{"data":{"id":"us-ca/veh-15024","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"VEH § 15024","heading":"","body":"Upon application for a license to drive, the licensing authority in a party state shall ascertain whether the applicant has ever held, or is the holder of a license to drive issued by any other party state. The licensing authority in the state where application is made shall not issue a license to drive to the applicant if:\n(1) The applicant has held such a license, but the license has been suspended by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and if such suspension period has not terminated.\n(2) The applicant has held such a license, but the license has been revoked by reason, in whole or in part, of a violation, and if such revocation has not terminated; except that after the expiration of one year from the date the license was revoked, such person may make application for a new license if permitted by law. The licensing authority may refuse to issue a license to any such applicant if, after investigation, the licensing authority determines that it will not be safe to grant to such person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.\n(3) The applicant is the holder of a license to drive issued by another party state and currently in force, unless the applicant surrenders such license.","path":["Vehicle Code - VEH","DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500. - 15326.]","CHAPTER 6. Driver License Compact [15000. - 15028.]","ARTICLE 2. Compact Terms [15020. - 15028.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"df722d2ba1773246f1791559a873a33d89a37ea8c7259e1da5c9badece62e013","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/veh-15023","next":"us-ca/veh-15025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}