Driver's License Test Prep
New York Practice DUI & Impaired Driving

A 19-year-old New York licensee is convicted of a first drug-related driving violation that happened out of state. At minimum, how long does the manual say the New York license is revoked?

  1. A.
    90 days
  2. B.
    One year Correct
  3. C.
    Six months
  4. D.
    30 days
The Why

The answer is "One year"

For a driver under 21, a first out-of-state alcohol or drug conviction revokes the New York license for at least one year, and those penalties apply whether the arrest or conviction happened in New York or out of state. A second violation while under 21 runs one year or until age 21, whichever is longer, but that longer term does not reach the single conviction described here. The six-month figure in C repeats under DWI, DWAI-drug, and the out-of-state DUI range on the same manual page, and readers carry it forward as the standard drug penalty.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

A. 90 days

90 days is the over-21 rule stated one paragraph above; the under-21 sentence that follows sets the floor at one year. The driver in this question is 19, so the tighter under-21 paragraph controls. This answer applies the over-21 minimum from the paragraph directly above and skips the under-21 sentence printed right after it.

C. Six months

Six months is real in the manual, but it caps the general out-of-state DUI range listed under mandatory revocations; the under-21 sentence raises that floor to a full year. The mandatory-revocation bullet is the wrong page for an under-21 out-of-state case. This answer reads six months as the standard drug-DUI penalty because the figure repeats under DWI, DWAI-drug, and the out-of-state DUI range on the very same manual page.

D. 30 days

The manual sets no 30-day term for this out-of-state drug case; the under-21 minimum is a full year. New York's shortest posted revocation window in this section is 90 days for over-21 drivers, so a 30-day figure comes from outside the manual entirely. This answer carries over a first-offense 30-day penalty from another state's zero-tolerance rule, which the New York manual never names for out-of-state drug convictions.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in New York. Source: New York State Driver's Manual, "Traffic Tickets Received Out of State," p.20..

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