For how many years does a California DUI conviction remain on your driving record?
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A.
10 years Correct
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B.
5 years
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C.
7 years
The answer is "10 years"
A California DUI conviction stays on your driver's record for 10 years. The 5-year option catches drivers who are carrying over a shorter DUI-record period from another state's rules.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. 5 years
The manual sets the retention period at 10 years, not 5. Substitutes a five-year DUI retention window carried over from another state's rules for California's ten-year period.
C. 7 years
The manual sets the retention period at 10 years, not 7. Applies a seven-year figure remembered from other retention contexts to California's specific ten-year DMV rule for DUI convictions.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "DUI Convictions," p.74..
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