Motor Vehicle Investigation (MPTC)
Practice Exam 2026 Guide
1. 67 in a 55 in construction work zone $245
2. Signs white with black lettering Statutory
3. license plate shall be kept clean for feet so car 60 feet
behind can see it
4. Children who are should wear and sit in a booster 8 years old and 4'9''/57
seat inches
5. Chapter 90 sec 19 The widest load allowed on the road 102 inches
in ma
6. Upon approaching an emergency vehicle (Police, fire , immediately drive to the
Ems) who is responding to a call every person driving right and stop.
a vehicle on a way shall..
7. A junior operators license is not valid 12:30 - 5:00am
8. Failure to submit a license when being pulled over is.. arrestable 90/25
9. Upon stopping at a stop sign (89/9) proceed when.. safe to do so after count-
ing to three
10. If a person is having a medical issue while driving... tow, remove, file imme-
diate threat, medical afl-
davit.
11. Thickly settled roadway is defined as.. more than one house for
every 200 feet that exist for
more than ¼ mile
12. Violations of seatbelt law is a .. Secondary Ottense
13. 30 days
, Motor Vehicle Investigation (MPTC)
Practice Exam 2026 Guide
How many days do you have to notify RMV of your
change of name / address?
14. How many days to get an inspection sticker on a new 7 days
car?
15. Is a snowmobile considered a motor vehicle? Yes
16. Exemptions to seat belts any car prior to July 1,
1966 does not need seat
belts, USPS, taxi drivers,
passengers of authorized
emergency vehicles, bus-
es
17. Which method should officer use to give citation to Give citation in hand.
male involved in crash?
18. TIMS what should you do first when arriving at a MV (Windshield Size Up) Eval-
crash? uate damage to vehicles
before exiting patrol car
19. Which person is operating a motor vehicle? Ms. Bush All of the Above
is sleeping behind a mv, with the engine running, Mr.
Bush is behind the wheel at night, lights on no key in
the engine or all of the above?
20. Which of the following is a motor vehicle? Bicycle, Snowmobile
snowmobile, railroad or all of the above?
21. After writing a citation, Ofc Lopes learned the person Write VOID across the
lied about their name. What should Ofc Lopes do to front
directly void the citation? Write void across the front,
attach void across the face or all of the above?
, 22. What do you need to stop a motor vehicle? Reasonable suspicion
23. Officer Kilmartin stopped a car because it failed in- The sticker will be a Red R
spection due to a cracked windshield and defective
brakes. What will the sticker look like?
24. Todd recently moved from Randolph to Swampscott. 30 days
How long does he have to notify the RMV of his change
of address? 7, 30, 60 days?
25. Which below is the safest practicing for managing Wearing a reflective vest
cars? Intermix of flares and cones/ monitoring the
flow of traffic, or wearing a reflective vest?
26. Adams car failed for emissions, how many days does 60 days
he have to get his car fixed and a new inspection
sticker?
27. Which of the following statement about seatbelt use May issue a citation to 16
is correct? years old or over
28. Can you pull over a vehicle for no seat belt? No
29. Which best describes induced damage of an MV The car gets in a rear-end
crash? collision and there is dam-
age on the roof (remem-
ber roof-top)
30. Do we keep the original and top copy of uniform cita- No, we keep bottom copy
tions?
31. Within how many days should the RMV must receive 6 days
a uniform citation?
Practice Exam 2026 Guide
1. 67 in a 55 in construction work zone $245
2. Signs white with black lettering Statutory
3. license plate shall be kept clean for feet so car 60 feet
behind can see it
4. Children who are should wear and sit in a booster 8 years old and 4'9''/57
seat inches
5. Chapter 90 sec 19 The widest load allowed on the road 102 inches
in ma
6. Upon approaching an emergency vehicle (Police, fire , immediately drive to the
Ems) who is responding to a call every person driving right and stop.
a vehicle on a way shall..
7. A junior operators license is not valid 12:30 - 5:00am
8. Failure to submit a license when being pulled over is.. arrestable 90/25
9. Upon stopping at a stop sign (89/9) proceed when.. safe to do so after count-
ing to three
10. If a person is having a medical issue while driving... tow, remove, file imme-
diate threat, medical afl-
davit.
11. Thickly settled roadway is defined as.. more than one house for
every 200 feet that exist for
more than ¼ mile
12. Violations of seatbelt law is a .. Secondary Ottense
13. 30 days
, Motor Vehicle Investigation (MPTC)
Practice Exam 2026 Guide
How many days do you have to notify RMV of your
change of name / address?
14. How many days to get an inspection sticker on a new 7 days
car?
15. Is a snowmobile considered a motor vehicle? Yes
16. Exemptions to seat belts any car prior to July 1,
1966 does not need seat
belts, USPS, taxi drivers,
passengers of authorized
emergency vehicles, bus-
es
17. Which method should officer use to give citation to Give citation in hand.
male involved in crash?
18. TIMS what should you do first when arriving at a MV (Windshield Size Up) Eval-
crash? uate damage to vehicles
before exiting patrol car
19. Which person is operating a motor vehicle? Ms. Bush All of the Above
is sleeping behind a mv, with the engine running, Mr.
Bush is behind the wheel at night, lights on no key in
the engine or all of the above?
20. Which of the following is a motor vehicle? Bicycle, Snowmobile
snowmobile, railroad or all of the above?
21. After writing a citation, Ofc Lopes learned the person Write VOID across the
lied about their name. What should Ofc Lopes do to front
directly void the citation? Write void across the front,
attach void across the face or all of the above?
, 22. What do you need to stop a motor vehicle? Reasonable suspicion
23. Officer Kilmartin stopped a car because it failed in- The sticker will be a Red R
spection due to a cracked windshield and defective
brakes. What will the sticker look like?
24. Todd recently moved from Randolph to Swampscott. 30 days
How long does he have to notify the RMV of his change
of address? 7, 30, 60 days?
25. Which below is the safest practicing for managing Wearing a reflective vest
cars? Intermix of flares and cones/ monitoring the
flow of traffic, or wearing a reflective vest?
26. Adams car failed for emissions, how many days does 60 days
he have to get his car fixed and a new inspection
sticker?
27. Which of the following statement about seatbelt use May issue a citation to 16
is correct? years old or over
28. Can you pull over a vehicle for no seat belt? No
29. Which best describes induced damage of an MV The car gets in a rear-end
crash? collision and there is dam-
age on the roof (remem-
ber roof-top)
30. Do we keep the original and top copy of uniform cita- No, we keep bottom copy
tions?
31. Within how many days should the RMV must receive 6 days
a uniform citation?