Oregon Permit Test FAQ

35 multiple-choice questions, and you pass with 28 correct. It covers road signs, traffic laws and other things every driver needs to know, and everything on it is in the Oregon Driver Manual. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 2)

Yes, at any time on a desktop or laptop with a keyboard, mouse and webcam (not a phone or tablet). Under 18, an adult proctor over 21 must watch. Online you get at most two tries in 24 hours and four in all; after that you test at a DMV office. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 2–3)

At a DMV office you may be able to try again the same day if the office has room. Being caught cheating fails the test and locks you out of testing for 90 days. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 2)

Anyone 21 or older with a Social Security number who hasn't proctored more than five DMV tests in the past 12 months; it doesn't have to be a parent. Testers 18 and older don't need a proctor. (Oregon DMV: Online knowledge testing)

At least 15 for the permit and 16 for a driver license. If you're under 18, a parent or legal guardian signs the electronic application and confirms you're in school. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 89)

A licensed driver aged 21 or older, sitting next to you. For your practice hours to count toward the license, that person must also have been licensed for at least three years. (Oregon DMV: Get a provisional instruction permit (under 18))

Two years from the day it's issued, and DMV sends no reminder. You can apply for a new one; the tests are repeated only if the old permit has been expired for a year or more. (Oregon DMV: Instruction permit)

Six months with an instruction permit (an out-of-state permit counts), plus 100 hours of supervised driving, or 50 hours and an ODOT-approved traffic safety course. Then you pass the drive test, unless DMV waives it. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 90)

DMV may waive it if you're a new resident handing in an out-of-state license that is valid or expired less than a year, or if DMV has proof you finished an ODOT-approved driver education course in the past two years. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 3)

For the first six months, no passengers under 20 who aren't immediate family; for the next six, no more than three. In the whole first year, no driving from midnight to 5 a.m. unless for work, school events with no other ride, or with a licensed driver 25 or older. The limits end at 18 or after a year, whichever comes first. (Oregon DMV: Get a provisional driver license (under 18))

Only if you're 18 or older, and only with an accessory that needs no more than a quick touch of a finger. Under 18, no phone or mobile device use at all while driving. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 80)

Drivers under 21 fail a breath, blood or urine test with any measurable alcohol. From 21, the limit is 0.08 percent, though you can be arrested for DUII below it. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 82–83)