A Texas driver's learner license is suspended for 30 days during Phase One. What happens to the six-month holding period?
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A.
It is extended by the number of days of the suspension Correct
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B.
It is waived if the driver completes a defensive driving course
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C.
It restarts from the day the suspension ends
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D.
It runs unchanged from the original date of issuance
The answer is "It is extended by the number of days of the suspension"
The initial six-month period is extended by the number of days the license is suspended, because the license does not count as valid during suspension. Answer C is the trap because a full "reset" of the clock after a suspension is the version used in some other progressive licensing programs, and applicants often import that stricter interpretation.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. It is waived if the driver completes a defensive driving course
Completing a defensive driving course does not shorten the Phase One holding period. This answer confuses defensive driving course completion, which can dismiss certain traffic charges, with a shortcut through the GDL clock.
C. It restarts from the day the suspension ends
The Texas rule adds the suspension days on; it does not wipe the earlier valid time. This answer applies the full-reset penalty used by some other progressive licensing programs rather than the day-for-day extension Texas prints.
D. It runs unchanged from the original date of issuance
The clock does not run through days when the license is invalid; those days are added on at the end. This answer treats the calendar as a fixed count that ignores gaps, the way expiration on an adult license works.
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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