Arkansas Permit Test FAQ

The Arkansas knowledge test has 25 questions, and you need 20 right (80%) to pass. Our full practice exam uses the same size and pass mark. Always confirm the current test with the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services.

An original or certified U.S. birth certificate (no hospital copies, photocopies or laminated papers), a parent or legal guardian to sign or the ASP-33 form, and a secondary ID, which can be the ASP-33 affidavit signed at the office or notarized. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 7)

Two primary documents, or one primary and one secondary. Primary papers include a U.S. birth certificate, a U.S. passport or a permanent resident card; secondary ones include a school ID, a vehicle registration or a marriage certificate. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 6)

Yes. Each written exam you take has a small fee, added to the cost of your license when you buy it. There is no cap on how many exam fees are charged. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 1)

The Arkansas State Police post the Driver License Study Guide in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, along with a practice test in their AR Driver Testing app. (Arkansas State Police: Driver Examination)

14. You pass the knowledge exam and the vision test, and a parent or legal guardian consents if you are under 18. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 2–3)

Two years from the day you pass the knowledge exam. It can't be renewed or extended, so take the skills test and buy your license before it runs out, or you start every part of the exam again. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 86)

A licensed driver who is at least 21 and sits in the seat next to you. Everyone in the car must wear a seat belt. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 3)

No more than one unrelated minor passenger unless a licensed driver of 21 or older rides in the front seat, no driving from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. (the guide lists exceptions for a licensed adult of 21 or older and for school, church, work or emergency trips), seat belts for everyone and no phone use except emergencies. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 3–4)

At 18. Until then, drivers of 14 and 15 hold a learner's license and drivers of 16 and 17 an intermediate license, both with limits. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 2–4)

20/40 without glasses for an unrestricted license, or 20/70 with glasses or contacts for a restricted one, plus a 140-degree field of vision with two working eyes (105 with one). A vision test counts for one year. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 5)

Your original permit, a licensed driver of 21 or older with a hard-copy license, current insurance (paper or electronic) and the vehicle's registration. The car must be clean and in good working order. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 85–86)

Under 18, not at all except in an emergency, even hands-free. Drivers from 18 to 20 may talk hands-free only. Texting is illegal for every driver, and in a work zone holding a phone counts as a moving violation. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 46)

Whenever a stopped school bus has its red lights flashing, wherever you are: behind it, in the oncoming lanes or at an intersection. Only traffic on the far side of a median 20 feet wide or more may keep going. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 12–13)

On a multilane highway, move to the lane farthest from a stopped police car, ARDOT, utility or tow vehicle with its lights on. If changing lanes isn't possible or safe, slow down as you go by. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 15)

0.02 percent. At that level a driver under 21 can be arrested for Underage Driving Under the Influence; for adults, driving while intoxicated starts at 0.08 percent. (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p. 74–75)