California · Vehicle Code

VEH §12808: (a) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license, check the record of the applicant for conviction of traffic violations and traffic accidents.

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What this law says, in plain English

The department must check applicants' traffic violation and accident records before issuing or renewing licenses, and may remove certain notices from records after specified periods.

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(a) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license, check the record of the applicant for conviction of traffic violations and traffic accidents. (b) (1) Any notice received by the department pursuant to former Section 40509 or former Section 40509.5, except subdivision (c) of former Section 40509.5, shall be removed from the department records. (2) Any notice received by the department pursuant to Section 40509.1, that has been on file five years may be removed from the department records and destroyed at the discretion of the department. (c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

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