Licensing, Demerits & Penalties — Louisiana
Louisiana CDL practice test: 410 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). The official format is not yet verified; check the official site before your test. Licensing, Demerits & Penalties: 3 questions.
Graduated licensing conditions, demerit points, suspensions, insurance and fines.
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| Topic / Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Topic | Licensing, Demerits & Penalties |
| License test | Louisiana CDL permit (CLP) knowledge tests |
| Topic questions | 3 (1% of 410 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 (3)
1. During the basic control skills test, you will receive points if you:
- Pull up once.
- Check your positioning.
- Cross over exercise boundaries. ✓
Answer: C. Cross over exercise boundaries.
You will receive points if you cross over exercise boundaries. The handbook says you are scored for touching or crossing an exercise boundary line or cone, and each encroachment counts as an error. It also says you can receive points for changing direction to improve your position and for your final position. Pulling up and checking your position are handled differently: initial pull-ups are not penalized, and checking position is treated as a look with limited free looks. Crossing a boundary is the choice that directly matches a scoring item.
2. When taking the driving test and asked to make a turn, you should:
- Not use a turn signal since you were told to make the turn.
- Check traffic only to your right.
- Check traffic in all directions. ✓
Answer: C. Check traffic in all directions.
When the examiner asks you to make a turn, check traffic in all directions. The handbook's intersection instructions say that when you have been asked to make a turn, you check traffic in all directions, and it repeats that instruction as you approach the intersection. The same section also tells you to use your turn signals and to get into the lane the turn needs, so the turn is not a moment to relax just because someone told you where to go.
3. Broken suspension parts:
- Should be repaired immediately. ✓
- Should be repaired, but not immediately.
- Cannot be identified.
Answer: A. Should be repaired immediately.
Broken suspension parts should be repaired immediately. The handbook says the suspension holds up the vehicle and its load and keeps the axles in place, so broken suspension parts can be extremely dangerous. It also lists broken leaf springs, coil springs, U-bolts, spring hangers, and other axle positioning parts as things you must inspect for and find not broken, cracked, missing, or damaged. Because a broken part makes the vehicle unsafe, it needs to be repaired before the vehicle is used, not put off until later.
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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source
Updated: · Based on the official driver handbook