CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2357Introduced by Assembly Member VoepelFebruary 13, 2018 An act to amend Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2357, as introduced, Voepel. Drivers licenses: renewal.Existing law provides that the expiration date for an original drivers license or a drivers license renewal is the 5th birthday of the applicant following the date of the application for the license. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Existing law, pursuant to that program, authorizes the department to renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees meeting specified requirements, including that the person is not 70 years of age or older, and that the department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail 2 consecutive times for 5-year periods.This bill would authorize a driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years to renew his or her license by mail. The bill would provide that a driver qualifying under these provisions would not be required to take a written exam, but would be required to pass an eye exam established by the department. The bill would provide that the prohibition against renewing a drivers license more than 2 consecutive times by mail would not apply to a driver qualifying under these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2357Introduced by Assembly Member VoepelFebruary 13, 2018 An act to amend Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2357, as introduced, Voepel. Drivers licenses: renewal.Existing law provides that the expiration date for an original drivers license or a drivers license renewal is the 5th birthday of the applicant following the date of the application for the license. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Existing law, pursuant to that program, authorizes the department to renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees meeting specified requirements, including that the person is not 70 years of age or older, and that the department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail 2 consecutive times for 5-year periods.This bill would authorize a driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years to renew his or her license by mail. The bill would provide that a driver qualifying under these provisions would not be required to take a written exam, but would be required to pass an eye exam established by the department. The bill would provide that the prohibition against renewing a drivers license more than 2 consecutive times by mail would not apply to a driver qualifying under these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2357
Introduced by Assembly Member VoepelFebruary 13, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Voepel
February 13, 2018
An act to amend Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2357, as introduced, Voepel. Drivers licenses: renewal.
Existing law provides that the expiration date for an original drivers license or a drivers license renewal is the 5th birthday of the applicant following the date of the application for the license. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Existing law, pursuant to that program, authorizes the department to renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees meeting specified requirements, including that the person is not 70 years of age or older, and that the department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail 2 consecutive times for 5-year periods.This bill would authorize a driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years to renew his or her license by mail. The bill would provide that a driver qualifying under these provisions would not be required to take a written exam, but would be required to pass an eye exam established by the department. The bill would provide that the prohibition against renewing a drivers license more than 2 consecutive times by mail would not apply to a driver qualifying under these provisions.
Existing law provides that the expiration date for an original drivers license or a drivers license renewal is the 5th birthday of the applicant following the date of the application for the license. Existing law authorizes the Director of Motor Vehicles to establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Existing law, pursuant to that program, authorizes the department to renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees meeting specified requirements, including that the person is not 70 years of age or older, and that the department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail 2 consecutive times for 5-year periods.
This bill would authorize a driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years to renew his or her license by mail. The bill would provide that a driver qualifying under these provisions would not be required to take a written exam, but would be required to pass an eye exam established by the department. The bill would provide that the prohibition against renewing a drivers license more than 2 consecutive times by mail would not apply to a driver qualifying under these provisions.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
SECTION 1. Section 12814.5 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
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12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.(b)(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.(c)(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.(d)(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.(e)(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.
12814.5. (a) The director may establish a program to evaluate the traffic safety and other effects of renewing drivers licenses by mail. Pursuant to that program, except as provided in subdivision (b), the department may renew by mail drivers licenses for licensees not holding a probationary license, and whose records, for the two years immediately preceding the determination of eligibility for the renewal, show no notification of a violation of subdivision (a) of Section 40509, a total violation point count not greater than one as determined in accordance with Section 12810, no suspension of the driving privilege pursuant to Section 13353.2, and no refusal to submit to or complete chemical testing pursuant to Section 13353 or 13353.1.
(b) A driver who is between 55 and 69 years of age, inclusive, who has no at-fault accidents or violations other than parking violations on his or her driving record for the preceding 15 years, may renew his or her license by mail, notwithstanding subdivision (f). A driver qualifying under this subdivision is not required to take a written exam, but shall be required to pass an eye exam established by the department.
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(c) The director may terminate the renewal by mail program authorized by this section at any time the department determines that the program has an adverse impact on traffic safety.
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(d) No renewal by mail shall be granted to any person who is 70 years of age or older.
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(e) The department shall notify each licensee granted a renewal by mail pursuant to this section of major changes to the Vehicle Code affecting traffic laws occurring during the prior five-year period.
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(f) The department shall not renew a drivers license by mail if the license has been previously renewed by mail two consecutive times for five-year periods.