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Only what is specific to Montana: learner permit and first-year restricted license rules, the .02 under-21 limit and open containers, speed limits, light and signal distances, parking distances, school-bus and move-over rules, turns, funerals and child seats. Pair with the national core.

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Practice deck · part of Montana permit test — state rules · written against: Montana Driver Manual (Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division), revised April 2024, checked 2026-10-09, and against state law in force on 2026-10-18 (where the two differ, the cards follow the law and name the handbook's figure); state-specific figures only — pair with the national core. Updated 2026-10-10.

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  1. What is the youngest age at which a Montana teen can hold a learner permit (NCLP)?

    A) 14, with a parent's signature
    B) 14½, in traffic education
    C) 15, with no course required
    D) 16, with or without a course
    B) 14½, in traffic education

    That early permit is tied to a state-approved traffic education course. The manual says online courses do not qualify, but the law lets a school district teach the classroom part online.
    Permit & Provisional License
  2. According to the Montana Driver Manual, where do laws against texting and talking on a phone while driving come from in Montana?

    A) A statewide handheld ban
    B) A statewide ban that covers drivers under 18 only
    C) Most Montana cities have passed their own laws
    D) Federal highway rules
    C) Most Montana cities have passed their own laws

    Check local rules wherever you drive, and pull over and stop before using a phone.
    Phones & Distraction
  3. Montana requires headlights from a set time after sunset until the same time before sunrise. What is that time?

    A) 15 minutes
    B) One hour
    C) Half an hour
    D) 45 minutes
    C) Half an hour

    During those hours, any car stopped or parked on the road, shoulder included, where the dark hides things 500 feet away must be lit front and rear.
    Headlights & Signals
  4. Under Montana's parking rules, what is the farthest your wheels may be from the curb?

    A) 12 inches
    B) 18 inches
    C) 24 inches
    D) 6 inches
    B) 18 inches

    Leaving more than 18 inches between your wheels and the curb is itself a violation. The manual says 18 inches from a curb or shoulder, but the law says to get as near the shoulder's edge as you can.
    Parking & Curbs
  5. Under Montana law, when may you turn left on a red light after stopping?

    A) From any street onto a one-way street
    B) From one one-way street into another
    C) Never; only right turns are allowed
    D) Onto any street when no traffic is coming
    B) From one one-way street into another

    Yield to pedestrians and traffic, and obey any sign that forbids the turn.
    Turns & Lanes
  6. Who must wear a seat belt in a moving vehicle in Montana?

    A) The driver and front-seat passenger only
    B) Front-seat riders and anyone under 18
    C) The driver, plus any passenger under 16
    D) Every occupant of the vehicle
    D) Every occupant of the vehicle

    Montana makes the driver responsible for seeing that each occupant is belted or in a child seat.
    Occupant Safety

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  • Facts checked against the Montana Driver Manual (Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division), Revised April 2024, checked 2026-10-09; wording is original and no handbook text is reproduced.
  • Facts also checked against current state law (the statutes and regulations in force on 2026-10-18); where the manual and the law differ, the card follows the law and says what the manual says.
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