South Dakota: Licensing basics — Part 5 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “On the South Dakota Driver License application, what does the living will option concern?” · “How long is a license issued to a driver from a foreign country valid?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "South Dakota Driver License Manual" (Revised 11/2024), South Dakota Department of Public Safety.
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On the South Dakota Driver License application, what does the living will option concern?
- Who may drive your vehicle after a crash
- Who inherits your vehicle
- Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
- Which hospital you are taken to after a crash
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Correct answer: Withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment
The living will option records whether you have a living will governing the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 11
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To have a veteran designation placed on your license or ID card, what must you present?
- Discharge papers or a Veteran Service Officer's certificate
- A letter from your last employer confirming your service
- A written statement from your family doctor about your health
- A copy of your vehicle registration and your insurance card
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Correct answer: Discharge papers or a Veteran Service Officer's certificate
Veteran status requires proof such as a DD-214 or similar form, or a certificate from a local Veteran Service Officer indicating honorable service.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 11
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What completes the organ donation registration process in South Dakota?
- Telling your family about your wishes in writing
- Passing both the vision test and the knowledge test
- Issuance of a license or ID with a donor designation
- Registering your vehicle with the County Treasurer
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Correct answer: Issuance of a license or ID with a donor designation
A license or ID issued with a donor designation completes the registration, and it stays effective unless you ask for removal.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 11
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What charges related to organ donation are incurred by the donor or the donor's family?
- Only the cost of the recovery surgery
- None
- Only the funeral costs
- Only the cost of testing
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Correct answer: None
All costs of donation are covered by the procurement organization, so the donor and family pay nothing.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 11
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How does the organ donation process affect an open casket funeral?
- It prevents one
- It requires a court order before the funeral
- It allows only a closed casket for tissue donors
- It does not prevent one
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Correct answer: It does not prevent one
The manual says donation does not prevent an open casket funeral.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 11
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When does a South Dakota driver license expire if you are turning 21?
- On your birthday
- 90 days after your birthday
- On the first day of the following year
- 30 days after your birthday
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Correct answer: 30 days after your birthday
A license expires on the holder's birthday, except that a driver turning 21 gets 30 more days.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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How early may you renew a South Dakota driver license (unless you will be turning 21)?
- Up to 30 days before it expires
- Up to 180 days before it expires
- Up to 60 days before it expires
- Up to 90 days before it expires
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Correct answer: Up to 180 days before it expires
A license may be renewed any time up to 180 days before it expires.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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When you renew a South Dakota driver license, what test are you required to take?
- A drive test
- A driving skills test on a closed course
- A vision test
- No test of any kind
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Correct answer: A vision test
A vision test is required at renewal.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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How long is a license issued to a driver from a foreign country valid?
- Always exactly 5 years, whatever the legal stay
- For the duration of the legal stay, but not more than 5 years
- For one year, after which it must be renewed
- For 10 years or the legal stay, whichever is longer
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Correct answer: For the duration of the legal stay, but not more than 5 years
A foreign driver's license lasts for the legal stay shown on the immigration documents, up to a limit of 5 years.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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How often may an eligible person apply by mail or online for a replacement and renewal of a license?
- At every renewal
- Once in any two-year period
- Once in any five-year period
- Once in any ten-year period
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Correct answer: Once in any ten-year period
Mail or online replacement and renewal is limited to once in any ten-year period.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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Which of these, done when you apply for a license, can cost you your South Dakota driver license?
- Renewing your license through the online system
- Wearing your corrective lenses while you drive
- Giving false information on a license application
- Carrying a passenger who does not hold a license
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Correct answer: Giving false information on a license application
Giving false information on a license or non-driver ID application is a listed reason for losing a license.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 12
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With whom must a motor vehicle owned by a South Dakota resident be registered?
- An exam station of Driver Licensing
- The State Treasurer
- The Department of Public Safety in Pierre
- The County Treasurer of the applicant's residence
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Correct answer: The County Treasurer of the applicant's residence
Vehicles owned by residents and used on public highways are registered with the County Treasurer where the owner lives.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13
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How many days do you have to register a vehicle brought in from another state?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 180 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 90 days
A vehicle brought in from another state must be registered within 90 days.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13
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What determines the month in which a vehicle's registration renewal is due?
- The month you bought the vehicle
- The first letter of your last name
- The last digit of the license plate
- Your birth month
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Correct answer: The first letter of your last name
Registration renewals are staggered by the first letter of the owner's last name.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13
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In which month is a registration renewal due if your last name begins with S?
- June
- July
- September
- April
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Correct answer: September
Registrations for last names starting with S come due in September.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13
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In which month is a registration renewal due if your last name begins with H?
- May
- January
- March
- August
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Correct answer: May
Registrations for last names starting with H, I or O come due in May.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13
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In which month is a registration renewal due if your last name begins with T?
- February
- November
- July
- October
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Correct answer: November
Registrations for last names starting with T through Z come due in November.
Source: South Dakota Driver License Manual (Revised 11/2024), page 13