{"id":344564,"date":"2026-10-15T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?page_id=344564"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:43:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T02:43:26","slug":"mdl-for-minors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/california-mdl\/mdl-for-minors\/","title":{"rendered":"mDL for Minors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minors between the ages of 13 to 17 can now request an mDL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/ca-dmv-vo.prod.simpligov.com\/prod\/portal\/ShowWorkFlow\/AnonymousEmbed\/6d9b9dde-b7da-4f86-b2b8-6bb89433c19c\">Start mDL Request<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<section class=\"large-list-block\">\n\t<div class=\"large-list-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"large-list-block__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBefore you begin you must:\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"large-list-block__list \">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-dmv-large-list-content large-list-block__list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have a valid\/unexpired CA identification card and\/or driver\u2019s license<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-dmv-large-list-content large-list-block__list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide some personal information for an eligibility check<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-dmv-large-list-content large-list-block__list-item\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provide your parent(s) or guardian(s) names and email addresses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-links-block\">\n\t<div class=\"featured-links-block__inner\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"featured-links-block__title heading-5\">\n\t\t\tAdditional Information\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"featured-links-block__list\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<li class=\"featured-links-block__list-item\">\n\t<a href=\"\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/mdl-terms-of-use\/\">\n\t\tmDL Terms of Use\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"featured-links-block__list-item\">\n\t<a href=\"\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/mdl-privacy-policy\/\">\n\t\tmDL Privacy Policy\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"featured-links-block__list-item\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/ca-dmv-wallet\/mdl-faqs\/\">\n\t\tmDL FAQs\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2571,"featured_media":0,"parent":248696,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"dmv_page_popups":[],"dmv_ribbon_color":"#EEF6FB","dmv_top_illustration":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mDLlogo_med-300x300-1.png","dmv_page_title":"","dmv_page_subtitle":"","dmv_allowed_editors":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[15257,2760,15251,11975,2769,13487,15254],"dmv_task":[11,10],"dmv_functional_page_type":[12],"dmv_content_type":[],"class_list":["post-344564","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-guardian","tag-mdl","tag-mdl-for-minors","tag-minor","tag-mobile-dl","tag-mobile-drivers-license-2","tag-parent","dmv_task-educational","dmv_task-licensing","dmv_functional_page_type-landing"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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