North Dakota: Minor & Provisional Licensing Questions

9 real, verified North Dakota driving-test questions on minor & provisional licensing, each with the correct answer and a full explanation below. Want to practice these interactively instead? Start a Minor & Provisional Licensing practice round.

1. Who must sign approval and sponsorship on a North Dakota Instruction Permit application for an applicant under 18?

Why: Applicants under 18 must have a parent, legal guardian, or (if neither is available) another designated or approved adult sign approval and sponsorship on the application.

2. How much driving experience must a North Dakota Instruction Permit holder's supervising passenger have?

Why: The supervising passenger must be at least 18, hold a valid license for the class of vehicle being driven, and have at least three years of driving experience.

3. How long must a 14-year-old North Dakota Instruction Permit holder hold the permit before the road test, at minimum?

Why: A 14- or 15-year-old must hold the Instruction Permit for 12 months or until turning 16, whichever comes first -- but never less than six months, even if turning 16 would otherwise cut that short.

4. What must a North Dakota parent or legal guardian do on the day of their under-16 child's road test?

Why: An under-16 permit holder must log 50 hours of supervised practice driving in variable conditions, and a parent or legal guardian must accompany them to the road test site to sign and certify this requirement was met.

5. How many hours of behind-the-wheel training does North Dakota's road test waiver require, at minimum?

Why: The road test waiver requires at least 30 hours of classroom driver training and at least 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training, available to applicants 15 and older.

6. What vehicles can a North Dakota 15-year-old with a restricted Class D license legally drive?

Why: A 15-year-old's restricted Class D license limits them to driving only vehicles belonging to a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt, or uncle -- not any vehicle generally.

7. What curfew applies to a North Dakota 15-year-old's restricted Class D license?

Why: The 15-year-old restricted license carries a curfew between the later of sunset or 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., with exceptions only for direct travel to or from work, an official school activity, or a religious activity.

8. What happens to a North Dakota restricted Class D license when its holder turns 16?

Why: At age 16, North Dakota's restricted Class D operator's license automatically transitions to an unrestricted license with no new application needed.

9. Who does North Dakota's total electronic-communication-device driving ban apply to?

Why: The total device ban covers any Instruction Permit holder regardless of age, plus any licensed driver under 18 -- broader than the texting-only ban that applies to the general adult driving public.

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