(a) The department may issue a restricted class A driver‘s license for the operation of a vehicle towing a trailer if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The towing of the trailer is not for compensation or commercial purposes.

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 12804.12 v2

  • 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
  • trailer: includes a semitrailer when used in conjunction with an auxiliary dolly, if the auxiliary dolly is of a type constructed to replace the function of the drawbar and the front axle or axles of a trailer. See California Vehicle Code 630
  • 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

(2) The trailer has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds.

(3) The trailer is used exclusively for recreational purposes.

(4) The trailer is used for the transportation of property or human habitation, or both.

(b) In lieu of a report of a medical examination required by Section 12804.9, an applicant for a restricted license issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon application and every two years thereafter, submit medical information on a form approved by the department.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2027.

(Repealed (in Sec. 3) and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 610, Sec. 4. (SB 287) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

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