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2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15220.

15220. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle who has a driver’s license issued by the department, and who is convicted of any offense involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle in any other state, shall notify the department, in the manner provided by the department, of the conviction within 30 days of the date of conviction.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15222.

15222. Any driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is convicted of any offense involving the safe operation of a motor vehicle shall notify his or her employer of the conviction within 30 days of the date of conviction.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 208, Sec. 12. (AB 2906) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15224.

15224. Any driver who has a driver’s license or privilege suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state for any period, or who is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for any period, shall notify his or her employer of the suspension, revocation, cancellation, or disqualification, before the end of the business day following the action.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15226.

15226. Any driver who is issued an out-of-service order under the federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the United States Department of Transportation (49 C.F.R. 392.5) shall report the issuance to his or her employer within 24 hours.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15228.

15228. The driver shall also report the issuance of an out-of-service order described in Section 15226 to the department in the manner provided by the department within 30 days unless the driver requests a review of the order by the United States Department of Transportation. If so, the driver shall report the order to the department within 30 days of an affirmation of the order.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 3 - Driver Notification Requirements › Section 15230.

15230. Each person who applies for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall provide the employer, at the time of the application, with the following information for the 10 years preceding the date of application:
(a) A list of the names and addresses of the applicant’s previous employers for which the applicant was a driver of a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) The dates the applicant was employed by each employer.
(c) The reason for leaving that employment.
The applicant shall certify that all information furnished is true and complete. An employer may require an applicant to provide additional information.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 4 - Employer Responsibilities › Section 15240.

15240. No employer shall knowingly allow, permit, require, or authorize a driver to drive a commercial motor vehicle under any of the following conditions:
(a) The driver has a driver’s license or privilege suspended, revoked, or canceled by any state or has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) The driver has more than one driver’s license.
(c) The driver or the commercial motor vehicle or motor carrier operation is subject to an out-of-service order as described in subdivision (b) of Section 2800.
(d) In violation of any law or regulation pertaining to a railroad-highway grade crossing.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 504, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 4 - Employer Responsibilities › Section 15242.

15242. (a) A person who is self-employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver shall comply with both the requirements of this chapter pertaining to employers and those pertaining to employees.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a motor carrier that engages a person who owns, leases, or otherwise operates not more than one motor vehicle listed in Section 34500 to provide transportation services under the direction and control of that motor carrier is responsible for the compliance of that person with this chapter and for purposes of the regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Section 34501 during the period of that direction and control.
(c) For the purposes of subdivision (b), “direction and control” means either of the following:
(1) The person is operating under the motor carrier’s interstate operating authority issued by the United States Department of Transportation.
(2) The person is operating under a subcontract with the motor carrier that requires the person to operate in intrastate commerce and the person has performed transportation services for a minimum of 60 calendar days within the past 90 calendar days for the motor carrier and has been on duty for that carrier for no less than 36 hours within any week in which transportation services were provided.
(d) Subdivision (b) shall not be construed to change the definition of “employer,” “employee,” or “independent contractor” for any purpose.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 659. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15250.1.

15250.1. (a) The department shall, no later than June 5, 2020, adopt regulations related to entry-level driver training requirements for drivers of commercial motor vehicles in compliance with the requirements of Parts 380, 383, and 384 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) The department shall require the course of instruction for entry-level drivers to require an applicant for a class A or B commercial driver’s license to complete a minimum of 15 hours of behind-the-wheel training, at least 10 hours of which shall be on a public road. For the purpose of meeting this requirement, every 50 minutes of driving time is deemed to be an hour of training.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 984, Sec. 1. (SB 1236) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15250.3.

15250.3. The department may allow any employee of an organized camp, as defined in Section 18897 of the Health and Safety Code, regulated by the Public Utilities Commission pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 5351) of Division 2 of the Public Utilities Code to operate a tour bus pursuant to employment by the operator of that organized camp, if that employee satisfies the requirements for a class B license and a passenger vehicle endorsement by passing a test administered by a third party in accordance with subdivisions (c), (d), and (e) of Section 15250.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 208, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15255.1.

15255.1. (a) Except as otherwise specified in subdivisions (b) and (c), upon an application for an original commercial driver’s license, a fee of sixty-four dollars ($64), and on and after January 1, 2010, a fee of sixty-six dollars ($66), shall be paid to the department for a license that will expire on the fifth birthday of the applicant following the date of the application. A fee of sixty-four dollars ($64), and on and after January 1, 2010, a fee of sixty-six dollars ($66), shall also be paid to the department upon an application to change a license classification or to remove a restriction if the change or removal requires a driving-skill test and the license will expire on the fifth birthday of the applicant following the date of the application.
(b) Upon application for an original commercial driver’s license or for the renewal of commercial driver’s license by a currently licensed class A or class B, or class A or class B, driver who meets the driver record requirements and all other requirements established by Section 383.77 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a fee of thirty-four dollars ($34), and on and after January 1, 2010, a fee of thirty-nine dollars ($39), shall be paid to the department for a license that will expire on the fifth birthday of the applicant following the date of the application.
(c) Upon application for an original class C commercial driver’s license or for the renewal of a class C commercial driver’s license which requires an endorsement as provided in Section 15278, a fee of thirty-four dollars ($34), and on and after January 1, 2010, a fee of thirty-nine dollars ($39), shall be paid to the department for a license that will expire on the fifth birthday of the applicant following the date of the application.
(d) Following failure in taking a driving-skill test, a fee of thirty dollars ($30) shall be paid to the department for each subsequent administration of the driving-skill test required by the application.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 10, Sec. 16. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15255.2.

15255.2. Upon application for a duplicate commercial driver’s license by a currently licensed class A or class B driver, or a class C commercial driver’s license which requires an endorsement as provided in Section 15278, from an applicant who meets the driver record requirements and all other requirements established by Section 383.77 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a fee of twenty-seven dollars ($27), on and after January 1, 2010, a fee of twenty-nine dollars ($29), shall be paid to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, 4th Ex. Sess., Ch. 10, Sec. 17. Effective July 28, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15260.

15260. (a) Any applicant for a commercial driver’s license who does not successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test, or who does not successfully complete the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes, shall, if otherwise qualified, receive a commercial driver’s license that restricts the licenseholder from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
(b) To remove the restriction described in subdivision (a) from a commercial driver’s license, the driver is required to make a new application for a commercial driver’s license, and, in addition to any other requirements specified in this code, to successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test prescribed by the department, and to pass the driver-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes.
(c) For the purposes of the driving-skill test and the restriction described in this section, air brakes shall include any braking system operating fully or partially on the air-brake principle.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Driver s License › Section 15263.

15263. (a) Any applicant for a commercial driver’s license who successfully completes the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, shall, if otherwise qualified, receive a commercial driver’s license that restricts the licenseholder from operating a commercial motor vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with a manual transmission.
(b) To remove the restriction described in subdivision (a) from a commercial driver’s license, the driver is required to make a new application for a commercial driver’s license, and, in addition to any other requirements specified in this code, successfully complete the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with a manual transmission.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 6 - Endorsements › Section 15275.

15275. (a) A person may not operate a commercial motor vehicle described in this chapter unless that person has in his or her possession a valid commercial driver’s license for the appropriate class, and an endorsement issued by the department to permit the operation of the vehicle unless exempt from the requirement to obtain an endorsement pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 15278.
(b) (1) An endorsement to drive vehicles specified in this article shall be issued only to applicants who are qualified by examinations prescribed by the department and who meet the minimum standards established in Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) A hazardous materials endorsement shall be issued only to applicants who comply with paragraph (1) and the requirements set forth in Part 1572 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(c) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or cancel an endorsement to drive vehicles specified in this article when the applicant does not meet the qualifications for the issuance or retention of the endorsement.
(d) If the department denies, suspends, revokes, or cancels a hazardous materials endorsement because the department received notification that the applicant poses a security threat pursuant to Part 1572 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and, upon appeal by the United States Transportation Security Administration, that endorsement is ordered reinstated, the department shall issue or restore the hazardous materials endorsement to the applicant within the period specified under those federal regulations.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 22, Sec. 201. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 6 - Endorsements › Section 15275.1.

15275.1. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a schoolbus endorsement is valid only when the operator possesses or qualifies for a valid commercial driver’s license with a passenger endorsement and possesses a schoolbus driver’s certificate issued pursuant to Section 12517.
(b) A schoolbus endorsement is valid without a schoolbus driver’s certificate for an operator who is employed as a mechanic or a schoolbus driver-trainee if the schoolbus endorsement is restricted to operating a schoolbus when there is no pupil being transported.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 199, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 6 - Endorsements › Section 15278.

15278. (a) A driver is required to obtain an endorsement issued by the department to operate any commercial motor vehicle that is any of the following:
(1) A double trailer.
(2) A passenger transportation vehicle, which includes, but is not limited to, a bus, farm labor vehicle, or general public paratransit vehicle when designed, used, or maintained to carry more than 10 persons including the driver.
(3) A schoolbus.
(4) A tank vehicle.
(5) A vehicle carrying hazardous materials, as defined in Section 353, that is required to display placards pursuant to Section 27903, unless the driver is exempt from the endorsement requirement as provided in subdivision (b). This paragraph does not apply to any person operating an implement of husbandry who is not required to obtain a driver’s license under this code.
(b) This section does not apply to any person operating a vehicle in an emergency situation at the direction of a peace officer pursuant to Section 2800.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 360, Sec. 7. (AB 1648) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15300.

15300. (a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year if the driver is convicted of a first violation of any of the following:
(1) Subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 23152 while operating a motor vehicle.
(2) Subdivision (d) of Section 23152.
(3) Subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 23153 while operating a motor vehicle.
(4) Subdivision (d) of Section 23153.
(5) Leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle operated by the driver.
(6) Using a motor vehicle to commit a felony, other than a felony described in Section 15304.
(7) Driving a commercial motor vehicle when the driver’s commercial driver’s license is revoked, suspended, or canceled based on the driver’s operation of a commercial motor vehicle or when the driver is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle based on the driver’s operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
(8) Causing a fatality involving conduct defined pursuant to Section 191.5 of the Penal Code or subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code.
(9) While operating a motor vehicle, refuses to submit to, or fails to complete, a chemical test or tests in violation of Section 23612.
(10) A violation of Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3 that involves a commercial motor vehicle.
(b) If a violation listed in subdivision (a), or a violation listed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13350 or Section 13352 or 13357, occurred while transporting a hazardous material, the period specified in subdivision (a) shall be three years.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 4. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15301.

15301. The Department of Motor Vehicles, in conjunction with the State Fire Marshal, shall develop regulations and procedures to temporarily suspend the commercial motor vehicle license of a person who is operating a commercial motor vehicle while transporting dangerous fireworks having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more. A driver of a commercial motor vehicle shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for three years if the driver is convicted of transporting dangerous fireworks having a gross weight of 10,000 pounds or more.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 563, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15302.

15302. A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the rest of his or her life if convicted of more than one violation of any of the following:
(a) Subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 23152 while operating a motor vehicle.
(b) Subdivision (d) of Section 23152.
(c) Subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 23153 while operating a motor vehicle.
(d) Subdivision (d) of Section 23153.
(e) Leaving the scene of an accident involving a motor vehicle operated by the driver.
(f) Using a motor vehicle to commit a felony, other than a felony described in Section 15304.
(g) Driving a commercial motor vehicle when the driver’s commercial driver’s license is revoked, suspended, or canceled based on the driver’s operation of a commercial motor vehicle or when the driver is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle based on the driver’s operation of a commercial motor vehicle.
(h) Causing a fatality involving conduct defined pursuant to Section 191.5 of the Penal Code or in subdivision (c) of Section 192 of the Penal Code.
(i) While operating a motor vehicle, refuses to submit to, or fails to complete, a chemical test or tests in violation of Section 23612.
(j) A violation of Section 2800.1, 2800.2, or 2800.3 that involves a commercial motor vehicle.
(k) Any combination of the above violations or a violation listed in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 13350 or Section 13352 or 13357 that occurred while transporting a hazardous material.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 5. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15304.

15304. (a) A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the rest of his or her life who uses a motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing a controlled substance, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance.
(b) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2005. Amended version operative September 20, 2005, pursuant to earlier operation of new subdivision (b).)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15306.

15306. A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if the person is convicted of a serious traffic violation involving a commercial or a noncommercial motor vehicle and the offense occurred within three years of a separate offense of a serious traffic violation that resulted in a conviction.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 6. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15308.

15308. (a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 120 days if the person is convicted of a serious traffic violation involving a commercial or noncommercial motor vehicle and the offense occurred within three years of two or more separate offenses of serious traffic violations that resulted in convictions.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13366.5, the time period under subdivision (a) shall not commence until all existing suspensions or revocations of the commercial driving privilege have ended.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 7. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15309.

15309. In addition to any other action taken under this code, no driver may operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days if the department determines, after a hearing, that the person falsified information on his or her application for a driver’s license in violation of the standards set forth in subpart J of part 383 or Section 383.71(a) of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 35.4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15309.5.

15309.5. (a) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(1) Sell, offer for sale, distribute, or use a crib sheet or cribbing device, as defined in Section 273, that contains answers to any examination administered by the department for a commercial driver’s license or permit.
(2) Impersonate or allow the impersonation of an applicant for a commercial driver’s license or permit for the purpose of fraudulently qualifying the applicant for a commercial driver’s license or permit.
(3) Provide, or use, any unauthorized assistance during any examination administered by the department for a commercial driver’s license or permit.
(b) A first conviction under this section is punishable as either an infraction or a misdemeanor, and the driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year. A second or subsequent conviction is punishable as a misdemeanor, and the driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of one year.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 649, Sec. 5. (AB 1047) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15311.

15311. (a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 180 days if the person is convicted of a first violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800.
(b) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 while transporting hazardous materials required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
(c) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of two years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.
(d) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a second violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 while transporting hazardous materials that are required to be placarded or while operating a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
(e) In addition to the disqualification period required in subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (d), a driver who is convicted of violating an out-of-service order under subdivision (b) of Section 2800 is subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for a first conviction, and a civil penalty of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a second or subsequent conviction.
(f) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for a period of three years if the person is convicted of a third or subsequent violation of an out-of-service order under subdivision (b), (c), or (d) of Section 2800 during any 10-year period, arising from separate incidents.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 8. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15311.1.

15311.1. An employer that knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of an out-of-service order is, upon conviction, subject to a civil penalty of not less than two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($2,750) nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 9. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15312.

15312. A driver may not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the following periods:
(a) Not less than 60 days if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle and the violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing.
(b) Not less than 120 days if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle, and that violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing, during any three-year period of a separate, prior offense of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation, that resulted in a conviction.
(c) Not less than one year if that person is convicted of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 2800, or Section 21462, 22451, or 22452, or subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 22526, involving a commercial motor vehicle, and that violation occurred at a railroad-highway crossing, at a railroad-highway grade crossing, during any three-year period of two or more prior offenses of a railroad-highway grade crossing violation, that resulted in convictions.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 216, Sec. 10. (AB 2144) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15312.1.

15312.1. (a) An employer that knowingly allows or requires an employee to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law or regulation pertaining to railroad crossings is, upon conviction, subject to a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
(b) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative September 20, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15315.

15315. (a) The department shall not issue a commercial driver’s license to a person during a period in which the person is prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle, or the person’s driving privilege is suspended, revoked, or canceled.
(b) No commercial driver’s license may be issued to a person who has a commercial driver’s license issued by any other state unless the person first surrenders the commercial driver’s license issued by the other state, which license shall be returned to the issuing state.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15320.

15320. The department shall suspend, revoke, or cancel, the privilege of any person to operate a commercial motor vehicle for the periods specified in this article upon receipt of a duly certified abstract of the record of any court that the person has been convicted of any of the offenses set forth in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 724, Sec. 37. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15325.

15325. (a) Pursuant to subpart D of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a driver whose driving is determined to constitute an imminent hazard is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the period specified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
(b) The disqualification action shall be made part of the driver’s record.
(c) A driver who is simultaneously disqualified under this section and any other state law or regulation, shall serve those disqualification periods concurrently.
(d) This section shall become operative on September 20, 2005.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 952, Sec. 26. Effective January 1, 2005. Section operative September 20, 2005, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES › CHAPTER 7 - Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program › ARTICLE 7 - Sanctions › Section 15326.

15326. Upon receiving notification of an administrative action or conviction of a commercial licenseholder in a state, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or the Dominion of Canada, the department shall impose a suspension, revocation, or disqualification action on that person’s commercial driving privilege based upon violations that would result in an administrative action or a conviction pursuant to Section 383.51 of Subpart D of Part 383 and Sections 384.206(b)(3), 384.213, and 384.231 of Subpart B of Part 384 of Title 49 of the Federal Code of Regulations. Those violations include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Violations of Sections 15300, 15302, and 15304.
(b) Serious traffic violations, as defined in subdivision (p) of Section 15210 and subject to the penalties under Section 15306 or 15308.
(c) Providing false information under Section 15309.
(d) Out-of-service order violations under Section 15311.
(e) Railroad-highway crossing violations under Section 15312.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 670, Sec. 10. (AB 2188) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.5 - MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSACTIONS WITH MINORS › CHAPTER 1 - Driver s License Requirements › Section 15500.

15500. It is unlawful for any minor who does not possess a valid driver’s license issued under this code to order, purchase or lease, attempt to purchase or lease, contract to purchase or lease, accept, or otherwise obtain, any vehicle of a type subject to registration.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.5 - MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSACTIONS WITH MINORS › CHAPTER 1 - Driver s License Requirements › Section 15501.

15501. It is unlawful for any minor to present or offer to any person offering for sale or lease or to give or otherwise furnish thereto any motor vehicle of a type subject to registration, a driver’s license which is false, fraudulent, or not actually his own for the purpose of ordering, purchasing or leasing, attempting to purchase or lease, contracting to purchase or lease, accepting, or otherwise obtaining such a vehicle.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1020.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15600.

15600. This division shall be known and may be cited as “Kaitlyn’s Law.”
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 855, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15602.

15602. This division applies to motor vehicles upon the highways and elsewhere throughout the state unless expressly provided otherwise.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 855, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 15603.

15603. The purpose of this division is to help prevent injuries to, and the death of, young children from the effects of being left alone in a motor vehicle, to help educate parents and caretakers about the dangers of leaving children alone in a motor vehicle, and to authorize a monetary fine to be imposed on a person for leaving a young child alone in a motor vehicle in circumstances that pose a life safety risk.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 855, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Offenses › Section 15620.

15620. (a) A parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child who is 6 years of age or younger may not leave that child inside a motor vehicle without being subject to the supervision of a person who is 12 years of age or older, under either of the following circumstances:
(1) Where there are conditions that present a significant risk to the child’s health or safety.
(2) When the vehicle’s engine is running or the vehicle’s keys are in the ignition, or both.
(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is an infraction punishable by a fine of one hundred dollars ($100), except that the court may reduce or waive the fine if the defendant establishes to the satisfaction of the court that he or she is economically disadvantaged and the court, instead, refers the defendant to a community education program that includes education on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles, and provides certification of completion of that program. Upon completion of that program, the defendant shall provide that certification to the court. The court may, at its discretion, require any defendant described in this section to attend an education program on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under both this section and Section 192 of the Penal Code, or Section 273a of that code, or any other provision of law.
(d) (1) Subdivision (b) and Section 40000.1 do not apply if an unattended child is injured or medical services are rendered on that child because of a violation described in subdivision (a).
(2) Nothing in this subdivision precludes prosecution under any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 222. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Educational Provisions › Section 15630.

15630. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the fines collected for a violation of this division shall be allocated by the county treasurer, as follows:
(a) (1) Seventy percent to the county or city health department where the violation occurred, to be used for the development and implementation of community education programs on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles.
(2) A county or city health department may develop and implement the community education program described in paragraph (1) or may contract for the development and implementation of that program.
(3) As the proceeds from fines collected under this division become available, each county or city health department shall prepare and annually update a listing of community education programs that provide information on the dangers of leaving young children unattended in motor vehicles and ways to avoid that danger. The county or city health department shall forward the listing to the courts and shall make the listing available to the public, and may distribute it to other agencies or organizations.
(b) Fifteen percent to the county or city for the administration of the program, from which will be paid the cost of the county to account for and disburse fine revenues.
(c) Fifteen percent to the city, to be deposited in its general fund except that, if the violation occurred in an unincorporated area, this amount shall be deposited in the county’s general fund.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 855, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 6.7 - UNATTENDED CHILD IN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Educational Provisions › Section 15632.

15632. (a) The department shall include information concerning the dangers of leaving children unattended in motor vehicles, including, but not limited to, the effect of solar heat on the temperature of vehicle interiors and the penalties for noncompliance with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15620), in the following materials distributed by the department:
(1) The California Driver’s Handbook published under Section 1656.
(2) The driver’s license examination administered under Section 12804.9, by including, on a rotating basis, at least one question in one version of the driver’s license examination that is periodically administered to applicants.
(3) Any driver’s education materials certified by the department.
(4) Courses and examinations for traffic violator schools.
(5) Materials provided to secondary and postsecondary schools and educational institutions.
(6) Any materials provided to community education campaigns undertaken by the department and other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Transportation.
(b) The department shall not republish materials before existing supplies are exhausted, but shall arrange for compliance with this section in the next edition or publication of those materials in the normal course of business.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 9. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Compulsory Financial Responsibility › ARTICLE 1 - Accident Reports › Section 16000.

16000. (a) The driver of a motor vehicle who is in any manner involved in an accident originating from the operation of the motor vehicle on a street or highway, or is involved in a reportable off-highway accident, as defined in Section 16000.1, that has resulted in damage to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or in bodily injury, or in the death of any person shall report the accident, within 10 days after the accident, either personally or through an insurance agent, broker, or legal representative, on a form approved by the department, to the office of the department at Sacramento, subject to this chapter. The driver shall identify on the form, by name and current residence address, if available, any person involved in the accident complaining of bodily injury.
(b) A report is not required under subdivision (a) if the motor vehicle involved in the accident was owned or leased by, or under the direction of, the United States, this state, another state, or a local agency.
(c) If none of the parties involved in an accident has reported the accident to the department under this section within one year following the date of the accident, the department is not required to file a report on the accident and the driver’s license suspension requirements of Section 16004 or 16070 do not apply.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 28) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 29. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Compulsory Financial Responsibility › ARTICLE 1 - Accident Reports › Section 16000.1.

16000.1. (a) For purposes of this division, a “reportable off-highway accident” means an accident that includes all of the following:
(1) Occurs off the street or highway.
(2) Involves a vehicle that is subject to registration under this code.
(3) Results in damages to the property of any one person in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or in bodily injury or in the death of any person.
(b) A “reportable off-highway accident” does not include any accident that occurs off-highway in which damage occurs only to the property of the driver or owner of the motor vehicle and no bodily injury or death of a person occurs.
(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2017.
(Repealed (in Sec. 30) and added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 451, Sec. 31. (SB 491) Effective January 1, 2016. Section operative January 1, 2017, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Compulsory Financial Responsibility › ARTICLE 1 - Accident Reports › Section 16000.7.

16000.7. As used in this division an “uninsured motor vehicle” is a motor vehicle for which financial responsibility as provided in Section 16021 was not in effect at the time of the accident.
(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 549.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Compulsory Financial Responsibility › ARTICLE 1 - Accident Reports › Section 16000.8.

16000.8. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the failure of the driver of a motor vehicle involved in an accident to prove the existence of financial responsibility, as required by Section 16020, was due to the fraudulent acts of an insurance agent or broker, the department shall terminate any suspension action taken pursuant to Section 16070, when both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The driver provides documentation from the Department of Insurance that the insurance agent or broker has been found to have committed fraud in the transaction of automobile liability insurance, or provides documentation that criminal charges have been filed against the agent or broker due to fraud or theft related to the sale of automobile liability insurances.
(2) The driver furnishes proof to the department that financial responsibility meeting the requirements of Section 16021 is currently in effect.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this section that individuals who are the victims of insurance fraud not be penalized for violating the financial responsibility laws when that violation was due to the fraudulent acts of others. Persons with documented evidence of fraud involving their insurance coverage, such as where an insurance agent accepted the premium payment for coverage but willfully failed to obtain the coverage and led the customer to believe insurance was in effect, should retain their driving privileges provided they give evidence that valid liability insurance is currently in effect.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1155, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Vehicle Code - VEH › DIVISION 7 - FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWS › CHAPTER 1 - Compulsory Financial Responsibility › ARTICLE 1 - Accident Reports › Section 16001.

16001. If the vehicle involved was a driverless runaway vehicle and was parked with the express or implied permission of the registered owner, the registered owner of the vehicle shall be construed to have been the driver of the vehicle for the purposes of this chapter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1409.)