Virginia: Licensing basics — Part 5 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “The sale of any document claiming to be a driver’s license is what kind of offense?” · “What document must you have with you when you operate a vehicle?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Virginia Driver's Manual" (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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The sale of any document claiming to be a driver’s license is what kind of offense?
- A Class 2 misdemeanor
- A Class 3 misdemeanor
- A Class 1 misdemeanor
- A Class 4 misdemeanor
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Correct answer: A Class 1 misdemeanor
Virginia treats selling a document that claims to be a driver’s license as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 32 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 32)
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How will you receive your new driver’s license?
- At the customer service center on the day you apply
- By mail
- From the driver training school after your road test
- By picking it up at your local police department
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Correct answer: By mail
DMV does not issue licenses in customer service centers; for security they are mailed to you.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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If you move, within how many days are you required to notify DMV?
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 30 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
A change of address must be reported to DMV within 30 days of moving.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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What happens to your driver’s license if DMV does not have your correct address?
- The postal service holds it for you at the nearest post office
- The postal service forwards it to your new address
- DMV mails it again to your last known address
- The postal service returns the license to DMV
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Correct answer: The postal service returns the license to DMV
The postal service will not forward the license, so it goes back to DMV when the address is wrong.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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If you are a new Virginia resident and drive, within how many days of moving here must you obtain a Virginia driver’s license?
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 30 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 60 days
New residents who drive must get a Virginia driver’s license within 60 days of moving.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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Within how many days of moving to Virginia must you title and register your vehicle and obtain Virginia license plates?
- 30 days
- 15 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
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Correct answer: 30 days
Titling, registering and getting plates must be done within 30 days of moving to Virginia.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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Where on the vehicle must Virginia license plates be displayed?
- On the rear only
- On the front only
- On both the front and the rear
- On the rear and on the driver’s side window
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Correct answer: On both the front and the rear
Plates must be displayed on the front and the rear of the vehicle.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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What do the decals placed on a vehicle’s license plates indicate?
- The county or city where the vehicle is registered
- The month and year that the registration expires
- The date of the last safety inspection
- The month and year the vehicle was titled
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Correct answer: The month and year that the registration expires
The decals show when the registration expires.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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Which vehicles do not need a registration decal on the plates?
- Vehicles that are registered in a locality
- Vehicles that have passed an emissions inspection
- Vehicles that are new to Virginia
- Vehicles displaying permanent plates
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Correct answer: Vehicles displaying permanent plates
The decal rule has one exception, for vehicles with permanent plates.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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What document must you have with you when you operate a vehicle?
- The vehicle registration card
- The vehicle title
- The safety inspection report
- The tire pressure record
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Correct answer: The vehicle registration card
You must carry the vehicle registration card whenever you operate the vehicle.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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Besides registering with DMV, whom should you check with to learn if you must also register your vehicle in your locality?
- The Virginia State Police
- Your insurance company
- Your city or county government
- The Department of Elections
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Correct answer: Your city or county government
Local registration is required in some places; the manual says to ask your city or county government.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 33 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 33)
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Where may you apply to register to vote or change your voter registration mailing address?
- Only at a DMV office in your own locality
- Only at the Virginia State Police office
- Only at the office of the circuit court
- At any DMV office
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Correct answer: At any DMV office
The manual says you may apply at any DMV office.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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How do you indicate that you want to apply to register to vote when you apply for a driver’s license?
- By writing a letter to your local registrar before applying
- By telling the examiner during your road skills test appointment
- By checking yes in the organ, eye and tissue donor section
- In the voter registration section of the license application
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Correct answer: In the voter registration section of the license application
Intentions are indicated on the voter registration section of the license application.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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To apply to register to vote in Virginia, you must be at least 18 years old by when?
- Your next birthday
- The next general election
- The day you apply
- The next primary election
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Correct answer: The next general election
The age requirement is that you will be 18 by the next general election.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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If you have been convicted of a felony, what must have happened before you can register to vote in Virginia?
- Your voting rights must have been restored by a circuit court
- You must have completed driver education
- You must have waited three years after the conviction
- You must have paid the noncompliance fee
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Correct answer: Your voting rights must have been restored by a circuit court
A person convicted of a felony needs voting rights restored by a circuit court.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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How do you sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor on a DMV application?
- Ask the examiner to note it during your road skills test
- Mail a separate donor form to the Department of Elections
- Check yes on your license, permit or ID card application
- Pay a donor registration fee when you renew your license
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Correct answer: Check yes on your license, permit or ID card application
Donors sign up by checking yes on the application.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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If you are age 18 or older, what happens to your registered decision to be a donor?
- Your parents must confirm it
- It will be honored
- It must be renewed each year
- It is honored only after your family agrees
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Correct answer: It will be honored
For adults, the registered donor decision is honored.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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If you are under age 18 and check yes to be a donor, who makes the final decision?
- You make it yourself
- The DMV customer service center
- Your local registrar of voters
- Your parents and guardians
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Correct answer: Your parents and guardians
Minors may indicate their wishes, but by law parents and guardians make the final decision.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)