Title VEH, California Veh. Code

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…

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…

(a) As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Automated speed violation” means a violation of a speed law detected by a speed safety system operated pursuant to this article. (2) “Designated jurisdiction” means any of the Cities of Los Angeles, San Jose, Oakl…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of any speed law pursuant to this chapter that is recorded by a speed safety system authorized pursuant to Section 22425 shall be subject only to a civil penalty, as provided in subdivision (c), and shall not result in the department…

(a) No later than 30 calendar days from the date of mailing of a notice of violation, the recipient may request an initial review of the notice by the issuing agency. The request may be made by telephone, in writing, electronically, or in person. There shall be no charge for this…

(a) Within 30 days after personal delivery or mailing of the final decision described in subdivision (c) of Section 22427, the contestant may seek review by filing an appeal to the superior court, where the case shall be heard de novo, except that the contents of the processing a…

(a) A designated jurisdiction shall offer a diversion program for indigent speed safety system violation recipients, to perform community service in lieu of paying the penalty for a speed system violation. (b) A designated jurisdiction shall offer the ability for indigent speed s…

Any designated jurisdiction that used speed safety systems shall, on or before March 1 of the fifth year in which the system has been implemented, submit to its governing body and the transportation committees of the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Cod…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 808, Sec. 4. (AB 645) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Repeal affects Article 3, commencing with Section 22…

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 opera…

(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, o…

(a) As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Automated speed violation” means a violation of a speed law detected by a speed safety system operated pursuant to this article. (2) “Designated jurisdiction” means the City of Malibu. (3) A person is “indigent” i…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of any speed law pursuant to this chapter that is recorded by a speed safety system authorized pursuant to Section 22435 shall be subject only to a civil penalty, as provided in subdivision (c), and shall not result in the department…

(a) No later than 30 calendar days from the date of mailing of a notice of violation, the recipient may request an initial review of the notice by the issuing agency. The request may be made by telephone, in writing, electronically, or in person. There shall be no charge for this…

(a) Within 30 days after personal delivery or mailing of the final decision described in subdivision (c) of Section 22437, the contestant may seek review by filing an appeal to the superior court, where the case shall be heard de novo, except that the contents of the processing a…

(a) A designated jurisdiction shall offer a diversion program for indigent speed safety system violation recipients, to perform community service in lieu of paying the penalty for a speed system violation. (b) A designated jurisdiction shall offer the ability for indigent speed s…

The designated jurisdiction that used a speed safety system shall, on or before March 1 of the fifth year in which the system has been implemented, submit to its governing body and the transportation committees of the Legislature, consistent with Section 9795 of the Government Co…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 631, Sec. 3. (SB 1297) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 4, commencing with Sec…

(a) (1) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle unless that person has in their immediate possession a valid commercial driver’s license of the appropriate class. (2) A person shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle while transporting hazardous materials unless…

(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 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 bu…

(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 tha…

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 …

(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…

(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 licenseho…

(a) As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (1) “Automated speed violation” means a violation of a speed law detected by a speed safety system operated pursuant to this article. (2) “Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program” refers to a program whereby the…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a violation of any speed law pursuant to this chapter that is recorded by a speed safety system authorized pursuant to Section 22445 shall be subject only to a civil penalty, as provided in subdivision (c), and shall not result in the Department…

(a) No later than 30 calendar days from the date of mailing of a notice of violation, the recipient may request an initial review of the notice by the department. The request may be made by telephone, in writing, electronically, or in person. There shall be no charge for this rev…

(a) Within 30 days after personal delivery or mailing of the final decision described in subdivision (c) of Section 22445.2, the contestant may seek review by filing an appeal to the superior court, where the case shall be heard de novo, except that the contents of the department…

(a) The department shall offer the ability for indigent speed safety system violation recipients to pay applicable fines and penalties over a period of time under a payment plan with monthly installments of no more than twenty-five dollars ($25) and shall limit the processing fee…

(a) No later than two years after the commencement of the state highway work zone speed safety program, and annually thereafter, the department shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the state highway work zone speed safety program and its impact on state…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2032, and as of that date is repealed. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 684, Sec. 3. (AB 289) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2032, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 5, commencing with Sect…

(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 unle…

(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 sc…

(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 gene…

(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)…

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 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) Subd…

(a) A driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle for the rest of their life if convicted of using a commercial motor vehicle in the commission of a felony involving an act or practice of severe forms of human trafficking, as described in Section 7102 of Title 22 of the U…

Pursuant to Subpart E of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a driver shall not operate a commercial motor vehicle if the department receives notice from the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse that the driver is prohibited from operating a commercial moto…

Pursuant to Subpart E of Part 383 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the department shall not issue, renew, or upgrade a commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license if the department receives notification from the federal Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse…

(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 dis…

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 v…

(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 serio…

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 th…

(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 perm…