(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.

Terms Used In California Vehicle Code 12808 v2

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • traffic: includes pedestrians, ridden animals, vehicles, street cars, and other conveyances, either singly or together, while using any highway for purposes of travel. See California Vehicle Code 620

(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.

(Repealed (in Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 800, Sec. 11. (AB 2746) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)

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