NEW! Quick Reference Driver’s Handbook
Preparing for a drive test or knowledge test? Here’s what you need to know to pass your tests.
California Driver Handbook
Online handbooks are available in a variety of formats, including a shorter Quick Reference version.
Recommended: Quick Reference Driver’s Handbook (PDF)
eBook: Driver’s Handbook (English)
Video: American Sign Language (ASL)
PDF versions:
- English (PDF)
- Armenian (PDF)
- Chinese (PDF)
- Hindi (PDF)
- Punjabi (PDF)
- Russian (PDF)
- Spanish (PDF)
- Vietnamese (PDF)
Commercial Driver Handbook
Motorcycle Handbook
Recreational Vehicles & Trailers Handbook
Agent’s Handbook for Registration of Undocumented Vessels
IRP Handbook
Dismantler’s Handbook of Registration Procedures
Commercial Requester Information Handbook
Vehicle Industry Registration Procedures Handbook
Need something else?
Sample Tests
After studying the handbook, consider taking a sample test to see what you have learned. DMV offers commercial, non-commercial, and motorcycle sample tests (including 3 in ASL!).
Driver Guides
DMV also offers driver guides full of practical tips and guidance to help teens, seniors, commercial truck drivers, motorcyclists, and other groups to drive safely and follow the rules of the road.
Test From Anywhere
DMV now offers testing from the comfort of your own home. Avoid distractions in the DMV office. Take your test, stress-free, online.