Louisiana Phones & Distraction practice test

Practice phone rules and other distractions: 26 questions based on the Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, 13 of them on Louisiana's own rules.

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Key Louisiana facts: Phones & Distraction

Sample Phones & Distraction questions

Under Louisiana law, how long after you get your first driver's license may you not use a cell phone at all while driving?

  • Six months
  • One year
  • Three years
  • 30 days
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One year

For one year from a first Louisiana license, any phone use while driving is barred, except to contact public safety or while parked.

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 32:289.1, Subsections A and B

Besides texting, what does Louisiana law ban every driver from doing with a device while driving?

  • Listening to the radio
  • Reading or posting to social networking sites
  • Using a hands-free GPS voice
  • Charging the phone
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Reading or posting to social networking sites

The ban covers social networking as well as writing, sending or reading texts, for drivers of every age.

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 32:59, Subsection B(1) and B(2)(b)-(c); Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide, Chapter 5, Safe Driving Habits, Cellular Phones, PDF p. 83

Under R.S. 32:59, may you use a hand-held phone while driving to report a crash or medical emergency?

  • Only on an interstate
  • Only if you are under 25 mph
  • No, never while the car moves
  • Yes, reporting an emergency is allowed
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Yes, reporting an emergency is allowed

The law makes exceptions for reporting a crash, a medical emergency, a serious road hazard or a crime in progress.

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 32:59, Subsection C

A hand-held phone violation happens in a school zone or highway construction zone. What is the standard fine under R.S. 32:59?

  • $50
  • $250
  • $25
  • $1,000
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$250

There it is a primary offense with a $250 fine, doubled if a crash is involved. Elsewhere it is a secondary offense with a $100 fine.

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 32:59, Subsection D(2)-(3)

Under R.S. 32:59, when may you hold your phone while in a vehicle on a public road?

  • Whenever you keep one hand on the wheel
  • When you are driving on a straight road
  • When traffic is moving slowly
  • When the vehicle is lawfully stopped and not moving
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When the vehicle is lawfully stopped and not moving

The ban does not apply while the vehicle is lawfully stationary, such as stopped in park or waiting at a signal, if no other law is broken.

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes, R.S. 32:59, Subsections A(3), B(1) and C(4)

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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Louisiana Class D & E Driver's Guide (DPSMV2052 (R08/25) on the cover (the table of contents page still prints the older form number DPSMV2052 (R03/2021)), linked from https://expresslane.la.gov/omv/resources/driver-manuals/ to Louisiana DPS's document system, read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are PDF pages (printed page = PDF page minus 5 in the main text). Questions and citations use the OMV Driver Manuals page as the official URL because the PDF itself is served from public.powerdms.com, which is not a .gov or .us host. Chapter 10 (Class D chauffeur's license, air brakes) and Chapter 10-A (trailers) are not used: they do not apply to Class E applicants. The guide's phone rules are out of date: it says drivers 17 or younger may not use a wireless device for calls or texts (PDF p. 116) and points to R.S. 32:59 for exceptions (PDF p. 83), but R.S. 32:300.5-300.8 were repealed by Acts 2025, No. 288, and the new R.S. 32:59 (Acts 2025, No. 288; Acts 2026, No. 677; read on legis.la.gov 2026-11-09) bars hand-held use for all drivers, allows hands-free calls and has no age rule; R.S. 32:289.1 still bars any cell phone use in the first year of a first license. Phone questions and phone coverage follow the current statutes, cited as the source; the guide's under-17 rule is not used. Full check of 2026-11-09 found more guide passages that current law no longer matches; questions follow the statute and these pages are not used as sources: work-zone fines 'double' (PDF p. 36; R.S. 32:57(H) sets $500-$1,000), plate destroyed after 3 days (PDF p. 141; R.S. 32:863.1 says 60 days), no stop for a school bus on 4- or 5-lane roads with a two-way left-turn lane (PDF pp. 93-94; not in R.S. 32:80(C)), first DWI fine $1,025 (PDF p. 129; R.S. 14:98.1 caps it at $1,000). 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 Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles (OMV), and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.