You are a minor applying for a California instruction permit and your parents share joint custody. Whose signature does the application require?
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A.
Notarized signature from one parent if the other lives out of state.
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B.
Both parents must sign to approve the application. Correct
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C.
Only one parent, so long as they are the custodial parent.
The answer is "Both parents must sign to approve the application."
When parents share joint custody, both must sign the instruction permit application. Drivers who pick the single-custodial-parent option are carrying a habit from school and medical consent forms where either parent's signature is enough; California's DMV rule names both.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Notarized signature from one parent if the other lives out of state.
The manual gives a both-signatures requirement for shared joint custody and does not offer a one-parent notarized alternative. Treats an out-of-state parent as an exception notarization can solve, a workaround the California application never lists.
C. Only one parent, so long as they are the custodial parent.
For a minor whose parents share joint custody, California requires both signatures, so one custodial parent's signature is not enough. Assumes 'either parent may sign' authority carries into DMV forms the way it does on most school and medical consent forms.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Applying For An Instruction Permit," p.3..
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