How long must a Texas applicant hold a learner license before receiving a provisional license?
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A.
Twelve months
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B.
Three months
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C.
Six months Correct
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D.
Nine months
The answer is "Six months"
Phase One holds the applicant on a learner, hardship, or combined learner and hardship license for at least six months before a provisional license can issue. Twelve months traps the driver who carries a year-long learner-permit rule over from another state's GDL and never checks the Texas floor.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Twelve months
Twelve months is not the Texas learner-permit holding period; Phase One sets a six-month minimum. Carries a year-long learner-permit rule over from another state's GDL to the Texas Phase One schedule.
B. Three months
Three months falls short of Texas's six-month Phase One floor on the learner license. Reads the 90-day new-resident residency window as the learner-permit holding period.
D. Nine months
Texas's GDL does not use a nine-month clock; Phase One's floor is six months. Splits the difference between the six-month floor and a full year to reach a compromise the Texas schedule does not offer.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Graduated Driver License (GDL), Phase One," p.2..
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