Alaska permit test
Test requirements, handbook sources, and practice for Alaska.
Test and permit facts
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| Fact | Alaska | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Agency | Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles | Official source · PDF page 1 |
| Test name | written knowledge test | |
| Test format scope | The published count, passing count and time limit describe the general knowledge test at Alaska DMV. | |
| Questions | 20 | |
| Correct answers to pass | 16 | |
| Time limit (minutes) | 25 | |
| Online testing | The instruction-permit written test can be taken online using Alaska KnowTo Drive, with audio playback and a choice of multiple languages. | Official source · PDF page 12 |
| Minimum permit age | 14 | |
| Permit fee | $15 instruction-permit fee | |
| Permit validity | An instruction permit lasts two years and can be renewed once. | |
| Retest rules | A failed written test may be attempted again the next day. | Official source · PDF page 11 |
| Handbook | Alaska Driver Manual | Official source · PDF page 2 |
| Handbook edition | REV.10/2025 | Official source · PDF page 2 |
| Requirements for applicants under 18 | An instruction-permit applicant younger than 18 needs parental consent, identification, and passing vision and written tests. For a first provisional Class D license, a 16- or 17-year-old must hold a permit for six months; a parent, guardian, or employer must certify 40 driving hours, including 10 in progressively challenging conditions. A traffic-law conviction in the six months before applying prevents provisional issuance. | Official source 1 · PDF page 8 Official source 2 · PDF page 9 |
| Documents to bring | For a first instruction permit, bring a completed Form D1 application. Minors need auto parental-consent Form 433 and evidence of the relationship, such as a birth certificate with applicable parental name-change records, adoption records, or guardianship records., Bring one primary document proving legal name, birth date, and lawful presence; examples include an original or certified US birth certificate or a US passport., Bring proof of physical residence, such as a utility bill, pay stub, bank statement, or lease. A post office box does not establish residence., Enter your Social Security number on the application so it can be checked against Social Security records. If no number has been issued, bring Social Security Administration documentation confirming that., If your legal name has changed, bring original or government-certified records linking each name change, and update Social Security before changing the DMV record. | |
| Agency offices and appointments | Choose a location using the DMV’s State DMV Office & Contract Agent Locations directory and check its own hours and knowledge-test cutoff. For example, Anchorage DMV is at 4001 Ingra Street, Suite 101, Anchorage, Alaska 99503; appointments can be scheduled online and its knowledge test must be passed by 4:30 p.m. for same-day permit or license issuance. |
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Official source · PDF page 1
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