California Vehicle Code

§ 12523.6

VEH § 12523.6 Effective Jan 1, 1999Div. 6 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) On and after March 1, 1998, no person who is employed primarily as a driver of a motor vehicle that is used for the transportation of persons with developmental disabilities, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall operate that motor vehicle unless that person has in his or her possession a valid driver’s license of the appropriate class and a valid special driver certificate issued by the department.

(2)This subdivision only applies to a person who is employed by a business, a nonprofit organization, or a state or local public agency.

(b)The special driver certificate shall be issued only to an applicant who has cleared a criminal history background check by the Department of Justice and, if applicable, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 877, Sec. 53. Effective January 1, 1999.