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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12801.10.

12801.10. (a) Nothing in Section 1653.5, 12800, 12801, 12801.5, or 12801.9 authorizes an individual to apply for, or be issued, a commercial driver’s license without the submission of his or her social security account number upon application.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015, or on the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section 12801.11, whichever is sooner.
(c) This section shall become inoperative on the effective date of a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section, or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department shall post this information on its Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 524, Sec. 16. (AB 60) Effective January 1, 2014. Section operative January 1, 2015, or sooner, as provided in subd. (m). Conditionally inoperative as provided in subd. (n).)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12801.11.

12801.11. (a) If the director determines that the department is prepared to begin issuing driver’s licenses pursuant to Section 12801.9 on a date sooner than January 1, 2015, the director shall execute a declaration stating that determination and date and, within five business days, provide a copy of that declaration to the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the Legislature and to the Governor, and shall post this information on its Internet Web site.
(b) This section shall become inoperative on the effective date of a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section, or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department shall post this information on its Internet Web site.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 524, Sec. 17. (AB 60) Effective January 1, 2014. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12802.

12802. Every original application shall be signed and verified by the applicant under penalty of perjury and the applicant shall submit such evidence of age as the department may require, and, if the applicant is a minor, the application shall also be signed and verified as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 17700) of Division 9.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 5. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12802.5.

12802.5. Before issuing a driver’s license or permit to any person under 21 years of age, both of the following shall occur:
(a) The department shall inform the applicant of the following:
(1) It is unlawful to drive with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.01 percent or greater, as measured by a preliminary alcohol screening test or other chemical test.
(2) The penalty for so driving is a one-year suspension of the driving privilege.
(3) A refusal to take, or a failure to complete, a preliminary alcohol screening test or other chemical test for the purpose of determining the level of alcohol pursuant to Section 13388 shall result in a one-year suspension of the driving privilege.
(4) The fee for reissuance of a driver’s license after suspension for a violation of Section 23136 is one hundred dollars ($100). This fee is in addition to any other fees that may be imposed by the department in connection with reissuance of a driver’s license.
(b) The applicant shall sign a statement that acknowledges that he or she has been notified of the information specified in subdivision (a).
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 118) by Stats. 1999, Ch. 22, Sec. 7. Effective May 26, 1999. Operative July 1, 1999, by Sec. 46 of Ch. 22.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12803.

12803. Upon application for an original license, except student licenses, the department shall require an examination of the applicant and shall make provision therefor before an officer or employee or authorized representative of the department in the county wherein the applicant resides.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.5.

12804.5. The class of vehicles permitted to be operated as shown on a driver’s license held by a minor shall not be changed, unless the parents, guardians, or person having custody of such minor gives written consent to the department for such a change.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 97.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.6.

12804.6. (a) A person shall not operate a transit bus transporting passengers unless that person has received from the department a certificate to operate a transit bus or is certified to drive a schoolbus or school pupil activity bus pursuant to Section 12517.
(b) All transit busdrivers shall comply with standards established in Section 40083 of the Education Code. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall establish an implementation program for transit busdrivers to meet these requirements. A transit busdriver who was employed as a busdriver on or before July 1, 1990, shall comply with Section 40085.5 of the Education Code instead of Section 40083 of that code in order to receive his or her original certificate.
(c) Implementation procedures for the issuance of transit busdrivers’ certificates may be established by the Department of Motor Vehicles as necessary to implement an orderly transit busdriver training program.
(d) The department shall issue a transit busdriver certificate to a person who provides either of the following:
(1) Proof that he or she has complied with Section 40083 of the Education Code.
(2) Proof that he or she has complied with Section 40085.5 of the Education Code.
(e) The department may charge a fee of ten dollars ($10) to an applicant for an original or a duplicate or renewal certificate under this section.
(f) The department shall issue a certificate to the applicant. The status of the certificate shall also become part of the pull notice and periodic reports issued pursuant to Section 1808.1. The certificate or the pull notice or periodic reports shall become part of, the person’s employee records for the purpose of inspection pursuant to Sections 1808.1 and 34501. It shall be unlawful for the employer to permit a person to drive a transit bus who does not have a valid certificate.
(g) The term of a certificate shall be a period not to exceed five years, and shall expire with the driver’s license.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 574, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.7.

12804.7. Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 12804.9, class C also includes any two-axle motortruck or implement of husbandry weighing 4,000 pounds or more unladen when towing an implement of husbandry as specified in subdivision (n) of Section 36005, except that those vehicles shall not be operated in excess of 25 miles per hour on the highways and for not more than 25 miles on the highway from their point of origin.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 272, Sec. 25. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.8.

12804.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may conduct studies to develop and identify examinations and tests, to more accurately identify persons who, due to physical or mental factors, or both, are not competent or qualified to safely operate a motor vehicle.
(b) In addition to any other tests or examinations required under this code, the department may require any person applying for an original driver’s license or renewal of a driver’s license, or any person subject to reexamination under Section 13801, to submit to one or more tests or examinations which are part of a study.
(c) The results and information obtained during the study, through the tests and examinations specified in subdivision (a), shall be used only to assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the tests and examinations and to select tests and examinations for use by the department, and for no other purpose. The results of the tests are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person.
(d) No public entity or employee shall be liable for any loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from the department’s acts or failure to act on information received through the studies.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 546, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.10.

12804.10. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person issued a class C license under paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 12804.9 may drive any house car of 40 feet in length or less without obtaining a noncommercial class B driver’s license with house car endorsement as described in subdivision (b).
(b) Any person seeking to drive any house car over 40 feet in length, excluding safety devices and safety bumpers, shall obtain a noncommercial class B driver’s license with house car endorsement as described in this subdivision. The applicant for that endorsement shall pass a specialized written examination and demonstrate the ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in operating that vehicle by driving it under the supervision of an examining officer. Upon satisfactory completion of the examination and demonstration, the applicant shall be issued a noncommercial class B driver’s license with house car endorsement by the department. Upon application for an endorsement to operate this vehicle, and every two years thereafter, the applicant shall submit medical information on a form approved by the department.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 658, Sec. 3. Effective October 10, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.12.

12804.12. (a) The department may issue a restricted class A driver’s license for the operation of any two-axle vehicle weighing 4,000 pounds or more unladen when towing a trailer coach exceeding 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or a fifth-wheel travel trailer exceeding 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, when the towing of the trailer is not for compensation.
(b) In lieu of a report of a medical examination required by Section 12804.9, an applicant for a restricted license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon application and every two years thereafter, submit medical information on a form approved by the department.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 610, Sec. 3. (SB 287) Effective January 1, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version as added by Sec. 4 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.12.

12804.12. (a) The department may issue a restricted class A driver’s license for the operation of a vehicle towing a trailer if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The towing of the trailer is not for compensation or commercial purposes.
(2) The trailer has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds.
(3) The trailer is used exclusively for recreational purposes.
(4) The trailer is used for the transportation of property or human habitation, or both.
(b) In lieu of a report of a medical examination required by Section 12804.9, an applicant for a restricted license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon application and every two years thereafter, submit medical information on a form approved by the department.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 610, Sec. 4. (SB 287) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.14.

12804.14. (a) The department may issue a restricted class A driver’s license for the operation of any two-axle vehicle weighing 4,000 pounds or more unladen when towing a livestock trailer exceeding 10,000 pounds, but not exceeding 15,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The vehicle is controlled and operated by a farmer.
(2) The vehicle is used to transport livestock to or from a farm.
(3) The vehicle is not used in the operations of a common or contract carrier.
(4) The vehicle is used within 150 miles of the person’s farm.
(b) The requirements of subdivision (a) incorporate the guidelines published by the Federal Highway Administration in the Federal Register on September 26, 1988 (53 FR 37313). The department shall follow those guidelines in acting pursuant to this section as those guidelines now exist and as they are hereafter amended.
(c) In lieu of a report of a medical examination required by Sections 12804 and 12804.9, a licensed California driver applying for a restricted license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon application and every two years thereafter, submit medical information on a form approved by the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 10, Sec. 14. Effective February 9, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12804.15.

12804.15. (a) Notwithstanding Section 362, for purposes of this section “house car” means a vehicle described in subdivision (b) of Section 12804.10.
(b) (1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), no person may operate a house car unless that person has in his or her possession a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and an endorsement thereto issued by the department to permit operation of the house car.
(2) A nonresident may not operate a house car in this state unless that person is in possession of an out-of-state driver’s license authorizing the operation of that vehicle.
(c) An endorsement to drive a house car may be issued only if the applicant meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The applicant successfully completes an examination prescribed by the department to determine qualification for the endorsement.
(2) Upon initial application and every two years thereafter, the applicant submits medical information on a form approved by the department to verify that the person meets the minimum medical requirements established by the department for operation of a house car.
(3) Upon application for issuance of an original driver’s license or renewal driver’s license pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 12804.10, there shall be paid to the department a fee of thirty-four dollars ($34) for a license that will expire on the applicant’s fifth birthday following the date of the application.
(d) The department may deny, suspend, or revoke an endorsement to drive a house car when the applicant does not meet any requirement for the issuance or retention of the endorsement.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 658, Sec. 4. Effective October 10, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12805.

12805. (a) The department shall not issue a driver’s license to, or renew a driver’s license of, any person:
(1) Who is not of legal age to receive a driver’s license.
(2) Whose best corrected visual acuity is 20/200 or worse in that person’s better eye, as verified by an optometrist or ophthalmologist. A person shall not use a bioptic telescopic or similar lens to meet the 20/200 visual acuity standards.
(3) Who is unable, as shown by examination, to understand traffic signs or signals or who does not have a reasonable knowledge of the requirements of this code governing the operation of vehicles upon the highways.
(4) When it is determined, by examination or other evidence, that the person is unable to safely operate a motor vehicle upon a highway.
(5) Who is unable to read and understand English used in highway traffic and directional signs.
(6) Who holds a valid driver’s license issued by a foreign jurisdiction unless the license has been surrendered to the department, or is lost or destroyed.
(7) Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and that license has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a conviction of a traffic violation until the suspension period has terminated, except that the department may issue a license to the applicant if, in the opinion of the department, it will be safe to issue a license to a person whose license to drive was suspended by a state that is not a party to the Driver License Compact provided for in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 6.
(8) Who has ever held, or is the holder of, a license to drive issued by another state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and that license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a conviction of a traffic violation, until the revocation has been terminated or after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, whichever occurs first, except that the department may issue a license to the applicant if, in the opinion of the department, it will be safe to issue a license to a person whose license to drive was revoked by a state that is not a party to the Driver License Compact provided for in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 15000) of Division 6.
(b) The department shall not issue a Real ID driver’s license to a person who holds a valid Real ID identification card.
(c) The department may cancel a driver’s license in order to enable compliance with subdivision (b).
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
(Repealed (in Sec. 9) and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 339, Sec. 10. (SB 838) Effective September 13, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12806.

12806. The department may refuse to issue to, or renew a driver’s license of, any person:
(a) Who is rendered incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle because of alcoholism, excessive and chronic use of alcoholic beverages, or addiction to, or habitual use of, any drug.
(b) Who is addicted to the use of narcotic drugs unless the person is participating in a narcotic treatment program approved pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 11875) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, in which case the person may be issued a probationary license, subject to reasonable terms and conditions, if that drug usage does not affect the person’s ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control in operating a motor vehicle on the highway.
(c) Who has a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness or who has experienced, within the last three years, either a lapse of consciousness or an episode of marked confusion caused by any condition which may bring about recurrent lapses, or who has any physical or mental disability, disease, or disorder which could affect the safe operation of a motor vehicle unless the department has medical information which indicates the person may safely operate a motor vehicle. In making its determination, the department may rely on any relevant information available to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 455, Ch. 30. Effective September 5, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12806.5.

12806.5. The department may adopt regulations specifying, in addition to any cause provided by statute, the circumstances which are grounds for the suspension or revocation of a schoolbus, school pupil activity, youth busdriver, farm labor vehicle, or general public paratransit vehicle certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1360, Sec. 32.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12807.

12807. The department shall not issue or renew a driver’s license to any person:
(a) When a license previously issued to the person under this code has been suspended until the expiration of the period of the suspension, unless cause for suspension has been removed.
(b) When a license previously issued to the person under this code has been revoked until the expiration of one year after the date of the revocation, except where a different period of revocation is prescribed by this code, or unless the cause for revocation has been removed.
(c) When the department has received a notice pursuant to former Section 40509 or former Section 40509.5, unless the department has received a certificate as provided in those sections.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 8. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 800.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12807.

12807. The department shall not issue or renew a driver’s license to any person:
(a) When a license previously issued to the person under this code has been suspended until the expiration of the period of the suspension, unless cause for suspension has been removed.
(b) When a license previously issued to the person under this code has been revoked until the expiration of one year after the date of the revocation, except where a different period of revocation is prescribed by this code, or unless the cause for revocation has been removed.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Repealed (in Sec. 7) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 9. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12808.

12808. (a) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license, check the record of the applicant for conviction of traffic violations and traffic accidents.
(b) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license, check the record of the applicant for notices of failure to appear in court filed with it and shall withhold or shall not issue a license to any applicant who has violated their written promise to appear in court unless the department has received a certificate issued by the magistrate or clerk of the court hearing the case in which the promise was given showing that the case has been adjudicated or unless the applicant’s record is cleared as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41500) of Division 17. In lieu of the certificate of adjudication, a notice from the court stating that the original records have been lost or destroyed shall permit the department to issue a license.
(c) (1) Any notice received by the department pursuant to former Section 40509, Section 40509.1, or former Section 40509.5, except subdivision (c) of former Section 40509.5, that has been on file five years may be removed from the department records and destroyed at the discretion of the department.
(2) Any notice received by the department under subdivision (c) of former Section 40509.5 that has been on file 10 years may be removed from the department records and destroyed at the discretion of the department.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 10. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 11 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 800.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12808.

12808. (a) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license, check the record of the applicant for conviction of traffic violations and traffic accidents.
(b) (1) Any notice received by the department pursuant to former Section 40509 or former Section 40509.5, except subdivision (c) of former Section 40509.5, shall be removed from the department records.
(2) Any notice received by the department pursuant to Section 40509.1, that has been on file five years may be removed from the department records and destroyed at the discretion of the department.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.
(Repealed (in Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 11. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12809.

12809. The department may refuse to issue or renew a driver’s license to any person:
(a) If the department is satisfied that the applicant is not entitled to the license under this code.
(b) If the applicant has failed to furnish the department the information required in the application or reasonable additional information requested by the department.
(c) If the department determines that the applicant has made or permitted unlawful use of any driver’s license.
(d) If the department determines that the person has knowingly used a false or fictitious name in any application for a license or has impersonated another in making application or in taking any test, or has knowingly made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact, or otherwise committed any fraud in any application.
(e) If the department determines that the applicant is a negligent or incompetent operator of a motor vehicle.
(f) If the applicant is convicted of any offense involving the transportation for purpose of sale, or the transportation for compensation, of a controlled substance under Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code, and the commission of the offense involved the use or operation of a motor vehicle.
If, however, the driving privilege of the applicant is on probation for a cause related to the use or possession of a narcotic controlled substance, the department may refuse to issue or renew a driver’s license to the applicant if the applicant is subsequently convicted of any offense involving the use or possession of a narcotic controlled substance, whether or not the commission of the offense involved the use or operation of a motor vehicle.
The maximum period of time for which the department may refuse to issue or renew a driver’s license to any person pursuant to this subdivision shall be three years from the date of conviction.
(g) If the applicant fails or refuses to surrender to the department, upon its lawful demand, a nonresident minor’s certificate which has been canceled.
(h) If the applicant has failed to appear regarding a citation issued for vehicle abandonment as specified in Section 22523.
(i) This section shall become operative on July 1, 1989.
(Repealed (in Sec. 2) and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1267, Sec. 3. Effective September 26, 1988. Section operative July 1, 1989, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12810.

12810. In determining the violation point count, the following shall apply:
(a) A conviction of failure to stop in the event of an accident in violation of Section 20001 or 20002 shall be given a value of two points.
(b) A conviction of a violation of Section 23152 or 23153 shall be given a value of two points.
(c) A conviction of reckless driving shall be given a value of two points.
(d) (1) A conviction of a violation of subdivision (b) of Section 191.5 or subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code, or of Section 2800.2 or 2800.3, subdivision (b) of Section 21651, subdivision (b) of Section 22348, subdivision (a) or (c) of Section 23109, Section 23109.1, or Section 31602 of this code, shall be given a value of two points.
(2) A conviction of a violation of subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 23140 shall be given a value of two points.
(e) A conviction of a violation of Section 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, 14601.3, or 14601.5 shall be given a value of two points.
(f) Except as provided in subdivision (i), any other traffic conviction involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle upon the highway shall be given a value of one point.
(g) A traffic accident in which the operator is deemed by the department to be responsible shall be given a value of one point.
(h) A conviction of a violation of Section 27360 or 27360.5 shall be given a value of one point.
(i) (1) A violation of paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 40001 shall not result in a violation point count being given to the driver if the driver is not the owner of the vehicle.
(2) A conviction of a violation of paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 12814.6, subdivision (a) of Section 21116, Section 21207.5, 21708, 21710, 21716, 23120, 24800, or 26707 shall not be given a violation point count.
(3) A violation of subdivision (d) of Section 21712 shall not result in a violation point count.
(4) A violation of Section 23136 shall not result in a violation point count.
(5) A violation of Section 38301, 38301.3, 38301.5, 38304.1, or 38504.1 shall not result in a violation point count.
(j) A conviction for only one violation arising from one occasion of arrest or citation shall be counted in determining the violation point count for the purposes of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 414, Sec. 2. (AB 134) Effective January 1, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12810.2.

12810.2. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 12810, a violation point count shall not be given for a conviction of a violation of Section 27315, 27318, or 27319.
(b) The amendments to this section as added by the act that added this subdivision shall be operative on July 1, 2018.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 593, Sec. 1.5. (SB 20) Effective January 1, 2018. Amended version operative July 1, 2018, by Stats. 2017, Ch. 593, Sec. 5, and as restated in its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12810.3.

12810.3. Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 12810, a violation point shall be given only for a conviction of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 23123, subdivision (a) of Section 23123.5, or subdivision (b) of Section 23124, occurring on or after July 1, 2021, that occurs within 36 months of a prior conviction for the same offense.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 603, Sec. 1. (AB 47) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12810.4.

12810.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no violation point shall be given for a conviction of a violation of Section 22526.
(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 647, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12810.5.

12810.5. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), a person whose driving record shows a violation point count of four or more points in 12 months, six or more points in 24 months, or eight or more points in 36 months shall be prima facie presumed to be a negligent operator of a motor vehicle. In applying this subdivision to a driver, if the person requests and appears at a hearing conducted by the department, the department shall give due consideration to the amount of use or mileage traveled in the operation of a motor vehicle.
(b) (1) A class A or class B licensed driver, except persons holding certificates pursuant to Section 12517, 12519, 12523, 12523.5, or 12527, or an endorsement issued pursuant to paragraph (2) or (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 15278, who is presumed to be a negligent operator pursuant to subdivision (a), and who requests and appears at a hearing and is found to have a driving record violation point count of six or more points in 12 months, eight or more points in 24 months, or 10 or more points in 36 months is presumed to be a prima facie negligent operator. However, the higher point count does not apply if the department reasonably determines that four or more points in 12 months, six or more points in 24 months, or eight or more points in 36 months are attributable to the driver’s operation of a vehicle requiring only a class C license, and not requiring a certificate or endorsement, or a class M license.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, each point assigned pursuant to Section 12810 shall be valued at one and one-half times the value otherwise required by that section for each violation reasonably determined by the department to be attributable to the driver’s operation of a vehicle requiring a class A or class B license, or requiring a certificate or endorsement described in this section.
(c) The department may require a negligent operator whose driving privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to this section to submit proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430, on or before the date of reinstatement following the suspension or revocation. The proof of financial responsibility shall be maintained with the department for three years following that date of reinstatement.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 630, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12811.1.

12811.1. (a) Upon the applicant’s request, the department shall issue an adhesive backed medical information card which contains a format permitting the licensee to specify blood type, allergies, past or present medical problems, any medication being taken, the name of the licensee’s doctor, the person to notify in case of an emergency, and whether the licensee is under a doctor’s care.
(b) The medical information card, which shall be a different color than the anatomical gift Donor Dot authorized by Section 12811.3, shall be the same size as a driver’s license.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 211, Sec. 4. (AB 1374) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12812.

12812. If a driver with a class C or M license, who is not required to have a certificate under any provision of this code, is presumed to be a negligent operator pursuant to Section 12810.5, the department may, as a condition of probation, issue a restricted driver’s license to permit driving of a vehicle while in the course of the driver’s employment during specified hours of employment or any other restrictions as determined by the department. The restrictions shall be noted on the driver’s license.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 272, Sec. 31. Effective August 2, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12813.

12813. (a) The department may, upon issuing a driver’s license or after issuance whenever good cause appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee’s driving ability with respect to the type of, or special mechanical control devices required on, a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate or impose other restrictions applicable to the licensee that the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
(b) The department may issue either a special restricted license or may set forth the restrictions upon the usual license form.
(c) The authority of the department to issue restricted licenses under this section is subject to Sections 12812, 13352, 13353.3, and 13352.5.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 657, Sec. 1. (AB 520) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12814.

12814. (a) Application for renewal of a license shall be made at an office of the department by the person to whom the license was issued. The department may in its discretion require an examination of the applicant as upon an original application, or an examination deemed by the department to be appropriate considering the licensee’s record of convictions and accidents, or an examination deemed by the department to be appropriate in relation to evidence of a condition that may affect the ability of the applicant to safely operate a motor vehicle. The age of a licensee, by itself, may not constitute evidence of a condition requiring an examination of the driving ability. If the department finds any evidence, the department shall disclose the evidence to the applicant or licensee. If the person is absent from the state at the time the license expires, the director may extend the license for a period of one year from the expiration date of the license.
(b) Renewal of a driver’s license shall be under terms and conditions prescribed by the department.
(c) The department may adopt and administer those regulations as shall be deemed necessary for the public safety in the implementation of a program of selective testing of applicants, and, with reference to this section, the department may waive tests for purposes of evaluation of selective testing procedures.
(d) A driver’s license renewal notice for a person who is required to pass a knowledge examination in order to renew his or her driver’s license shall provide written notice of that requirement.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 171, Sec. 1. (AB 2357) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12814.4.

12814.4. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing driver’s licenses by virtual or other remote processes, in lieu of submitting an application at an office of the department pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12814. Pursuant to that program, the department may renew driver’s licenses by virtual or other remote processes.
(b) The director may terminate the renewal by virtual or other remote processes authorized by this section at any time.
(c) On or before January 1, 2034, the department shall provide a report to the Legislature and relevant policy committees detailing the program established under this section.
(1) The report shall include the steps the department took to prevent individuals other than the applicant from taking the knowledge test, the number of individuals on an annual basis that opted to take the knowledge examination virtually or by other remote processes, and the number of individuals that opted to submit a test of their eyesight by virtual or other remote processes, and the process the department took to verify the authenticity of the tests submitted to the department.
(2) The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) A renewal by virtual or other remote processes under this program shall not be granted to a person who is 70 years of age or older without a test of the eyesight of the applicant.
(e) The department shall not renew a driver’s license by virtual or other remote processes that has been previously renewed by mail or by virtual or other remote processes two consecutive times for five-year periods, or by an applicant that is 80 years of age or older.
(f) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 373, Sec. 1. (AB 1606) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2035, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12814.5.

12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing driver’s licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, the department may renew by mail driver’s licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of former Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.
(b) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.
(c) A renewal by mail shall not be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.
(d) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.
(e) The department shall not renew a driver’s license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 7) by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 12. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12814.7.

12814.7. (a) Notwithstanding the provisional licensing requirements of subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, of Section 12814.6, the department shall issue to a person who is at least 16 years of age, but under 18 years of age, a restricted class C driver’s license valid for the operation of United States Army and California National Guard vehicles during the course and scope of their duties with the California National Guard if the following conditions are met:
(1) Upon application, the person provides the department with the executed enlistment contract for the applicant.
(2) The person qualifies for and is issued an instruction permit pursuant to Section 12509.
(3) Prior to the issuance of the class C license, the applicant provides proof satisfactory to the department of successful completion of a driver education and training course administered by the California National Guard.
(b) A driver’s license issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to both of the following:
(1) Subdivisions (f) to (k), inclusive, of Section 12814.6.
(2) Pull-notice and periodic reports issued pursuant to Section 1808.1.
(c) The licensee shall comply with all other licensing requirements of this code, including, but not limited to, the requirements of Section 12804.9.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 418, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal › ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses › Section 12815.

12815. (a) If a driver’s license issued under this code is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new true, full name is acquired, the person to whom it was issued shall obtain a duplicate upon furnishing to the department (1) satisfactory proof of that loss, destruction, or mutilation and (2) if the licensee is a minor, evidence of permission to obtain a duplicate secured from the parents, guardian, or person having custody of the minor. Any person who loses a driver’s license and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original license shall immediately destroy the original license.
(b) A person in possession of a valid driver’s license who has been informed either by the department or by a law enforcement agency that the document is mutilated shall surrender the license to the department not later than 10 days after that notification.
(c) For purposes of this section, a mutilated license is one that has been damaged sufficiently to render any or all of the elements of identity set forth in Sections 12800.5 and 12811 unreadable or unidentifiable through visual, mechanical, or electronic means.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 135, Sec. 158. Effective January 1, 2001.)