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California Vehicle Code Division 6 - Driver's Licenses

Chapter 1. Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal
Article 1. Persons Required to Be Licensed, Exemptions, and Age Limitations

Table of Contents for Article 1 of Chapter 1 of Division 6 of the California Vehicle Code
Section Number Section Title
12500 Unlawful to Drive Unless Licensed
12501 Persons Exempt
12502 Nonresident Driver
12503 Unlicensed Nonresident
12504 Nonresident Minors
12505 Residency
12506 Temporary Licenses
12508 Limited Term License
12509 Instruction Permits
12511 Licensee Entitled to One License
12512 License: Age Requirement
12513 Junior Permits; Issuance
12514 Junior Permits: Duration, Revocation, Cancellation, and Contents
12515 Driving for Hire or Truck Driving: Age Limit
12516 Age for Driving Schoolbus
12517 Qualifications of Schoolbus or School Pupil Activity Bus Driver
12517.1 Definition of Schoolbus Accident
12517.2 Medical Examination Requirements
12517.3 Fingerprint Requirements
12517.4 Certificates: Issuance and Restrictions
12517.5 Paratransit Vehicles: Drivers
12517.45 Charter-Party Carriers Transporting School Pupils: Requirements
12518 Nonresident Minor Member of Armed Forces
12519 Farm Labor Vehicle Driver's Certificate
12520 Tow Truck Driver Certificate
12521 Tour Bus Operator Requirements
12522 First Aid Exam for Schoolbus and Youth Bus Drivers
12523 Youth Bus Driver's Certificate
12523.5 General Public Paratransit Driver's Certificate
12523.6 Driver's Certificate for Driving Developmentally Disabled
12524 Radioactive Materials Driver's Certificate
12525 Operation by Mechanics or Maintenance Personnel
12527 Ambulance Driver Certificate

Vehicle Code Table of Contents