Bill Text: CA SB720 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Vehicles: drivers' licenses: military personnel and
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 154, Statutes of 2011. [SB720 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB720-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Vehicles: drivers' licenses: military personnel and
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-01 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 154, Statutes of 2011. [SB720 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB720-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 720 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Runner FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 12817 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 720, as introduced, Runner. Vehicles: drivers' licenses: military personnel and their dependents. Existing law requires a California driver's license held by a person who enters or is in the United States Armed Forces to continue in full force and effect, so long as the service continues and the person remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the holder of the license is honorably separated from service or returns to this state, among other things. This bill would extend the above benefit to a dependent, as defined, of the person who enters or is in the United States Armed Forces, as specified. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12817 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 12817. (a) A California driver's license held byanya person who enters or is in the United Statesarmed forcesArmed Forces shall continue in full force and effect , so long as the service continues and the person remains absent from thisStatestate , and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the dateon whichthe holder ofsuchthe license is honorably separated fromsuchthat service or returns to thisStatestate , unless the licenseis soonerwas suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The license is valid onlywhenif it is in the immediate possession of the licensee while driving and the licensee has in his or her immediate possession discharge or separation papers,ifhethe licensee has been discharged or separated from the service, in his immediate possession. (b) (1) A California driver's license held by a dependent of a person described in subdivision (a) shall continue in full force and effect, so long as the person described in subdivision (a) continues in service and remains absent from this state and the dependent remains absent from this state, and for a period not to exceed 30 days following the date the person described in subdivision (a) is honorably separated from that service or the date that that person or the dependent returns to this state, whichever is earlier, unless the dependent's license was suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause provided by law. The license is valid only when in the immediate possession of the licensee while driving. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, a dependent means the wife or minor child of the person described in subdivision (a).