California Code of Regulations › Title 13 - Motor Vehicles › Division 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 1 - Department of Motor Vehicles › Article 2.4 - Driver Safety › Lapses of Consciousness › Section 118.00 - Restricted Driver License Based Upon a Critical Need to Drive - Persons Under 21

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 Department may issue a restricted driver license based upon a critical need to
					 drive if the person's driver license was suspended or the issuance of a license
					 delayed pursuant to Vehicle Code Sections
					 23136,
					 13388 and
					 13353.2. The
					 applicant shall meet all other requirements for issuance of a driver license
					 and have no history of disqualifying violations as described in Vehicle Code
					 Section
					 13353.8.
(b) A request for a critical need restriction
					 shall be made by submitting to the department an Application for Critical Need
					 Restriction, form DS 694 (REV 10/2006) WWW or form DS 2694 (REV 10/2006), which
					 is hereby incorporated by reference. The applicant shall complete the Statement
					 of Facts by Applicant and supply required additional information and supporting
					 evidence regarding circumstances under which a critical need is being
					 requested. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide full and complete
					 answers and to prove facts supporting the claim of a critical need to drive.
					 The applicant shall attach any information regarding alternative transportation
					 that can meet that need.
(c) A
					 person is eligible for a restricted driver license when, in the opinion of the
					 department, sufficient proof of one or more of the following circumstances
					 exists:
(1) School or other transportation is
					 not adequate for regular attendance at school and at activities authorized by
					 the school. The applicant shall complete the Statement of Facts by Applicant
					 and provide required additional information relating to transportation to and
					 from school. The Statement of Facts by School Principal shall be completed on
					 the application and the certification signed under the penalty of perjury under
					 the laws of the State of California. If the school does not have a principal,
					 then a department head, headmaster, administrator or other person whose title
					 indicates a position of responsibility for the supervision and/or
					 administration of the school shall complete the form. The application shall be
					 accompanied by proof of current enrollment in the school.
(2) Transportation facilities are inadequate
					 and the operation of a vehicle by an applicant is necessary due to the illness
					 of a family member. The applicant shall complete the Statement of Facts by
					 Applicant and provide required additional information relating to any family
					 illness. The Statement of Facts by Physician shall be completed on the
					 application and the certification signed under the penalty of perjury under the
					 laws of the State of California. A separate Statement of Facts by Applicant
					 shall be completed for each family member whose disability or illness affects
					 transportation needs.
(3)
					 Transportation facilities are inadequate and the operation of a vehicle by an
					 applicant is necessary due to employment of the applicant and the applicant's
					 income is essential to the support of the family. The applicant shall complete
					 the Statement of Facts by Applicant and provide required additional information
					 relating to transportation to and from work. The Statement of Facts by Employer
					 shall be completed on the application and the certification signed under the
					 penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California.
(4) Operation of a vehicle by the applicant
					 is essential to a family enterprise from which a substantial amount of the
					 family's income will be derived and without which income the family will be
					 unable to obtain essential goods and services critical to their survival or
					 welfare. The applicant shall complete the Statement of Facts by Applicant and
					 provide additional information relating to any family enterprise. The Statement
					 of Facts by Employer shall be completed and the certification signed under the
					 penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of
					 California.