The department shall publish a synopsis or summary of the laws regulating the operation of vehicles and the use of the highways and may deliver a copy of the synopsis or summary without charge with each original vehicle registration and each original driver‘s license. The department shall publish as many copies of the synopsis or summary in Spanish as the director determines are needed to meet the demand for those copies. The department shall furnish both English and Spanish copies to its field offices and to law enforcement agencies for general distribution and, when it does so, shall furnish the copies without charge.

(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 254, Sec. 1. (AB 174) Effective September 23, 2021.)

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Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 1656

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles except, when used in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2100) of Division 2 and in Divisions 11 (commencing with Section 21000), 12 (commencing with Section 24000), 13 (commencing with Section 29000), 14 (commencing with Section 31600), 14. See California Vehicle Code 290
  • driver: is a person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. See California Vehicle Code 305
  • vehicle: is a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved exclusively by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See California Vehicle Code 670