(a) A person shall not receive financial compensation for the sole purpose of filling out an original driver‘s license application for another person.

(b) A person in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each offense. Actions for relief pursuant to this section may be commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction by the Attorney General, or by the district attorney, county counsel, or city attorney of the location in which the violation occurred.

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 12801.2

  • City: includes every city and city and county within this State. See California Vehicle Code 255
  • County: includes every county and city and county within this State. See California Vehicle Code 270
  • driver: is a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See California Vehicle Code 305
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes a natural person, firm, copartnership, association, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Vehicle Code 470

(c) Section 40000.1 does not apply to a violation of this section.

(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 447, Sec. 1. (AB 852) Effective January 1, 2015.)

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