Everything you need to know for the day of the test.

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What to Bring on Test Day

Help yourself be calm and prepared for test day by knowing what you can and cannot bring into the test room with you.

Bring This, Not That

Bring:

Your ticket
Bring a printed copy of your ticket to the test center. If you have lost your ticket, you can print another through your MyACT account. . If you do not bring your ticket on test day, your scores may be delayed.

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Photo identification
Bring acceptable photo identification. You will not be admitted to test if your ID does not meet ACT requirements.

Mask
ACT is requiring all examinees to bring and wear masks or other cloth face covering (both referred to as “masks”) to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. You will be prohibited from entering the testing facility without a mask. See FAQs for more information.

Number 2 pencil
Bring sharpened, No. 2 pencils with good erasers (no mechanical pencils or ink pens). Do not bring any other writing instruments; you will not be allowed to use them.

Watch
You may bring a watch to pace yourself, but do not bring a watch with an alarm. During testing your watch must be removed and placed on your desk face up. If your alarm sounds during testing, you’ll be dismissed and your answers will not be scored.

Calculator
Bring a permitted calculator to be used on the mathematics test only. You are not required to use a calculator at all, but if you do, it is your responsibility to know whether your calculator is permitted.

Snacks
to eat outside the test center on break.

Don't bring any of these; you can't access them:

• Textbooks, foreign language or other dictionaries, scratch paper, notes, or other aids
• Highlighter pens, colored pens or pencils, or correction fluid/tape
• Any electronic device, other than a permitted calculator
• Reading material
• Tobacco in any form

Prohibited devices

The prohibited use of devices is in effect from the time you are admitted to your testing room until you are dismissed at the end of the test, including break times. Specifically:

• You may not handle or access a cell phone or electronic device at any time in the testing room or during break times. This includes smart watches, fitness bands, and any other devices with recording, internet, or communication capabilities.
• All devices, including cell phones and wearable devices, must be turned off and placed out of sight.
• If you access your device or if your device activates while in the testing room or during break times, you will be dismissed, your test will not be scored, and your phone or device may be taken away.

Calculator Policy

The ACT calculator policy is designed to ensure fairness for all examinees, avoid disturbances in the testing room, and protect the security of the test materials.

Bring a permitted calculator to be used on the mathematics test only.

If your calculator has characters one inch high or larger, or a raised display, testing staff may seat you where no others can see the display.

It is your responsibility to know whether your calculator is permitted.

Acceptable Forms of ID

Current official photo ID

Must be an original, current (valid) ID issued by a city/state/federal government agency or your school.

ID must be in hard plastic card format. Paper or electronic formats are NOT acceptable.

Your first and last names must match the ticket. The photo must be clearly recognizable as you.

ACT Student Identification Form with photo

You MUST present this ACT Student Identification Form (PDF) with photo if you do not have a current official photo ID as described above.

It must be fully completed by a school official or notary public; neither may be a relative.

ACT Talent Search Student Identification Form

If you are participating in an Academic Talent Search program and:

• were not required to submit a photo with your registration you must present your ACT Talent Search Identification form.
• were required to submit a photo when you registered, you must present either a current official photo ID or an ACT Student Identification Form with photo.

Unacceptable Forms of ID

You will not be admitted if you present any forms of ID other than those listed as acceptable. The following are examples of unacceptable identification:

• ACT ticket alone
• Birth certificate
• ChildFind ID card
• Credit, charge, bank or check cashing cards, even with photo
• Diploma
• Family portrait or graduation picture, even if the name is imprinted on the photo
• Fishing or hunting license
• ID issued by an employer
• ID letter that is not an official ACT identification form
• LA Wallet
• Learner's driving permit (if it doesn't include a photo)

• Temporary/replacement driver's license (if it doesn't include a photo)
• Organization membership card
• Passport or other photo ID so old that the person presenting it cannot be identified
• Personal recognition by anyone, including members of the test center staff, classmates, parents, counselors, and teachers
• Photo ID of parents
• Photo with your name embossed or printed on it by a photographer
• Photocopies or reproductions
• Photos issued by a business for promotional purposes (e.g., amusement parks)

• Police report of a stolen wallet or purse
• Printed, stamped, or photocopied signatures
• Published photo, including yearbook or newspaper
• Report card
• Social Security card
• Telephone calls to counselors, teachers, or school officials
• Traffic ticket, even with a physical description and signature
• Transcript, even with photo
• Web page with photo

What to Expect on Test Day

Good sleep? Check. Good breakfast? Check. Review our Test Day Checklist and get ready to test.

Test Day Checklist

Leaving the House

• Dress comfortably. Some test centers are warmer or cooler on weekends than during the week. Consider dressing in layers, so you'll be comfortable no matter what the room conditions are.
• Arrive by 8:00 a.m. If you're unsure where your test center is located, do a practice run to see how to get there and what time you'll need to leave. If you arrive earlier than 7:45 a.m., you might have to wait outside until testing staff complete their arrangements.
• Bring snacks or drinks to consume outside the test room only during the break.

Arriving at the Test Center

• Don't be late. Report to your assigned test center by the Reporting Time (usually 8:00 a.m.) listed on your ticket. You will NOT be admitted to test if you are late.
• Bring proper identification. Testing staff will check your photo ID and ticket, admit you to your test room, direct you to a seat, and provide test materials. Be ready to begin testing after all examinees present at 8:00 a.m. are checked in and seated.
• Testing staff may perform their duties with either an electronic device or paper materials. Both options allow staff to administer the test under the same standard conditions.

During the Test

• Breaking the seal - Once you break the seal on your test booklet, you cannot later request a Test Date Change, even if you do not complete all your tests.
• A permitted calculator may be used on the mathematics test only. It is your responsibility to know whether your calculator is permitted. Please refer to the ACT Calculator Policy (PDF).
• Do not engage in any prohibited behavior at the test center. If you do, you will be dismissed and your answer document will not be scored. For more details about prohibited behavior at the test center, please see Terms and Conditions (PDF). Note: During your registration process, you agree to the terms and conditions. On test day, you will once again be asked to agree to the Terms and Conditions.

Taking a Break

• No food or drink in the test room - A short break is scheduled after the first two tests. You will not be allowed to use cell phones or any electronic devices during the break, and you may not eat or drink anything in the test room.
• If you take the ACT with writing, you will have time before the writing test to relax and sharpen your pencils.

Finishing Up

• Fifth test? ACT tries out questions to develop future tests. Following the science test you should expect to take a shorter, multiple-choice test covering one of the previous subject areas, Please try your best on these questions, because your participation can help shape the future of the ACT. The results of the fifth test will not be reflected on your reported scores.
  
• When is the test over? Students taking the ACT (no writing) with standard time are normally dismissed about 12:35 p.m.; students taking the ACT with writing are normally dismissed about 1:35 p.m.
• What if you don't finish? If you do not complete all your tests for any reason, and do not want your scores reported you must tell a member of the testing staff before you leave the test center. If you do not, all tests attempted will be scored.

Additional Reminders

• Please note that ACT may visit test centers to conduct enhanced test security procedures including, but not limited to, collecting images of examinees during check-in or other security activities on test day.
• Also remember that cheating hurts everyone. If you see it, report it.

Unexpected Changes

Missed Your Test Date?

Once you have submitted your registration to ACT, by any method, it cannot be canceled. For more information see Registration Changes.

Rescheduled Test Centers

Occasionally, a test center must cancel a test administration due to bad weather or other unforeseen circumstances. When this occurs, the test will be rescheduled for a future date. Visit Rescheduled Test Centers to find out if your test center has been rescheduled and for more information about procedures.

ACT Test Security

You’ve worked hard to prepare for the ACT, and that’s a big deal. We’re also working hard to ensure everyone has a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic achievement.

Prohibited Behavior at the Test Center

To ensure fairness for all examinees, avoid disturbances in the testing room, and protect the security of the test materials, certain behaviors are prohibited at the test center. You will be dismissed and your answer document will not be scored if you are found engaging in any of these behaviors. For more information view the Prohibited Behavior at the Test Center section of the Terms and Conditions (PDF).

Report Cheating

Cheating hurts everyone– if you see it, report it through the Test Security Hotline.

Students who don't do their own work put honest students at a disadvantage. Whether it's using a cheat sheet, copying someone else's work, or sending another person to take the test, we all feel cheated when someone tries to game the system.

All examinees deserve the chance to show what he or she has learned. ACT has designed its testing procedures to give you and other honest students an equal opportunity to demonstrate your own academic achievement on a fair and equal playing field.

If you suspect that someone is trying to take unfair advantages or encounter anything else out of the ordinary, please report it to ACT. You can make an anonymous report about test security concerns by using theTest Security Hotline.

Keep the ACT fair. Report cheating and comply with all testing rules.

Security Measures

We regularly review preventive measures to ensure every reasonable effort is made to deter and detect potential compromises to test security, while still enabling the greatest possible access for students. Our security measures include:

• Students upload or otherwise submit (via ACT website, mobile device, or mail) a recognizable head-and-shoulders photo of themselves when registering for the ACT
• In addition to submitting a photo, students must provide ACT with their gender and identify the name of the high school they attend. ACT will use this information to help match the examinee’s identity throughout the testing process.
• The student's photo is printed on the examinee roster that testing staff use to check in students on test day.
• The photo prints on the student's ticket. In addition to their ticket, students bring and present an acceptable photo ID on test day.
• On test day, test center staff match the name and photo on the student’s ticket, the test center roster, and the student’s photo ID to the student who arrives to take the test before granting the student admission.
• Both before and after testing, students provide written affirmation that they are the person whose name appears on the test booklet and answer sheet which they have submitted. They also acknowledge that assuming anyone else’s identity to take the test may be a violation of law and be subject to legal penalty.
• ACT may visit test centers to conduct additional test security measures on test day, such as collecting images of examinees during check-in and/or other security activities.
• After tests have been scored, the student’s photo will be printed on the score report that is automatically sent to the high school attended by the student. Score integrity can then be reinforced by the people who know the students best—the teachers and counselors at their schools.
• To deter attempts to circumvent these procedures, students (including those who hope to test on a standby basis) will be required to register their intent to test and will not be allowed to make any test center or test date changes on the day of the test.

Why We Do This

Our test security procedures are designed to ensure that examinees have an equal opportunity to demonstrate their academic achievement and skills, that examinees who do their own work are not unfairly disadvantaged by examinees who do not, and that scores reported for each examinee are valid.

Related Information

Ordering OptionsTop ↑

Duplicate cards are mailed and will contain your existing photo. They are not issued over the counter at DMV offices. See Fees for fee information.

Online

You may order a duplicate online through a MyDMV account.

If you do not have the information needed to set up a MyDMV account, please order in person.

Some restrictions apply:

• The card must not expire within the next 60 days
• A driver's license, instruction permit or DAC must not be suspended or revoked
• There is no change of address since the license was last issued
• Commercial license duplicates must be ordered in person at a CDL Office
• Please review the Real ID information below. If you order a duplicat in person, you may wish to upgrade to a Real ID if you have not already done so.

If you are temporarily outside of Nevada, please contact us.

In Person

Make an appointment at larger DMV offices. Complete the application in advance. See the Real ID information below if you have not already upgraded to a Real ID.

Application for Driving Privileges or ID Card (DMV 002):
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Real ID

If your license or ID had a gold star in the upper right corner, you already have a Real ID. Your duplicate will contain the star. You do not have to submit any additional documentation.

If not, your duplicate will be marked 'NOT FOR OFFICIAL FEDERAL USE.'

A Real ID will be required for those who wish to use a driver's license or state ID to board aircraft beginning October 1, 2021. See DHS Real ID Information for details and other instances where a Real ID is required.

You must visit a DMV office and submit proof of identity and address to obtain a Real ID. You can upgrade at the same time as you order a duplicate or complete another DMV transaction.

Visit GetRealNevada.com and The Real ID Act in Nevada to determine whether a Real ID is right for you.

Homeless and Released Prisoner Fee ExemptionsTop ↑

Homeless

25 Years of Age and Older
The Department is authorized to waive the fee for homeless persons 25 and older to obtain a duplicate Nevada driver's license or ID card. This is a one-time exemption for duplicates only. You must apply for this in person at a DMV office and complete the declaration form.

You may be required to reimburse the $4.25 photo and technology fees to the Department at the time of your next regular renewal if you are employed at the time of the renewal.
The fee exemption does not apply to:

• New residents obtaining a Nevada license or ID for the first time
• Renewals
• Any fees or requirements associated with a license suspension or revocation
• Commercial licenses

Under 25 Years of Age

The Department is authorized to waive the fee for homeless persons under 25 to obtain an original, renewal or duplicate Nevada driver’s license or ID card. This is a one-time exemption. You must apply for this in person at a DMV office and complete the declaration form.

You are not required to reimburse any fees waived for this exemption.

Released Prisoners

The Department is authorized to waive the $18.25 duplicate fee for persons who have been released from prison or jail within the past 90 days. You must supply official documentation of your release date from the Nevada Department of Corrections, its counterpart in another state or a local jail.

This is a one-time exemption for duplicates only. You must apply for this in person at a DMV office, complete the request form and provide documentation of your release date.

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You may be required to reimburse the $4.25 photo and technology fees to the Department at the time of your next regular renewal if you are employed at the time of the renewal.

The fee exemption does not apply to:

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• New residents obtaining a Nevada license or ID for the first time
• Renewals
• Any fees or requirements associated with a license suspension or revocation
• Commercial licenses

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See the Released Prisoner or Inmate Driver’s License and Identification Card Information (DMV 013) for information on original licenses and renewals.