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Alaska Car / Permit: Penalties & Licensing practice test
The point system, license suspension, provisional-license rules, insurance requirements, and other licensing basics.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. An Alaska driver in a crash was uninsured, or fails to give the DMV proof of insurance in time. What is the first penalty?
Correct answer: A 90-day suspension
Proof is due within 15 days. Failing that, or having had no insurance at all, brings a 90-day suspension for a first occurrence and a full year for a second.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Financial Responsibility Laws
2. How many points does a conviction for driving under the influence add to an Alaska record?
Correct answer: 10 points
Driving while intoxicated carries 10 points, the top value on the schedule, matching reckless driving and refusal to give a breath sample.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Driver's License Point Assignment
3. At what age may a person obtain an Alaska non-commercial instruction permit, and how long is it good for?
Correct answer: Age 14, valid for two years
The permit is available from age 14 and runs for two years. It may be renewed a single time, and the original costs $15.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Non-Commercial Instruction Permit
4. How long must a 16- or 17-year-old in Alaska hold a valid instruction permit before a provisional license can be issued?
Correct answer: 6 months
Applicants who are 16 or 17 need a valid permit for at least six months before the division may issue a provisional Class D license.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Driver's License Requirements
5. How many points does Alaska assign for speeding 10 to 19 mph above the limit?
Correct answer: 4 points
That range is worth 4 points. Going 3 to 9 over draws 2 points, and 20 or more over draws 6, the same as speeding in a school zone or playground crosswalk.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Driver's License Point Assignment
6. Who may supervise an Alaska instruction permit holder practicing in a passenger vehicle?
Correct answer: A licensed driver at least 21 with a year of experience in that class, seated beside you
The supervising driver must be licensed, at least 21 years old, and have a year or more of experience in the same type or class of vehicle. In a passenger vehicle that person has to sit in the seat next to you.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Non-Commercial Instruction Permit
7. During which hours may an Alaska provisional license holder not drive unaccompanied?
Correct answer: Between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
The provisional stage bars driving between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless a parent, guardian or licensed adult of at least 21 rides along. Travel to or from work by the most direct route is allowed.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Provisional Licenses
8. What minimum liability coverage does Alaska's mandatory insurance law require?
Correct answer: $50,000/$100,000 for injury and $25,000 for property damage
The law sets minimums of $50,000 per person and $100,000 per crash for bodily injury or death, plus $25,000 for property damage, and proof must be carried in the vehicle.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Financial Responsibility Laws
9. How many points on an Alaska driving record trigger a mandatory suspension or revocation?
Correct answer: 12 points in 12 months or 18 in 24 months
Reaching 12 points inside 12 months, or 18 inside 24 months, means the driving privilege must be suspended or revoked, whatever hardship that creates.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — A Word About "Points"
10. If an Alaska driver loses the license through the point system, what kind of limited license is available?
Correct answer: No limited license of any kind is available
None. The manual states plainly that no limited work-purpose license exists when points force a suspension or revocation.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — A Word About "Points"
11. How much certified driving experience must an Alaska applicant under 18 have before receiving a provisional license?
Correct answer: 40 hours, including at least 10 in progressively challenging conditions
A parent, legal guardian or employer must certify at least 40 hours behind the wheel, with a minimum of 10 of those hours in progressively harder circumstances such as bad weather and driving after dark.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Provisional Licenses
12. Which passengers may an Alaska provisional license holder carry without an adult in the vehicle?
Correct answer: Siblings
During the provisional stage a young driver may not carry passengers unless one of them is a parent, a legal guardian or someone at least 21. Siblings are the exception and may ride along without a parent present.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Provisional Licenses
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