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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 625.

625. A “traffic officer” is any member of the California Highway Patrol, or any peace officer who is on duty for the exclusive or main purpose of enforcing Division 10 (commencing with Section 20000) or 11 (commencing with Section 21000).
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 142, Sec. 159.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 626.

626. A “traffic violator school” is a business that, for compensation, provides, or offers to provide, instruction in traffic safety, including, but not limited to, classroom traffic violator curricula, for persons referred by a court pursuant to Section 42005 or to other persons who elect to attend.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 457, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 626.6.

626.6. A “traffic violator school operator” is the person who directs and manages the operations of a traffic violator school.
A “traffic violator school operator” may be either the traffic violator school owner or another person designated by the traffic violator school owner to personally direct and manage the traffic violator school for the traffic violator school owner.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 396, Sec. 4. Effective July 30, 1985.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 627.

627. (a) “Engineering and traffic survey,” as used in this code, means a survey of highway and traffic conditions in accordance with methods determined by the Department of Transportation for use by state and local authorities.
(b) An engineering and traffic survey shall include, among other requirements deemed necessary by the department, consideration of all of the following:
(1) Prevailing speeds as determined by traffic engineering measurements.
(2) Accident records.
(3) Highway, traffic, and roadside conditions not readily apparent to the driver.
(c) When conducting an engineering and traffic survey, local authorities, in addition to the factors set forth in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, of subdivision (b) may consider all of the following:
(1) Residential density, if any of the following conditions exist on the particular portion of highway and the property contiguous thereto, other than a business district:
(A) Upon one side of the highway, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 13 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures.
(B) Upon both sides of the highway, collectively, within a distance of a quarter of a mile, the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by 16 or more separate dwelling houses or business structures.
(C) The portion of highway is longer than one-quarter of a mile but has the ratio of separate dwelling houses or business structures to the length of the highway described in either subparagraph (A) or (B).
(2) Safety of bicyclists and pedestrians, with increased consideration for vulnerable pedestrian groups including children, seniors, persons with disabilities, users of personal assistive mobility devices, and the unhoused.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 690, Sec. 1. (AB 43) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 630.

630. A “trailer” is a vehicle designed for carrying persons or property on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon any other vehicle. As used in Division 15 (commencing with Section 35000), “trailer” includes a semitrailer when used in conjunction with an auxiliary dolly, if the auxiliary dolly is of a type constructed to replace the function of the drawbar and the front axle or axles of a trailer.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 542, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 635.

635. A “trailer coach” is a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation or human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. A “park trailer,” as described in Section 18009.3 of the Health and Safety Code, is a trailer coach.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 566, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 636.

636. A “trailer bus” is a trailer or semitrailer designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of more than 15 persons, including the driver, and includes a connected towing motor vehicle that is a motor truck, truck tractor, or bus.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. Effective April 26, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 642.

642. A “transit bus” is any bus owned or operated by a publicly owned or operated transit system, or operated under contract with a publicly owned or operated transit system, and used to provide to the general public, regularly scheduled transportation for which a fare is charged. A general public paratransit vehicle is not a transit bus.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1136, Sec. 2. Operative July 1, 1990, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 1136.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 645.

645. (a) A “transporter” is a person engaged in the business of moving any owned or lawfully possessed vehicle by lawful methods over the highways for the purpose of delivery of such vehicles to dealers, sales agents of a manufacturer, purchasers, or to a new location as requested by the owner.
(b) The term “transporter” does not include a person engaged in the business of operating a tow car.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 444.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 655.

655. (a) A “truck tractor” is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load, other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and the load so drawn. As used in this section, “load” does not include items carried on the truck tractor in conjunction with the operation of the vehicle if the load carrying space for these items does not exceed 34 square feet.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a truck tractor, operated by a motor carrier whose owner is licensed by the Department of the California Highway Patrol to transport explosives pursuant to Division 14 (commencing with Section 31600), may be equipped with a cargo container used exclusively for the transportation of explosives or munitions-related security material, as specified by the United States Department of Defense.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 88, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 660.

660. The “unladen weight” of a vehicle is the weight equipped and ready for operation on the road including the body, fenders, oil in motor, radiator full of water, with five gallons of gasoline or equivalent weight of other motor fuel; also equipment required by law, and unless exempted under Section 66l, any special cabinets, boxes or body parts permanently attached to the vehicle, and any machinery, equipment or attachment which is attendant to the efficient operation of the body or vehicle. Unladen weight shall not include any load or any machinery or mechanical apparatus, such as, but not limited to, wood saws, well-drilling machines, spray apparatus, tow truck cranes, and grinding equipment. The unladen weight of a vehicle shall have no application in determining any fee under this code or the Revenue and Taxation Code other than Section 9400.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 924, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 661.

661. Unladen weight shall not include the following machinery, equipment or attachment which is attendant to the efficient operation of the body or vehicle:
(a) Equipment used for loading, compacting, or unloading of refuse.
(b) Transitmix cement equipment.
(c) Temporary equipment used to contain or support the load which does not change the body classification.
(d) Any camper unit that is temporarily attached to a vehicle.
(e) Refrigeration equipment.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2108.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 665.

665. A “used vehicle” is a vehicle that has been sold, or has been registered with the department, or has been sold and operated upon the highways, or has been registered with the appropriate agency of authority, of any other state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign state, province or country, or unregistered vehicles regularly used or operated as demonstrators in the sales work of a dealer or unregistered vehicles regularly used or operated by a manufacturer in the sales or distribution work of such manufacturer. The word “sold” does not include or extend to: (1) any sale made by a manufacturer or a distributor to a dealer, (2) any sale by a new motor vehicle dealer franchised to sell a particular line-make to another new motor vehicle dealer franchised to sell the same line-make, or (3) any sale by a dealer to another dealer licensed under this code involving a mobilehome, as defined in Section 396, a recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 18010.5 of the Health and Safety Code, a commercial coach, as defined in Section 18012 of the Health and Safety Code, an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, or a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 260.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1583, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 667.

667. (a) A “utility trailer” is a trailer or semitrailer used solely for the transportation of the user’s personal property, not in commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a “utility trailer” includes a trailer or semitrailer designed and used for the transportation of livestock, not in commerce, which does not exceed a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 491, Sec. 35. (SB 1318) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 668.

668. A “vanpool vehicle” is any motor vehicle, other than a motortruck or truck tractor, designed for carrying more than 10 but not more than 15 persons including the driver, which is maintained and used primarily for the nonprofit work-related transportation of adults for the purposes of ridesharing.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 46, Sec. 8.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 670.5.

670.5. A “vehicle frame” is defined as the main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle, or for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest main longitudinal structural members of the body of the vehicle, used as the major support in the construction of the motor vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 671.

671. (a) A “vehicle identification number” is the motor number, serial number, or other distinguishing number, letter, mark, character, or datum, or any combination thereof, required or employed by the manufacturer or the department for the purpose of uniquely identifying a motor vehicle or motor vehicle part or for the purpose of registration.
(b) Whenever a vehicle is constructed of component parts identified with one or more different vehicle identification numbers, the vehicle identification number stamped or affixed by the manufacturer or authorized governmental entity on the frame or unitized frame and body, as applicable, and as defined in Section 670.5, shall determine the identity of the vehicle for registration purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 670, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 672.

672. (a) “Vehicle manufacturer” is any person who produces from raw materials or new basic components a vehicle of a type subject to registration under this code, off-highway motorcycles or all-terrain vehicles subject to identification under this code, or trailers subject to identification pursuant to Section 5014.1, or who permanently alters, for purposes of retail sales, new commercial vehicles by converting the vehicles into house cars that display the insignia of approval required by Section 18056 of the Health and Safety Code and any regulations issued pursuant thereto by the Department of Housing and Community Development. As used in this section, “permanently alters” does not include the permanent attachment of a camper to a vehicle.
(b) A vehicle manufacturer that produces a vehicle of a type subject to registration that consists of used or reconditioned parts, for the purposes of the code, is a remanufacturer, as defined in Section 507.8.
(c) Unless a vehicle manufacturer either grants franchises to franchisees in this state, or issues vehicle warranties directly to franchisees in this state or consumers in this state, the manufacturer shall have an established place of business or a representative in this state.
(d) The scope and application of this section are limited to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1500) and Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100).
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 836, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 675.5.

675.5. A “vehicle verifier” is a person not expressly excluded by Section 675.6 who inspects, records, documents, and submits to the department, or its authorized representative, such proof of vehicle identification as may be required by the department for the purpose of registering or transferring the ownership of vehicles.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 700.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 675.6.

675.6. (a) “Vehicle verifier” does not include any of the following:
(1) A peace officer.
(2) An authorized employee of the department.
(3) An agent of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
(4) An employee of an organization certified under the provisions of Part 5 (commencing with Section 12140) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code whose duties require or authorize the verification of vehicles.
(b) Any person specified in subdivision (a) may perform the duties of a vehicle verifier without obtaining the special permit required in Section 11300.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 198, Sec. 17. (AB 3246) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 676.5.

676.5. A “water tender vehicle” is a vehicle designed to carry not less than 1,500 gallons of water and used primarily for transporting and delivering water to be applied by other vehicles or pumping equipment at fire emergency scenes.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 169. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 680.

680. (a) A “youth bus” is any bus, other than a schoolbus, designed for and when actually carrying not more than 16 persons and the driver, used to transport children at or below the 12th-grade level directly from a public or private school to an organized nonschool-related youth activity within 25 miles of the school or directly from a location which provides the organized nonschool-related youth activity to a public or private school within 25 miles of that location.
(b) In addition to the destinations specified in subdivision (a), a youth bus may also be used to transport children at or below the 12th-grade level to or from their place of residence if the driver has met the requirements of Section 12523 and received additional instruction and training approved by the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 774, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 1 - WORDS AND PHRASES DEFINED › Section 681.

681. (a) “Real ID driver’s license or identification card” means a driver’s license or identification card that has been issued by a state that has been certified by the Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of the Real ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the regulations adopted pursuant to the act.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 339, Sec. 3. (SB 838) Effective September 13, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2018, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1500.

1500. (a) There is in the Transportation Agency the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(b) Whenever the term “Business, Transportation and Housing Agency” appears within the Vehicle Code, it shall refer to the Transportation Agency, and whenever the term “Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing” appears within the Vehicle Code, it shall refer to the Secretary of Transportation.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 517. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1501.

1501. The department is the successor to and is hereby vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction now or hereafter vested by law in the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Motor Vehicle Department, the Motor Vehicle Department of California, the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Finance, the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Department of Public Works, and all other state agencies of similar designation, or in the several heads, members, officers, and employees of each thereof.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1502.

1502. The department has possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, moneys, funds, appropriations, and all other property, real or personal, now or hereafter held for the benefit or use of any state agency mentioned in Section 1501.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1503.

1503. Except as in this division otherwise provided, the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall govern and apply to the conduct of the department in every respect the same as if the provisions were set forth in this code, and wherever in that chapter the term “head of the department” or similar designation occurs, for the purposes of this division, it shall mean the director.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1996.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1504.

1504. The department is under the control of a civil executive officer known as the Director of Motor Vehicles. The director shall be appointed by, and hold office at the pleasure of, the Governor.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 268, Sec. 32.2. Effective June 29, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1505.

1505. The director, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Transportation, shall organize the department in a manner that he or she may deem necessary to conduct the work of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 518. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department › Section 1507.

1507. The director may appoint and, in accordance with law fix the salaries of:
(a) A deputy director.
(b) Such other officers, deputies, technical experts, and employees as may be necessary for the proper discharge of the duties of the department.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1651.

1651. (a) The director may adopt and enforce rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this code relating to the department.
(b) Rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1651.2.

1651.2. Whenever in the judgment of the department, any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices that constitute, or will constitute, an offense against Division 5 (commencing with Section 11100) by engaging in any act subject to license requirements without having obtained a license, the department may apply to the appropriate court for an order enjoining the acts or practices, and, upon showing by the department that the person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any of those acts or practices, an injunction, restraining order, or other order that may be appropriate shall be granted by the court, including the costs incurred by the department in obtaining the order.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 584, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1651.3.

1651.3. It is the policy of this state to recognize the training and experience that individuals gain while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States. In furtherance of this policy, the department, in conjunction with the military services of the United States, shall develop policies to assist persons who are leaving active duty to obtain commercial driver’s licenses. These policies shall not waive any requisites or examinations required by law for a commercial driver’s license. Except as otherwise authorized, these policies shall specify how this training and experience may be used to obtain these licenses. The department shall consult with the Department of Veterans Affairs before adopting these policies. The department shall perform the duties required by this section within existing budgetary resources of the agency within which the department operates.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 47, Sec. 1. (AB 2141) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1651.5.

1651.5. (a) The director may assign or reassign dates for the expiration of registration for a vehicle registered pursuant to this code. The director may establish a registration year for any vehicle consisting of any period from seven months to 18 months, inclusive, with subsequent renewals being required at yearly intervals thereafter. The director shall assign an expiration date of the last day of the calendar month to all trailers and to all motor vehicles subject to additional fees under the provisions of Section 9400. Any vehicle being registered on a quarterly basis shall be assigned or reassigned an expiration date of December 31 for the registration year. The director shall have the authority to exclude from year-round registration any type of vehicle that the director deems appropriate for exclusion.
(b) In order to implement a year-round registration for vehicles registered pursuant to the International Registration Plan as described in Article 4 (commencing with Section 8050) of Chapter 4 of Division 3, the director, on or before January 1, 2009, shall assign or reassign a date for the expiration of registration of those vehicles described in this subdivision and may utilize the applicable practices and procedures set forth under subdivision (a) in order to implement this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 169, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1652.

1652. (a) The department shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of ownership, registration cards, drivers’ licenses, and all other forms requisite or deemed necessary for the purposes of this code and shall prepay all transportation charges thereon.
(b) The department may require that any application or document filed with the department be signed and submitted under penalty of perjury.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 830, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1653.

1653. The department shall examine and determine the genuineness and regularity of every application or document filed with it under this code and may require additional information or reject any such application or document if not satisfied of the genuineness and regularity thereof or the truth of any statement contained therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 58.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1653.5.

1653.5. (a) Each form prescribed by the department for use by an applicant for the issuance or renewal by the department of a driver’s license or identification card pursuant to Division 6 (commencing with Section 12500) shall contain a section for the applicant’s social security account number.
(b) Each form prescribed by the department for use by an applicant for the issuance, renewal, or transfer of the registration or certificate of title to a vehicle shall contain a section for the applicant’s driver’s license or identification card number.
(c) A person who submits to the department a form that, pursuant to subdivision (a), contains a section for the applicant’s social security account number, or pursuant to subdivision (b), the applicant’s driver’s license or identification card number, if any, shall furnish the appropriate number in the space provided.
(d) The department shall not complete an application that does not include the applicant’s social security account number or driver’s license or identification card number as required under subdivision (c).
(e) An applicant’s social security account number shall not be included by the department on a driver’s license, identification card, registration, certificate of title, or any other document issued by the department.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, information regarding an applicant’s social security account number, obtained by the department pursuant to this section, is not a public record and shall not be disclosed by the department except for any of the following purposes:
(1) Responding to a request for information from an agency operating pursuant to, and carrying out the provisions of, Part A (Block Grants to States for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or Part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity), of Subchapter IV of Chapter 7 of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(2) Implementation of Section 12419.10 of the Government Code.
(3) Responding to information requests from the Franchise Tax Board for the purpose of tax administration.
(g) This section shall become operative 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.
(Amended (as added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 524, Sec. 5) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 71, Sec. 168. (SB 1304) Effective January 1, 2015. Section conditionally operative as prescribed by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1654.

1654. The director may purchase or lease such real estate and erect such buildings as the department or any of its divisions require, subject to the approval of the Department of General Services.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1655.

1655. (a) The director and deputy director of the department, the Deputy Director, Investigations Division, the Chief, Field Investigations Branch, and the investigators of the department, including rank-and-file, supervisory, and management personnel, shall have the powers of peace officers for the purpose of enforcing those provisions of law committed to the administration of the department or enforcing the law on premises occupied by the department.
(b) Any person designated in subdivision (a) may inspect any vehicle of a type required to be registered under this code, or any component part thereof, in any garage, repair shop, parking lot, used car lot, automobile dismantler’s lot, steel mill, scrap metal processing facility, or other establishment engaged in the business of selling, repairing, or dismantling vehicles, or reducing vehicles or the integral parts thereof to their component materials for the purpose of investigating the title and registration of the vehicle, inspecting wrecked or dismantled vehicles, or locating stolen vehicles.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 615, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.

1656. The department shall publish a synopsis or summary of the laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways and may deliver a copy of the synopsis or summary without charge with each original vehicle registration and each original driver’s license. The department shall publish as many copies of the synopsis or summary in Spanish as the director determines are needed to meet the demand for those copies. The department shall furnish both English and Spanish copies to its field offices and to law enforcement agencies for general distribution and, when it does so, shall furnish the copies without charge.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 1. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.1.

1656.1. The Department of Justice shall, in conjunction with the department and the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, develop and create a video demonstrating the proper conduct by a peace officer and an individual during a traffic stop. The department shall post this video on its internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 332, Sec. 2. (AB 2537) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.2.

1656.2. (a) The department shall prepare and publish a printed summary describing the penalties for noncompliance with Sections 16000 and 16028, which shall be included with each motor vehicle registration, registration renewal, and transfer of registration and with each driver’s license and license renewal. The printed summary may contain, but is not limited to, the following wording:
“IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT ENFORCEMENT OF CALIFORNIA’S COMPULSORY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW
California law requires every driver to carry written evidence of valid automobile liability insurance, a $35,000 bond, a $35,000 cash deposit, or a certificate of self-insurance that has been issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
You must provide evidence of financial responsibility when you renew the registration of a motor vehicle, and after you are cited by a peace officer for a traffic violation or are involved in any traffic accident. The law requires that you provide the officer with the name and address of your insurer and the policy identification number. Your insurer will provide written evidence of this number. Failure to provide evidence of your financial responsibility can result in fines of up to $500 and loss of your driver’s license. Falsification of evidence can result in fines of up to $750 or 30 days in jail, or both, in addition to a one-year suspension of driving privileges.
Under existing California law, if you are involved in an accident that results in damages of over $1,000 to the property of any person or in any injury or fatality, you must file a report of the accident with the Department of Motor Vehicles within 10 days of the accident. If you fail to file a report or fail to provide evidence of financial responsibility on the report, your driving privilege will be suspended for up to four years. Your suspension notice will notify you of the department’s action and of your right to a hearing. Your suspension notice will also inform you that if you request a hearing, it must be conducted within 30 days of your written request, and that a decision is to be rendered within 15 days of the conclusion of the hearing.”
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 19) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 20. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.3.

1656.3. (a) The department shall include within the California Driver’s Handbook, as specified in Section 1656, information regarding each of the following:
(1) Rail transit safety.
(2) Abandonment or dumping of any animal on a highway.
(3) The importance of respecting the right-of-way of others, particularly pedestrians, bicycle riders, and motorcycle riders.
(4) A person’s civil rights during a traffic stop. The information shall address the extent and limitations of a peace officer’s authority during a traffic stop and the legal rights of drivers and passengers, including, but not limited to, the right to file complaints against a peace officer. The information to be included in the handbook shall be developed by the civil rights section of the Department of Justice in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, and civil rights organizations, including community-based organizations.
(5) The requirement that a peace officer disclose the reason for a traffic or pedestrian stop before engaging in questioning related to a criminal investigation or traffic violation, unless the officer reasonably believes that withholding the reason for the stop is necessary to protect life or property from imminent threat, and the requirement for the officer to document the reason for the stop on any citation or police report resulting from the stop.
(b) In order to minimize costs, the information referred to in paragraphs (4) and (5) of subdivision (a) shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the handbook is otherwise revised or reprinted.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 805, Sec. 4. (AB 2773) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.4.

1656.4. (a) The department, in consultation with the Department of Consumer Affairs, shall make available on its Internet web site, on or before July 1, 1997, information to assist consumers who plan to purchase a vehicle or who have purchased a vehicle. The information shall, at a minimum, contain the names, addresses, electronic addresses, and telephone numbers of all of the following:
(1) State and federal government agencies that deal with consumer affairs and vehicles.
(2) Vehicle arbitration services.
(3) Consumer organizations that provide information and direct assistance to consumers with vehicle concerns.
(b) Money deposited in the Consumer Fraud Protection Program Fund shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the consumer protection activities of the department, including, but not limited to, expenditures by the department to comply with the requirements specified in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 722, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1656.5.

1656.5. (a) The Legislature finds that the department, by virtue of its interaction with millions of California drivers and vehicle owners each year, represents a valuable resource for the disbursement of important public safety and consumer information.
(b) The department may enter into a contract with a private vendor for the purpose of acquiring and utilizing message display systems. These systems may be used on the department’s mailings or other property owned, leased, or controlled by the department. The information displayed shall be of appropriate benefit to the motoring public and the state’s consumers, as determined by the department.
(c) A vendor under contract with the department may utilize a portion of the available time and space on the display systems that it provides for the purpose of advertising products or services. The advertising on a message display system shall not exceed 15 minutes in a 60-minute period. The extent of the access shall be established under the terms of the contract.
(d) The department shall determine whether a vendor’s advertised product or service is consistent with and appropriate to the best interests of the motoring public. The department shall not enter into a contract with a vendor whose advertised product or service the department determines is not consistent with or appropriate to the best interests of the motoring public.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 407, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1657.

1657. The director may assign qualified employees of the department to advise with the State Board of Education and with the governing boards of districts maintaining secondary schools in the preparation, establishment, and conduct of courses in automobile driver education and automobile driver training in secondary schools under the provisions of the Education Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 438.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1658.

1658. The department may pay membership fees, join, and participate in affairs of associations having for their purpose the interchange of information relating to the registration of vehicles and the issuance of operators’ licenses, financial responsibility, and subjects relating to highway safety and to the powers and duties of the department.
(Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1659.

1659. The department may develop criteria, establish standards for, and coordinate a program of motor vehicle driver education and motor vehicle driver training for drivers whose licenses have been suspended or revoked.
The purpose of the program shall be to promote safe driving. To carry out this purpose the department may seek the advice or cooperation of the schools, courts, and other interested persons.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 447.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1660.

1660. (a) Any institution or organization described in subdivision (o) of Section 286 shall keep the following records for not less than three years:
(1) The name and address of each vehicle donor and the year, make, vehicle identification number, and, if available, the license plate number of the donated vehicle.
(2) An itemized listing by vehicle identification number of the date each vehicle was donated, the date sold, and the amount for which it was sold.
(3) If the donated vehicle is being sold by an institution or organization on behalf of another institution or organization pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (o) of Section 286, the following documentation shall be retained in the following manner:
(A) A signed, written agreement shall remain on the premises that identifies the percentage of the proceeds that may be retained by the selling institution or organization, a statement that each vehicle meets, or, unless sold at wholesale, by the time of sale will meet, the equipment requirements of Division 12 (commencing with Section 24000), and a statement that each vehicle is in compliance, or, unless sold at wholesale, at the time of sale will be in compliance, with emission control certification requirements pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44015 of the Health and Safety Code.
(B) A separate listing that identifies each vehicle by year, make, and vehicle identification number.
(C) All itemized listings pursuant to subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (o) of Section 286.
(D) The selling institution or organization shall retain all documentation pertaining to the sale of vehicles on behalf of another institution or organization in the same manner as is required for the sale of vehicles donated to the selling institution or organization.
(b) The department may inspect the records of any nonprofit institution or organization that obtains donated vehicles in order to ascertain whether it meets the conditions specified in subdivision (o) of Section 286.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 460, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1661.

1661. (a) Except for vehicles registered pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 9700) of Chapter 6 of Division 3, the department shall notify the registered owner of each vehicle of the date that the registration renewal fees for the vehicle are due, at least 60 days prior to that due date. The department shall indicate the fact that the required notice was mailed by a notation in the department’s records.
(b) The department shall include in any final notice of delinquent registration provided to the registered owner of a vehicle whose registration has not been properly renewed as required under this code, information relating to the potential removal and impoundment of that vehicle under subdivision (o) of Section 22651.
(c) Commencing on May 1, 2011, subdivision (a) shall not apply to vehicles with registration expiring on or after July 1, 2011. This subdivision shall become inoperative on January 1, 2012.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 21, Sec. 2. (SB 94) Effective May 4, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1663.

1663. (a) The department shall, in the synopsis or summary of laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways published under Section 1656, provide a warning which states that, in certain accidents, the lack of a shoulder harness may cause, or aggravate, serious and fatal injuries, especially to the head, spinal column, and abdominal organs.
(b)  This section does not limit or impair the rights or remedies that are otherwise available to any person under existing law.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 2. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1664.

1664. The department shall publicize the Safe Streets Act of 1994 when mailing vehicle registrations, driver’s licenses, and driver’s license suspension and revocation notices, and in other educational materials made available by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1133, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1665.

1665. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department by rule or regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department or any agency in the department.
The department may, by rule or regulation, set the fee for such two-year license, certificate of registration, or other indicia, not to exceed twice the annual fee for issuance or renewal set by statute.
This section shall not apply to any driver’s license or vehicle or vessel license or certificate of registration issued pursuant to this code.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 57.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 2 - ADMINISTRATION › CHAPTER 1 - The Department of Motor Vehicles › ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties › Section 1666.

1666. The department shall do all of the following:
(a) Include at least one question in each test of an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this code, as administered pursuant to Section 12804.9 or 12814, to verify that the applicant has read and understands the table of blood alcohol concentration published in the Driver’s Handbook made available pursuant to Section 1656. In order to minimize costs, the question or questions shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the test is otherwise revised or reprinted.
(b) Include with each driver’s license or certificate of renewal and each vehicle registration renewal mailed by the department, information that shows with reasonable certainty the amount of alcohol consumption necessary for a person to reach a 0.08 percent blood alcohol concentration by weight.
(c) Include at least one question in each test of an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this code as administered pursuant to Section 12804.9 or 12814, to verify that the applicant has read and understands the rights of pedestrians. In order to minimize costs, the question or questions shall be initially included at the earliest opportunity when the test is otherwise revised or reprinted.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 3. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)