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VEH 12815: (a) If a driver’s license issued under this code is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new true, full name is acquire…

DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES

Executive Summary

California Vehicle Code section 12815 ((a) If a driver’s license issued under this code is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new true, full name is acquire…) addresses (a) If a driver’s license issued under this code is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new true, full name is acquired, the person to whom it was issued shall. Any person who loses a driver’s license and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original license shall immediately destroy the original license. Part of DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES. Tags Clinic hosts the official statutory text unchanged below for registration, title, and compliance reference in California.

Key Takeaways

  • (a) If a driver’s license issued under this code is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or a new true, full name is acquired, the person to whom it was issued shall….
  • Any person who loses a driver’s license and who, after obtaining a duplicate, finds the original license shall immediately destroy the original license.
  • (b) A person in possession of a valid driver’s license who has been informed either by the department or by a law enforcement agency that the document is….
  • (c) A person who submits a change of address pursuant to Section 14600 may apply to the department for a duplicate driver’s license.
  • If a person receives a duplicate pursuant to this subdivision, they shall immediately destroy the license with the prior mailing address.

Important Facts

Vehicle Code section
12815
Division
DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES
Statutory text
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