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Minnesota · Permit test

The Minnesota Driver's Manual

Every question on the Class D written test comes from the Minnesota Driver's Manual. The current edition is dated June 2026, and DVS posts it free as a PDF, with an audio version too. You can read it online or print it.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

What's in it

ChapterWhat it covers
1. Your license to drivePermits, provisional licenses, tests, ID and fees
2. Your vehicleRequired equipment and insurance
3. Traffic laws and vehicle operationSpeed limits, signals, turns, passing, parking, seat belts, phones
4. Sharing the roadRight-of-way, school buses, emergency vehicles, people walking and cycling, the zipper merge
5. Signs, signals and pavement markingsSign colors and shapes, traffic lights, lane markings
6. Driving conditionsFollowing distance, night driving, weather, emergencies
7. Your driving privilegesSuspension, revocation and cancellation
8. Alcohol and drugsDWI, implied consent, open containers

How to study it

  • Read Chapter 1 for the rules you'll live by as a new driver, then spend most of your time on Chapters 3 to 6.
  • Learn the sign colors in Chapter 5 before the shapes. The color tells you the kind of sign from far away.
  • Use the DVS Class D Practice Knowledge Test. Each of its 25 questions names the chapter its answer is in.
  • Before the road test, read the checklists near the front of the manual and the DVS Road Test Study Guide.

Other manuals and languages

Motorcycle and moped riders study the Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual, and commercial drivers the Minnesota Commercial Driver's License Manual, which includes the school bus handbook. The DVS forms page says it has manuals for other languages on the Driver's License for All page, which is translated into Dari, French, Hmong, Karen, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.

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Sources: Minnesota DVS and 6 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.