Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — California

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TopicLicensing, Demerits & Penalties
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Questions (3)

1. You are required to notify DMV by filing a Report of Traffic Accident Occuring in California (SR-1) form if:
  1. You change your insurance company.
  2. You were involved in a collision with an injury. ✓
  3. Your vehicle fails a smog test.

Answer: B. You were involved in a collision with an injury.

You must file the SR-1 form when you are involved in a collision in which someone was injured or killed. The handbook says each driver must send DMV a Report of Traffic Accident Occurring in California when a collision causes more than $1,000 in property damage or when anyone is injured or killed, even if the injuries are minor. It also says you file whether or not you caused the collision, and even if it happened on private property. Because the injury collision is one of the listed triggers, the SR-1 requirement applies.
Source: Official sample question (2026-10-17) · Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 10: Financial Responsibility, Insurance Requirements, and Collisions, p. 78
2. If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause:
  1. Vehicle control problems. ✓
  2. Squealing brakes.
  3. Slack in the steering.

Answer: A. Vehicle control problems.

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3. You must file a report of a traffic accident occurring in California when:
  1. Your vehicle fails a smog test.
  2. You are involved in a collision and there is an injury. ✓
  3. You change your insurance company.

Answer: B. You are involved in a collision and there is an injury.

You must file a report when you are involved in a collision and someone is injured. The California Driver Handbook says that after a collision you must report it to DMV within 10 days if anyone was injured or killed, even if the injuries were minor. It also requires a report when property damage is over $1,000, but an injury by itself is enough. Each driver must file the SR 1 report, whether or not they caused the collision.
Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 10: Financial Responsibility, Insurance Requirements, and Collisions, p. 78
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