Alabama permit test
Test requirements, handbook sources, and practice for Alabama.
Test and permit facts
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| Fact | Alabama | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Alabama Law Enforcement Agency | Official source · PDF page 3 |
| Test name | written examination | |
| Minimum permit age | 15 | |
| Permit fee | $5 examination fee and $36.25 Stage I license fee. | |
| Language list scope | The listed languages are the foreign-language versions identified in the manual; this list does not describe English or oral accommodations. | Official source · PDF page 11 |
| Foreign-language tests | Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese | Official source · PDF page 11 |
| Test languages | Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese | Official source · PDF page 11 |
| Handbook | Alabama Driver Manual | Official source · PDF page 3 |
| Handbook edition | November 2024 | Official source · PDF page 1 |
| Requirements for applicants under 18 | The age-15 learner checklist calls for a certified US birth certificate, Social Security documentation, acceptable evidence of school enrollment or graduation, and the testing and license fees. At 16 or older, the agency applies its separate identity-document checklist; first-time applicants younger than 19 still need school evidence. |
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Official source · PDF page 1
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