Insurance identification card — Delaware Permit Test
Insurance identification card on the Delaware permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
The Delaware Insurance Identification Card must be carried in the vehicle at all times, and it may be paper or electronic.
A driver stopped or in a crash without the card has nothing to show that the car is covered.
The card must be carried in the vehicle at all times and include the period of coverage and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) company identification number (NAIC code).
Delaware insurance ID cards must have a valid expiration date and are re-issued every six months.
An old card in the glove box can show coverage that lapsed months ago.
ID cards are re-issued every six months.
On the test
Where must your Delaware Insurance Identification Card be kept?
In the vehicle at all times. A driver stopped or in a crash without the card has nothing to show that the car is covered. Delaware Driver Manual, p.63: “The card must be carried in the vehicle at all times and include the period of coverage and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) company identification number (NAIC code).”
How this works
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)