Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — Illinois
Illinois permit practice test: 368 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: 35 Q (15 signs + 20), 80%. Licensing, Demerits & Penalties: 6 questions.
Graduated licensing conditions, demerit points, suspensions, insurance and fines.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Licensing, Demerits & Penalties |
| License test | Illinois Car learner's permit test |
| Topic questions | 6 (2% of 368 total) |
| Review status | This topic page is still being reviewed against the official handbook. Until review is finished it is hidden from search engines. |
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Questions (6)
1. What is the penalty for being convicted of illegally passing a stopped school bus?
- Driving privilege or vehicle registration suspension and a mandatory $300 fine. ✓
- A 60-day suspension of driving privileges.
- A $30 fine and 14-day suspension of driving privileges.
Answer: A. Driving privilege or vehicle registration suspension and a mandatory $300 fine.
The penalty is a suspension of your driving privileges or your vehicle registration, plus a mandatory $300 fine. The handbook says a conviction for passing a stopped school bus with its lights flashing and stop arm out brings suspension of your driver's license and a mandatory $300 fine. It also says the vehicle registration can be suspended when the owner was not driving and does not identify the driver. The passage gives no 60-day or 14-day suspension for this violation, and the fine it states is $300.
2. If a driver is arrested and refuses to submit to testing, driving privileges will be suspended for only three months.
- True
- False ✓
Answer: B. False
False. If you refuse to submit to chemical testing, your driving privileges are suspended for one year, not three months. The handbook's Implied Consent Law section says that when you drive on Illinois roads you automatically agree to tests like breath, blood or urine. It then states plainly that a refusal to submit to chemical testing brings a one-year suspension of driving privileges. A suspension of just three months is far shorter than what the handbook describes, so the statement is false. The handbook also notes that a refusal can be used as evidence against you at trial.
3. If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause:
- Vehicle control problems. ✓
- Squealing brakes.
- Slack in the steering.
Answer: A. Vehicle control problems.
4. Driving privileges may be revoked for giving false information to the Secretary of State.
- True ✓
- False
Answer: A. True
True. Driving privileges may be revoked for giving false information to the Secretary of State. The handbook's Chapter 8 study questions ask directly whether driving privileges may be revoked for giving the Secretary of State false information, and the listed answer confirms that they may. The same chapter also lists giving false information as one reason a driver's license may be revoked. So the statement matches the handbook, and choosing false would contradict it.
5. An individual’s driving privileges may be suspended under which of the following conditions?
- Three reckless driving offenses in 12 months
- Drag or street racing
- The individual is over the age of 21 and has been convicted of illegally transporting alcohol twice in 12 months. ✓
Answer: C. The individual is over the age of 21 and has been convicted of illegally transporting alcohol twice in 12 months.
Driving privileges may be suspended when a person over age 21 has been convicted twice in 12 months of illegally transporting alcohol. This comes straight from the Chapter 8 review question in the Illinois handbook, which asks under which condition driving privileges may be suspended and lists illegally transporting alcohol twice in 12 months by someone over age 21 as one of the choices. The passage prints the question and its choices but points to a later page for the answers, so the rule itself is not spelled out in the text you have. The alcohol-transport choice is the one the chapter review pairs with suspension.
6. Before a driver can regain driving privileges after losing them for failure to pay damages caused by a crash, the driver must file proof of financial responsibility with the Secretary of State’s office.
- True ✓
- False
Answer: A. True
True. Before a driver can regain driving privileges after losing them for failing to pay crash damages, the driver must file proof of financial responsibility with the Secretary of State's office. The handbook's Chapter 7 review question states this rule directly: a driver who lost privileges because of unpaid damages from a crash must file proof of financial responsibility with the Secretary of State's office before privileges can be restored. The financial responsibility section also explains that such proof can include an SR-22 certificate of insurance, a bond, or a securities deposit, and that the SR-22 is sent to the Secretary of State by the insurance company. So the statement matches the handbook.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook