New Jersey Permit Test: Licensing Practice Questions

Correct answer: Within one week

A motorist who changes addresses must report it to the MVC within one week, including when moving out of state.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Within two weeks

A legal name change (marriage, divorce, court order) must be reported to the MVC within two weeks.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Within 60 days or before the old license expires, whichever is sooner

Apply within 60 days (CDL within 30 days) or before the current license expires, whichever is sooner.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Up to a year

A motorist with a valid license from another country may drive with that license for up to a year.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: A valid license or validated permit, plus insurance and registration cards

Motorists must carry a valid license, probationary license or validated permit, and valid insurance and registration cards.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: 6 points

Standard applicants need 6 points of ID (at least one primary and one secondary document) plus proof of address and SSN/ITIN.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Two proofs of address, one proof of SSN, and six points of ID

REAL ID requires two proofs of NJ residential address, one proof of full SSN, and at least six points of ID.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: 30 days

A temporary license or ID valid for 30 days is issued; the card is mailed, with delivery expected within 30 days.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Four years

Licenses and IDs are valid for four years; drivers under 21 receive a vertical-format card.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: 18

The GDL program requires a minimum age of 18 for an unrestricted basic license; a probationary license is available at 17.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Anyone 14 or older without a valid driver license

An individual 14 or older without a valid license may apply; it must be surrendered if a license is issued.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Letting police contact your emergency contacts after a crash

It stores emergency contacts that only law enforcement uses to reach them if you're in a crash and can't communicate.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: Taxi drivers and operators of recreational vehicles for personal use

Taxi and ride-sharing van drivers, farmers within 150 miles, and personal RV operators, among others, are exempt.

Source: Chapter 1: The New Jersey Driver License System

Correct answer: 50 questions; 40 correct (80 percent)

The knowledge test has 50 questions; 80 percent, or 40 of the 50, must be correct.

Source: Chapter 2: New Jersey Driver Testing

Correct answer: 20/50, with or without corrective lenses

Basic license applicants need 20/50 vision with or without lenses; CDL applicants need 20/40 in both eyes.

Source: Chapter 2: New Jersey Driver Testing