📋 What to Bring
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Proof of identity and date of birth
A document such as a U.S. passport, birth certificate, or permanent resident card
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Social Security Number
Your SSN, or proof you are not eligible for one
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Proof of Massachusetts residency
A document showing your Massachusetts street address
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Application fee (about $30)
The Class D learner's permit fee; check the RMV for current amounts
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Parent/guardian consent (under 18)
Applicants under 18 need written consent from a parent or legal guardian
📅 How to Schedule
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Study the manual and practice
Read the Massachusetts Driver's Manual and take practice tests before visiting an RMV Service Center.
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Make a reservation online
Reserve your learner's permit visit at mass.gov/rmv; the knowledge test is given at the Service Center.
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Bring all required documents
Bring proof of identity, your SSN, and Massachusetts residency. A vision screening is done on-site.
💡 Test Day Tips
- •The Massachusetts knowledge test has 25 questions; you must answer 18 correctly (72%) to pass.
- •The Massachusetts knowledge test is offered in more than 15 languages.
- •You must be at least 16 to apply for a Class D learner's permit in Massachusetts.
- •Massachusetts' adult BAC limit is 0.08%; for drivers under 21 it is 0.02%.
- •Massachusetts' hands-free law prohibits holding a phone while driving; use hands-free mode only.
📚 Driver Handbook
All practice questions are based on the chapters below. Click any chapter to read it on the official DMV website.
🎯 Practice by Topic
Obtaining Your License
Massachusetts license classes and the Junior Operator License (JOL) law, who needs and is eligible for a license, REAL ID, required identity documents, learner's permits, the road test, and converting an out-of-state license.
Safety First
Vehicle and passenger safety in Massachusetts: seat belts and air bags, the hands-free/distracted-driving law, defensive driving, checking your vehicle, safe following distances, and proper use of horn, headlights, and signals.
Keeping Your License
Keeping your Massachusetts driving privilege: civil and criminal motor-vehicle violations, surchargeable events, license suspension and revocation charts, OUI/alcohol and drug penalties, chemical-test rules, and ignition interlock devices.
Rules of the Road
Massachusetts rules of the road: speed limits, traffic signals and signs, pavement markings, lanes, intersections and turns, right-of-way, passing, parking, and laws for sharing the road with pedestrians and bicyclists.
Special Driving Situations
Handling special situations in Massachusetts: emergency and maintenance vehicles and the Move-Over law, night driving, rain, fog and winter conditions, vulnerable road users, skids and emergencies, and what to do at a crash.