California · Vehicle Code

VEH §12801.2: (a) A person shall not receive financial compensation for the sole purpose of filling out an original driver’s license application for another person.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

A person cannot receive money solely for completing another person's original driver's license application. Violations are subject to civil penalties up to $2,500 per offense, enforced by government attorneys.

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

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