Colorado License Rules practice test

Sample License Rules questions

Which of these can cost you your Colorado driving privilege?

• Lending your license to someone else
• Changing your car insurance company
• Driving a rented car
• Renewing your license online

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Lending your license to someone else

Lending or misusing your license is one of the listed reasons for losing the privilege to drive.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), How You Can Lose Your License, printed pp. 2-3 (PDF pp. 5-6)

You move to a new address in Colorado. How long do you have to notify the DMV?

• 6 months
• 60 days
• 5 days
• 30 days

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30 days

Name and address changes must be reported to the DMV within 30 days.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Getting a Driver License; Name & Address Changes, printed p. 1 (PDF p. 4)

How many hours of driving must a minor's driving log show before a Colorado license?

• 30 hours
• 50 hours
• 40 hours
• 20 hours

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50 hours

The signed log must show 50 hours of driving, including 10 hours at night.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

An applicant younger than 16 1/2 needs how many hours of behind-the-wheel training with an approved instructor?

• 3 hours
• 2 hours
• 6 hours
• 4 hours

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6 hours

Under 16 1/2, you also need 6 hours of in-car training with an approved driving instructor.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

During the first year of a minor's license, when is driving not allowed without an exception?

• Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
• Between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.
• Between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m.
• Between midnight and 5 a.m.

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Between midnight and 5 a.m.

Minors may not drive from midnight to 5 a.m. in their first licensed year unless an instructor, parent or guardian rides along or an exception applies.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Curfew, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

What is the minimum age to drive a car on Colorado public roads with a driver license?

• 15
• 14
• 18
• 16

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16

You must be at least 16 and hold a valid license to drive on Colorado's public streets and highways.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Getting a Driver License, printed p. 1 (PDF p. 4)

How many of a minor's logged driving hours must be at night?

• 5
• 2
• 10
• 8

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10

Of the 50 logged hours, 10 must be driven at night.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

How long must a minor hold a Colorado instruction permit before applying for a driver license?

• 9 months
• 30 days
• 12 months
• 6 months

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12 months

Colorado law requires minors to hold the permit for 12 months first.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

No approved driving school is within 30 miles of your home. What can replace the 6 hours with an instructor?

• 12 more hours with a parent or guardian
• A second written knowledge test
• A 4-hour classroom lecture
• 6 hours of driving alone at night

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12 more hours with a parent or guardian

Without a qualifying school within 30 miles, 12 additional hours with a parent, guardian or alternate supervisor may be substituted.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Application for driver license, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

The adult who signed a teen's Affidavit of Liability withdraws the signature. What happens?

• The teen pays a small fine
• The teen must only retake the eye test
• Nothing changes for the teen
• The teen's permit or license is canceled

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The teen's permit or license is canceled

Withdrawing the signature ends the adult's responsibility, and the minor's permit or license is canceled.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Minor Drivers, Affidavit of Liability and Guardianship, printed p. 2 (PDF p. 5)

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About these questions

We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025 (file DR_2337_Jan2025.pdf, footer DR 2337 (12/05/24), PDF created 2024-12-04, 36 pages), linked from https://dmv.colorado.gov/drivereducation. dmv.colorado.gov refuses automated requests (Cloudflare 403), so the owner supplied the file; read 2026-11-09. Citations give the printed page and the PDF page (PDF page = printed page + 3). PDF pages 23 (printed p. 20) and 33 also carry hidden, off-page text left over from an older edition (sections 13.3-13.5 and 15.5-16, e.g. school bus fines of up to $300 and six points); it is not visible on the page and no fact is taken from it. Where the handbook is silent, DMV pages (dmv.colorado.gov, read 2026-11-09 through a fetch tool), the Code of Colorado Regulations (1 CCR 204-30, Rule 8) and signed acts on leg.colorado.gov are the source. Statute checks used the 2024 compilation of C.R.S. title 42 (as republished by colorado.public.law, not an official host, so it is not cited) together with the 2024-2026 bills that changed it. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.