DMV permit test · Rhode Island
As of October 26, 2026, the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles gives a computerized knowledge exam of forty multiple-choice questions, with a 90-minute maximum.
Rhode Island issues a limited instruction permit to residents from 16 until their 18th birthday who have completed the 33-hour driver education course certified by the Community College of Rhode Island.
A Rhode Island limited permit for an applicant under 18 costs $13.50, a figure that already includes the $3.50 technology surcharge (per dmv.ri.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).
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Rhode Island residents can get the limited instruction permit from 16 until they turn 18, and only after finishing the 33-hour driver education course certified by CCRI.
The driver’s manual describes the computerized exam as forty multiple-choice questions, with up to 90 minutes to finish. First-time applicants take it at DMV headquarters in Cranston.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · I. Applying For a Rhode Island Driver’s License
The RI DMV makes applicants who fail the knowledge exam wait at least 8 days before a retake.
From Knowledge Exams | RI Division of Motor Vehicles · Failed Exams
The supervising driver must be 21 or older, licensed for at least five years and seated beside the learner, ready to take over. A parent without a valid Rhode Island license can sign the application but cannot supervise.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · I. Applying For a Rhode Island Driver’s License
A provisional driver may drive unsupervised from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., so the 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. window needs a supervising driver. Trips to or from work, or for volunteer fire or rescue duty, are exceptions.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · I. Applying For a Rhode Island Driver’s License
Rhode Island’s list of no-parking spots includes anywhere within 8 feet of a fire hydrant. Many other states use 15 feet, so this number is worth memorizing.
Drivers from both directions must stop and stay stopped until the red lights go off, and the rule covers private roads and parking lots too. The exception is a bus on the other side of a divided highway.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · VIII. Sharing the Road Safely — School Buses
In Rhode Island a driver under 21 with a BAC of .02% up to just under .08% is treated as impaired and charged with DWI. At .08% or more, any driver faces a DUI charge.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · X. Drinking / Drugs and Driving
Headlights go on from sunset to sunrise, any time visibility ahead drops under 500 feet, and any time the wipers are running because of the weather. Use low beams in snow, rain and fog.
From Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024) · VIII. Sharing the Road Safely — Night Driving
Rhode Island bars drivers under 18 from using a cell phone while driving, and that includes hands-free devices and speakerphones. In an emergency, pull to a safe spot and call 911.
The computerized exam has forty multiple-choice questions, and you get up to 90 minutes. It is offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese; other languages can be requested as a printed exam scheduled ahead of time.
Neither the driver’s manual nor the DMV’s exam page states a passing score, so OneTryPass does not give one for Rhode Island.
Sources: I. Applying For a Rhode Island Driver’s License · Knowledge Exams
Sixteen. Teens from 16 to 17 qualify once they finish the 33-hour classroom course; a parent, guardian, licensed foster parent or adult spouse has to come along to sign.
From 18 on, no course is required. You pass the computerized exam at DMV headquarters in Cranston and can take the road test after holding the permit for 30 days.
Source: New License Permits
You wait at least 8 days before the retake. Exams at DMV headquarters are given by reservation only, so book a new slot and bring the LI-1 application and your documents again.
Source: Knowledge Exams
After six months on the permit and 50 logged hours (10 at night), a teen who passes the road test gets a limited provisional license.
That license bans solo driving from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., with exceptions such as work, and allows only one passenger under 21 outside the family during the first year.
Sources: New License Permits · I. Applying For a Rhode Island Driver’s License
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The limited permit for drivers under 18 is $13.50 and the instructional permit for adults is $8.50. Both prices include the DMV’s $3.50 technology surcharge, and the road test adds $28.50. Source: official page "Fee Schedule", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
Yes, if they took driver education at the Community College of Rhode Island: CCRI students can take the exam through the college. Students of other approved schools bring their certificate to DMV headquarters in Cranston. Source: official page "New License Permits", checked on Oct 26, 2026.
No. OneTryPass writes its own practice questions from the rules in the New License Permits | RI Division of Motor Vehicles, and each question names the part of the handbook it comes from so you can check the rule.
No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site and is not part of the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles. The New License Permits | RI Division of Motor Vehicles is free at dmv.ri.gov.
Every rule on this page comes from the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles' own website or handbook. OneTryPass reads the page, writes the rule in plain English and records the date. A rule that passes its re-check date leaves this page on its own until it is read again.
How often each kind of rule is read again: knowledge test, 120 days; minimum age, 365 days; fees, 90 days; if you fail, 180 days; permit rules, 365 days; what to bring, 180 days; test appointments, 60 days; official handbook, 180 days.
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