New Jersey Permit Practice Test: Alcohol and Drugs (2026)

Question 1 of 13

In New Jersey, it is illegal for an adult to drive with a BAC of:

1. 0.05 percent or higher
2. 0.10 percent or higher
3. 0.08 percent or higher

Question 2 of 13

For drivers under 21, the illegal BAC is:

1. 0.01 percent or higher
2. 0.05 percent or higher
3. 0.08 percent, the same as adults

Question 3 of 13

How much greater is the crash risk at a BAC of 0.15 percent?

1. 2 times
2. 25 times
3. 6 times

Question 4 of 13

What sobers up a person who has been drinking?

1. Black coffee
2. A cold shower
3. Only time

Question 5 of 13

Which has more alcohol: a 12-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine or 1½ ounces of whiskey?

1. They all have about the same amount
2. The beer
3. The whiskey

Question 6 of 13

Under New Jersey's implied consent law, when did you agree to a breath test after an arrest for intoxicated driving?

1. Only if you sign a form at the station
2. Simply by driving on New Jersey roads
3. Only if a judge orders it

Question 7 of 13

What surcharge applies for refusing a breath test?

1. $100 once
2. $250 a year for one year
3. $1,000 a year for three years

Question 8 of 13

An ignition interlock device prevents the car from starting if the driver's BAC is above:

1. 0.05 percent
2. 0.08 percent
3. 0.01 percent

Question 9 of 13

For a first DUI with a BAC of 0.08 to less than 0.10 percent, what is the fine?

1. $50 to $100
2. $250 to $400
3. $1,000 to $2,000

Question 10 of 13

What is the fine for a first offense of carrying an open alcohol container in the passenger area?

1. $20
2. $1,000
3. $200

Question 11 of 13

You are stopped while carrying prescription pills that you have no prescription for. How does the law treat them?

1. As an illegal drug
2. As legal, because they are medicine
3. Only as a parking violation

Question 12 of 13

After alcohol, which drug is most often found in drivers involved in crashes?

1. Caffeine
2. Marijuana
3. Aspirin

Question 13 of 13

A driver under 21 is convicted with a BAC of 0.01 to less than 0.08 percent. What license penalty applies?

1. No suspension
2. A 10-year suspension
3. A 30- to 90-day suspension