


There is no requisite waiting time imposed before taking the test again.”īy comparison, what happens to a Class C license applicant caught cheating on the applicable written exam? The application for the Class A license would be canceled and the driver would be required to come back and take the Class A test again - and be under observation by the DMV while taking the test. “Because of case law, the DMV can’t revoke the Class C license unless it could prove that license was obtained fraudulently.

“The driver already has his/her Class C license which was obtained lawfully,” DMV public information officer Jan Mendoza wrote in an e-mail. If investigation verifies use of a testing aid, the exam is marked as a “failure.” When Class A license applicant is suspected of using a testing aid for the applicable exam, the test is confiscated by DMV personnel and referred to the department’s Driver Safety Branch for investigation, Gonzalez wrote in an e-mail. “And how can the person take the test again?”Ī: The use of testing aids, which includes cheat sheets, the California Driver Handbook or electronic communication devices such as a cellphone or hand-held computer is strictly prohibited, according to Department of Motor Vehicles public information officer Jessica Gonzalez, citing sections of the California Vehicle Code and 2013 California Driver Handbook.Ī person applying for a Class A license (or any other higher class license) is required to have a Class C license as a prerequisite. Q: “If someone is caught cheating on the (written) test for a Class A driver license, what can the DMV do?” asked Riverside resident Hamid Aziz.
