How long is the paper temporary license valid while you wait for your permanent card in the mail?
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A.
30 days
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B.
45 days Correct
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C.
60 days
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D.
15 days
The answer is "45 days"
After you pass all exams, DPS issues a temporary license good for 45 days or until your permanent license arrives in the mail. The 60-day pick in C carries over the paper-tag window drivers know from buying a new vehicle, a timeline that runs on its own schedule unrelated to the driver license.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 30 days
Shorter than the 45-day validity the handbook prints for the temporary license. This answer defaults to the 30-day window Texas uses for reporting a change of address, missing that the temporary license runs longer.
C. 60 days
Stretches the temp-license window past the 45 days DPS prints. This answer carries over the sixty-day paper-tag window drivers know from buying a new vehicle, which runs on its own timeline unrelated to the driver license.
D. 15 days
Below the 45-day validity the handbook prints for the paper temporary license. This answer cuts the 45-day print roughly in half, assuming DPS issues the shortest possible interim credential rather than the span the manual actually lists.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Chapter 1: Your License to Drive (Examinations)," p.7..
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