Statute · California Vehicle Code
Cal. Veh. Code § 12501 — Persons Required to Be Licensed, Exemptions, and Age Limits
Cal. Veh. Code § 12501
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Vehicle Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
The following persons are not required to obtain a driver’s license:
Citator
Cal. Veh. Code § 12501 — Persons Required to Be Licensed, Exemptions, and Age Limits is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The following persons are not required to obtain a driver’s license:
(a) An officer or employee of the United States, while operating a motor vehicle owned or controlled by the United States on the business of the United States, except when the motor vehicle being operated is a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210.
(b) Any person while driving or operating implements of husbandry incidentally operated or moved over a highway, except as provided in Section 36300 or 36305.
(c) Any person driving or operating an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, while driving or operating such motor vehicle as provided in Section 38025. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes operation of a motor vehicle by a person without a valid driver’s license upon any offstreet parking facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500.