your current employer
- A certified copy of your marriage certificate
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Correct answer: A certified copy of your marriage certificate
A certified copy of the applicant's marriage certificate from the issuing government jurisdiction is one of the documents accepted for a name change.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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A certified copy of a divorce decree can be used to change the name on your license when the decree:
- Specifies the change of name
- Was issued in Montana
- Is signed by both spouses
- Lists your Social Security number
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Correct answer: Specifies the change of name
The manual accepts a certified copy of a divorce decree or dissolution of marriage granted the applicant that specifies the change of name required.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 10
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What vision does the Montana vision test measure for a driver license?
- At least 20/40 vision in at least one eye
- At least 20/20 vision in both eyes
- At least 20/30 vision in at least one eye
- At least 20/40 vision in both eyes
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Correct answer: At least 20/40 vision in at least one eye
Montana’s vision test measures that you have at least 20/40 vision in at least one eye, with or without corrective lenses.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 70
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Your driver license says you must wear corrective lenses, but you are driving without them and are stopped. What could happen?
- Your vehicle would be impounded on the spot
- You would be required to retake the road test the same day
- You could get a ticket
- Your license would be cancelled at the roadside
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Correct answer: You could get a ticket
If your driver license says you must wear corrective lenses and you are stopped without them, you could get a ticket.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 70
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What does the manual say a person suffering from epilepsy needs?
- A letter from a family member vouching for the person
- A physician's written statement that the condition has stabilized
- A yearly road test given by a driver exam station
- A license restriction that allows driving only in the daytime
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Correct answer: A physician's written statement that the condition has stabilized
A person with epilepsy needs a physician to attest in writing that the condition has stabilized and would not likely interfere with safely operating a motor vehicle.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 73