VEH § 12501
Where this section sits in the code
- Vehicle Code - VEH
- DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500. - 15326.]
- CHAPTER 1. Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal [12500. - 13020.]
- ARTICLE 1. Persons Required to Be Licensed, Exemptions, and Age Limits [12500. - 12527.]
The following persons are not required to obtain a driver’s license:
(a) An officer or employee of the United States, while operating a motor vehicle owned or controlled by the United States on the business of the United States, except when the motor vehicle being operated is a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210.
(b) Any person while driving or operating implements of husbandry incidentally operated or moved over a highway, except as provided in Section 36300 or 36305.
(c) Any person driving or operating an off-highway motor vehicle subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, while driving or operating such motor vehicle as provided in Section 38025. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes operation of a motor vehicle by a person without a valid driver’s license upon any offstreet parking facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500.
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