A driver with a junior license is convicted of texting while driving for the first time. What license penalty applies?
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A.
Immediate revocation of the license.
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B.
No penalty beyond the standard fine.
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C.
Only a warning from the officer.
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D.
A 120-day license suspension. Correct
The answer is "A 120-day license suspension."
Junior and probationary drivers receive a 120-day license suspension on a first texting conviction, on top of the fine. Choice B is the trap for test-takers who carry over the adult schedule (a fine and five points, no license action) to junior and probationary drivers, whose rule adds a mandatory suspension the adult version does not.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Immediate revocation of the license.
The manual sets a 120-day suspension for the first conviction; revocation of at least one year applies only to subsequent convictions within six months of license restoration. This answer reads the subsequent-conviction escalation as the penalty for the first offense, collapsing the two-step penalty into one.
B. No penalty beyond the standard fine.
The manual adds a mandatory 120-day license suspension for junior and probationary drivers on a first texting conviction, not just a fine. This answer applies the adult first-offense outcome (a fine and five points, no license action) to junior and probationary drivers, whose schedule adds a mandatory suspension.
C. Only a warning from the officer.
A warning is not a listed sanction; a first texting conviction for a junior or probationary driver triggers a 120-day license suspension. This answer assumes officer discretion resolves a first-time infraction with a verbal warning, as many low-stakes traffic stops end.
This question tests your knowledge of Distracted Driving in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Penalties for texting, electronic device use," p.52..
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