Driver's Education
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Classroom Instruction for Marshall Public Schools/Community Services Driver Education Class is held at 1001 West Erie Road/County Road 33 in Marshall, MN at the MERIT Center.
Marshall Public Schools and Community Services Driver Education Contract and Informational Packet
Scroll to the bottom of the page linked above to find information about class dates, fees, locations, etc.
The following video clips would be ideal to watch as a family as parents, guardians, and teens enter this new, exciting, and sometimes intimidating season of life!
Safeway Driving School Practice Test App for Android
Safeway Driving School Practice Test App for Apple
Use these free apps to practice for the permit test. Remember, these are just a tool in a wide range of resources to help you study. The Driver's Manual and Minnesota Laws are what the Permit Test questions are based on.
This document will tell you what ID to bring to sign up for an Identification Card, Instructional Permit and or a Provisional License. Click here to download.
Instructional Permit FAQ click here to download.
Supervised Driving Log (state approved)
50 hours of supervised driving required, 15 at night or 40 hours of supervised driving with 15 at night after attending the Parent Teen Point of Impact Meeting. Click here to download.
After students (15 years old and older) have passed their permit (knowledge) test and completed the application for the permit, they can start to drive with a licensed adult 21-years and older in the front passenger seat. Students need to record their practice driving experiences on this log and bring a paper copy of the log to their road test. Examiners at the road test require the total drive time to be totaled in HOURS even though it is recorded in total minutes. See the form for details.
MN's new Slowpoke Law (effective 8-1-19)
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Pre-Apply for Permit on DPS Website - click here
Schedule My Road Test (BTW test) or find an examination site
DPS-DVS TO OFFER KNOWLEDGE TESTS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
BEGINNING JULY 13, 2021 Minnesotans can Schedule Knowledge Test Appointments Online at Open Exam Stations
Instead of waiting in line, Minnesotans will now be able to schedule appointments online for class D knowledge tests at any of the 14 regional DVS exam stations (one of which is in Marshall, Mn).
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services division (DPS-DVS) is discontinuing class D knowledge tests on a first-come-first served basis and will require appointments beginning Monday, July 13.
“There is a high demand for knowledge tests, because DVS exam stations were closed for eight weeks,” Minnesota Department of Public Safety Driver and Vehicle Services Director Emma Corrie said. “People have had to adjust their lives and schedules in order to arrive at exam stations early to try to take the knowledge test. We want to make things easier for Minnesotans and reduce the time they need to spend at exam stations.”
What to expect
Minnesotans will need to book appointments online at drive.mn.gov. The appointment-scheduling tool will be available beginning Friday, July 10 ,2021. Beginning July 13, 2021 DVS exam stations will not accept walk-ins for class D knowledge tests; an appointment will be required.
Commercial knowledge testing and the motorcycle knowledge test will continue to be offered on a first-come-first-served basis.
Appointment information
DPS-DVS will offer an average of 790 class D knowledge test appointments daily at 14 regional exam stations statewide. These locations are open: St. Paul, Arden Hills, Anoka, Eagan, Plymouth, Rochester, Mankato, Marshall, Willmar, Detroit Lakes, St. Cloud, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Bemidji. Exam stations are only offering a certain number of knowledge tests at one time in order to maintain social distancing in light of COVID-19.
To schedule an appointment:
Go to drive.mn.gov.
Select Schedule or Reschedule an Exam.
Follow the prompts.
Anyone who cannot keep an appointment should cancel their appointment online at drive.mn.gov with as much notice as possible so that appointment can be opened up for someone else.
Come prepared
Minnesotans will be required to complete a wellness screening before entering the exam station and should come prepared.
Bring required documents.
Know your social security number.
Bring check, cash or money order to pay the instruction permit fee and the retesting fee, if applicable.
There is a $10 test fee for third or subsequent knowledge tests after failing the first two.
If you are younger than 18:
You must be at least 15 years old.
Bring your certificate of enrollment (blue card) proving that you completed classroom instruction and are signed up for behind-the-wheel instruction, or bring your certificate of enrollment (pink card) proving that you are currently enrolled in a concurrent driver education course and have completed the first 15 classroom hours of the curriculum.
A parent, court-appointed guardian, county-appointed foster parent or the director of the transitional living program you reside in will need to come with to sign and approve your application.
If completed, bring the supplemental parental curriculum completion certificate.
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