License Types and Restrictions Flashcards

A 17-year-old provisional license holder in Alaska needs to drive home from work at 2 a.m. Is this allowed?

Answer: Yes, driving to or from work is an exception to the curfew

The 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. provisional restriction includes an exception for driving within employment.

Which vehicle requires a Class B commercial license in Alaska?

Answer: A single vehicle over 26,000 pounds GVWR

Class B covers single vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating over 26,000 pounds, such as large buses and dump trucks.

What is the minimum uncorrected or corrected visual acuity generally required to be licensed without referral in Alaska?

Answer: 20/40 in at least one eye

Alaska generally requires visual acuity of at least 20/40, with or without correction, to pass the vision screening.

A provisional driver is stopped while carrying two 18-year-old friends alone during the first six months. What is the likely consequence?

Answer: A citation for violating the passenger restriction

Carrying non-sibling passengers under 21 without a supervising adult violates the provisional passenger restriction and is citable.

Which of these drivers is exempt from needing a commercial driver's license in Alaska?

Answer: A farmer hauling their own products within 150 miles of their farm

Farmers operating farm vehicles within 150 miles of their farm for their own agricultural use are exempt from CDL requirements.

How is a standard Alaska driver's license typically valid before renewal is required?

Answer: 5 years

A standard Alaska driver's license is issued for a five-year term.

A new Alaska resident with a valid out-of-state license must generally obtain an Alaska license within how long of establishing residency?

Answer: 90 days

New residents have 90 days to transfer their valid out-of-state license to an Alaska license.