What is the minimum age to qualify for a Minnesota instruction permit?
Correct answer: 15 years old.
You must be at least 15 and meet the education, identification, vision and knowledge requirements that apply to you.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Your instruction permit; printed page 13, physical PDF page 16; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old permit holder is practicing driving. Who must supervise from the front passenger seat?
Correct answer: A licensed driver who is at least 21.
Permit holders under 18 need a licensed supervising driver age 21 or older in the front passenger seat.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Your instruction permit; printed page 13, physical PDF page 16; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A 20-year-old instruction-permit holder is practicing. What is the minimum age of the licensed supervising driver?
Correct answer: 18 years old.
For permit holders age 18 or older, the licensed supervisor must be at least 18 and sit in the front passenger seat.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; If you are 18 and older; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A first-time driver is 18 and has no special exemption. How long must the instruction permit normally be held before the road test?
Correct answer: At least six months.
The six-month practice requirement includes drivers who are 18. The shorter three-month period begins at age 19.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Graduated Driver’s Licensing system; printed page 13, physical PDF page 16; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A first-time driver is 19 and has no special exemption. What permit-holding period normally applies before the road test?
Correct answer: At least three months.
Drivers age 19 or older normally hold the instruction permit for at least three months before the road test.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; If you are 18 and older; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A teen’s parent has not taken the approved parent class. What supervised-driving log is normally required for the provisional license?
Correct answer: At least 50 hours, including 15 at night.
Without the parent-class option, the log needs 50 supervised hours including 15 nighttime hours. The approved parent class permits the 40-hour option, still including 15 at night.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Your provisional license; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
During the first six months of a provisional license, a teen wants to drive alone for a social visit at 1 a.m. No exception applies. Is this allowed?
Correct answer: No; the restricted period is midnight to 5 a.m.
The first six months include a midnight-to-5 a.m. restriction. Exceptions include specified work or school travel and accompaniment by a licensed driver age 25 or older.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Nighttime limitations; printed page 14, physical PDF page 17; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
In the first six months of a provisional license, how many passengers under 20 who are not immediate family may ride without a parent or guardian accompanying the driver?
Correct answer: One.
The first-six-month limit is one passenger under 20 unless a parent or guardian accompanies the driver. Immediate family members are excepted.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passenger limitations; printed page 15, physical PDF page 18; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
During the second six months of a provisional license, what is the limit on passengers under 20 who are not immediate family, without a parent or guardian present?
Correct answer: Three.
The second-six-month limit is three passengers under 20, with the stated parent-or-guardian and immediate-family exceptions.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Passenger limitations; printed page 15, physical PDF page 18; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A 17-year-old provisional driver wants to make an ordinary hands-free phone call while driving. Is that permitted?
Correct answer: No; the under-18 restriction includes hands-free calls.
Drivers under 18 with an instruction permit or provisional license may not use a phone, handheld or hands-free, except to call 911 in an emergency.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Illegal driver behaviors in Minnesota; printed page 79, physical PDF page 82; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are waiting in a traffic queue. May you manually read and send text messages because the car is temporarily stopped?
Correct answer: No; the restriction includes being stopped in traffic.
Minnesota’s distracted-driving guidance includes texting, emailing and internet use while stopped in traffic. Do not use a traffic delay as a chance to type or read messages.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Illegal driver behaviors in Minnesota; printed page 79, physical PDF page 82; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You become a Minnesota resident with a valid noncommercial out-of-state license. How long do you generally have to obtain a Minnesota license?
Correct answer: 60 days.
The general new-resident deadline is 60 days; commercial drivers have a different 30-day deadline.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Getting your license to drive; printed page 6, physical PDF page 9; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Adults ride in the back seat of an ordinary passenger car, and no exemption applies. Must they buckle up?
Correct answer: Yes; the seat-belt requirement includes rear-seat passengers.
The driver and passengers, including those in the rear, must use properly fastened and adjusted belts unless a specific legal exemption applies.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Seat belt laws; printed page 37, physical PDF page 40; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Where must a child under 13 ride when the vehicle has an available back seat?
Correct answer: In the back seat.
Minnesota requires children under 13 to ride in the back when it is available. Use the appropriate child restraint as well.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Other child passenger safety guidelines; printed page 38, physical PDF page 41; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Is the front seat with an active passenger airbag suitable for a rear-facing infant seat?
Correct answer: No; never place a rear-facing infant seat there.
An active frontal airbag creates a severe hazard for a rear-facing child seat. Follow the vehicle and restraint manufacturer’s instructions.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Other child passenger safety guidelines; printed page 38, physical PDF page 41; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
Where should the lap portion of a properly fitted belt lie?
Correct answer: Snugly across the hips or upper thighs.
A low, snug lap belt loads the stronger hip area rather than the abdomen. Use the shoulder portion correctly too.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Use seat belts correctly; printed page 37, physical PDF page 40; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
What proof should you have in a vehicle driven on Minnesota public roads?
Correct answer: Valid proof of the required insurance.
Owners must carry the required no-fault and liability coverage, and valid proof of insurance must be available in the vehicle.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Insurance; printed page 40, physical PDF page 43; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
You are involved in a crash in which someone is injured. What is required?
Correct answer: Stop, summon help promptly and provide reasonable assistance.
Stop safely and contact law enforcement or 911 promptly. Provide reasonable assistance and exchange the required information.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; What to do in a traffic crash; printed page 39, physical PDF page 42; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
An officer has stopped you and your insurance document is out of reach. What should you do before reaching for it?
Correct answer: Tell the officer where it is and wait for instructions.
Keep your hands visible and communicate before reaching for documents. Stay in the vehicle unless instructed otherwise.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; What to do when stopped by law enforcement; printed page 45, physical PDF page 48; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A prescribed medicine makes you drowsy. Does having a prescription make it safe and lawful to drive while impaired?
Correct answer: No; prescription medicine can impair driving too.
Impaired-driving rules cover legal medicines as well as other substances. Check warnings and professional advice before driving, and do not drive impaired.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Drugs and driving; printed page 91, physical PDF page 94; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
What actually reduces alcohol concentration in the body?
Correct answer: Time for the body to eliminate alcohol.
These actions do not speed alcohol elimination. Arrange a sober ride instead of relying on a trick or a rough time estimate.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Things to know about alcohol; printed page 92, physical PDF page 95; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
For an ordinary noncommercial driver age 21 or older, what alcohol concentration meets the per-se DWI threshold?
Correct answer: 0.08 percent or higher.
The manual lists 0.08 percent for noncommercial driving. A lower concentration does not make impaired driving safe or necessarily lawful.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Minnesota Driving While Impaired law; printed page 93, physical PDF page 96; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A driver under 21 has a detectable amount of alcohol in their system. Does being below 0.08 percent make driving lawful under the underage rule?
Correct answer: No; Minnesota’s underage rule prohibits any detectable alcohol.
Minnesota applies a no-tolerance rule to drivers under 21. Do not confuse the adult per-se threshold with permission for an underage driver to drink and drive.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Underage drinking — no tolerance rule; printed page 95, physical PDF page 98; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
A cannabis product is legal for an adult to possess. May that adult drive while impaired by it?
Correct answer: No; driving under its influence remains illegal.
Legal possession does not authorize impaired driving. The manual explicitly prohibits operating a vehicle under the influence of cannabis and related products.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Cannabis; printed page 96, physical PDF page 99; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
When should you decide how to get home from an event where you plan to drink?
Correct answer: Before drinking, by arranging a sober driver or another ride.
Alcohol impairs judgment as well as driving. Make the transportation plan while sober and keep alcohol separate from driving.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, June 2026; Making lower-risk choices; printed page 93, physical PDF page 96; checked September 21, 2026. ↗
