North Carolina: Driving record & suspensions — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Your driving privilege will be revoked for at least 30 days if you are convicted of what?” · “What is the suspension time for manslaughter while under the influence of an impairing substance?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Carolina Driver Handbook" (Revised May 2025), North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (NCDMV).
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Your driving privilege will be revoked for at least 30 days if you are convicted of what?
- Driving more than 5 mph over the speed limit at any speed
- Driving more than 10 mph over the speed limit in a school zone
- Driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit at a speed higher than 55 mph
- Driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit at a speed of 45 mph
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Correct answer: Driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit at a speed higher than 55 mph
The manual lists driving more than 15 mph over the limit at a speed higher than 55 mph as a 30-day minimum revocation.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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Which conviction can lead to a 60-day revocation of your driving privilege?
- A first charge of speeding over 55 mph and 5 mph above the limit within one year
- A second charge of speeding over 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the limit within one year
- A charge of illegal parking made twice within one year
- A second charge of following too closely within one year
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Correct answer: A second charge of speeding over 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the limit within one year
A second charge of speeding over 55 mph and more than 15 mph above the limit within one year is taken for 60 days.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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Which conviction can lead to a 60-day revocation of your driving privilege?
- Speeding plus illegal parking on the same occasion
- Two convictions of failure to report an accident
- Speeding in a school zone with a passenger
- Speeding plus reckless driving on the same occasion
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Correct answer: Speeding plus reckless driving on the same occasion
Speeding plus reckless driving on the same occasion is taken for 60 days.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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When may the DMV suspend your driving privilege after a conviction such as speeding plus reckless driving on the same occasion?
- As soon as it receives the conviction report from the court
- Only after 30 days have passed since the conviction
- Only after you have failed a driver improvement clinic
- Only after a hearing in the judicial district where you reside
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Correct answer: As soon as it receives the conviction report from the court
The DMV may suspend your privilege as soon as it receives the conviction report from the court.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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If your driving privilege is revoked, where may you have the right to a hearing?
- In the judicial district where the offense occurred
- Only at the DMV headquarters
- In the judicial district where you reside
- In any county you choose
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Correct answer: In the judicial district where you reside
The manual says you may have the right to a hearing in the judicial district where you reside.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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At a hearing about a revoked driving privilege, what may you do?
- Take the road test again to replace the revocation and get your license back
- State any facts you think entitle you to driving privileges or a shorter suspension
- Pay a fine to end the revocation immediately at the hearing
- Only listen while the DMV reads the court report aloud to you
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Correct answer: State any facts you think entitle you to driving privileges or a shorter suspension
At the hearing you may state any facts that you think should entitle you to driving privileges or to a reduction of the suspension period.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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How will you be notified of the time and place of a hearing about your revoked driving privilege?
- By telephone call
- By text message
- By email
- By mail
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Correct answer: By mail
The manual says you will be notified by mail of the time and place of the hearing.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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Within how many days may you appeal the DMV's decision if the hearing gives you no help?
- 30 days
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
You may appeal the DMV's decision within 30 days.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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To which court may you appeal the DMV's decision to revoke your driving privilege?
- The court of the county where the offense occurred
- The state Supreme Court
- The Superior Court of the county where you live
- The Division of Motor Vehicles headquarters
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Correct answer: The Superior Court of the county where you live
The appeal goes to the Superior Court of the county where you live, which reviews whether there were proper grounds for revoking.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for manslaughter?
- 90 days
- 1 year
- 3 years
- Permanent
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists manslaughter at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for death by vehicle?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 3 years
- 1 year
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists death by vehicle at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for manslaughter while under the influence of an impairing substance?
- Permanent
- 1 year
- 3 years
- Four years
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Correct answer: Permanent
The suspension table lists manslaughter while under the influence of an impairing substance as permanent.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for assault with a motor vehicle?
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 1 year
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists assault with a motor vehicle at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for failure to stop and give aid when involved in an accident?
- 60 days
- 1 year
- 90 days
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists failure to stop and give aid at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for prearranged racing with another motor vehicle on the highway?
- 90 days
- 1 year
- Permanent
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 3 years
The suspension table lists prearranged racing at 3 years.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for watching, betting on or loaning a car for prearranged racing?
- 3 years
- 60 days
- 1 year
- Permanent
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Correct answer: 3 years
The suspension table lists watching, betting on or loaning a car for prearranged racing at 3 years.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for two charges of reckless driving committed within 12 months?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 1 year
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists two charges of reckless driving within 12 months at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What is the suspension time for attempting to obtain a license or learner permit under false pretense?
- 30 days
- 1 year
- 90 days
- 3 years
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Correct answer: 1 year
The suspension table lists attempting to obtain a license or learner permit under false pretense at 1 year.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What will an officer do when he or she finds that someone has loaned or is operating a motor vehicle willfully in prearranged racing?
- Issue a warning and release the vehicle
- Tow the vehicle and return it after 30 days
- Immediately sell the vehicle at auction
- Seize the vehicle
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Correct answer: Seize the vehicle
The manual says the officer will seize the vehicle.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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If a person is convicted of prearranged racing, what may the court order regarding the vehicle?
- That it be sold at public auction
- That it be returned with a speed limiter
- That it be donated to the county
- That it be kept by the DMV for one year
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Correct answer: That it be sold at public auction
If the person is convicted, the court may order the vehicle sold at public auction.
Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)