GDL penalties — Idaho Permit Test
GDL penalties on the Idaho permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
All drivers under 17 years of age get a warning letter on a first conviction for a moving traffic violation.
The letter is a warning that the next one costs the license, which is the only warning the program gives.
A warning letter upon the first conviction for a moving traffic violation
A driver under 17 gets a 30-day suspension for a second conviction for a moving traffic violation.
One month off the road, and it applies on top of anything a court orders separately.
A 30-day suspension of driving privileges for a second conviction for a moving traffic violation
A driver under 17 gets a 60-day suspension for a third or subsequent conviction for a moving traffic violation.
It doubles rather than escalating sharply, and it keeps doubling nothing after that, so a fourth is the same as a third.
A 60-day suspension of driving privileges for a third or subsequent conviction for a moving traffic violation
The GDL penalties are in addition to permit cancellation during the supervised instruction period and any other suspension ordered by a court or the department.
They stack rather than replace, so a single violation can cost the permit and a suspension at once.
These penalties are in addition to the permit cancellation during the supervised instruction period
GDL penalty suspension periods are absolute and do not allow driving privileges of any kind.
There is no restricted permit for school or work inside a GDL suspension.
The GDL penalty suspension periods are absolute and do not allow driving privileges of any kind
On the test
What does a first moving violation bring for an Idaho driver under 17?
A warning letter. The letter is a warning that the next one costs the license, which is the only warning the program gives. July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.125: “A warning letter upon the first conviction for a moving traffic violation”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, published by the Idaho Transportation Department, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ID.pdf (July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, Idaho Transportation Department, retrieved 2026-09-14)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/ID.pages.txt (pdftotext -layout over that PDF; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/SOURCES.json (sha256, folio offset 0, folioMarker, nonLawPages and the extraction flag, each with its basis)