CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S HANDBOOK
2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Section y1~
New yLaw
Effective yJuly y1, y2021
AB y47 y(Daly, yChaptered yby ySecretary yof yState y- yCh y603, yStats. y2019) y- yCorrect yAnswer
y- yThis ylaw yrequires yDMV yto yassess ya ynegligent yoperator ypoint yon ya ydriver's yrecord yfor ya
ysecond yconviction ywithin y36 ymonths yof ytalking, ytexting, yor yusing ya yhandheld ywireless
ycommunications ydevice y(cell yphone) ywhile ydriving.
Section y3~ yThe yCalifornia yDriver's yLicense
A yCalifornia ydriver's ylicense ygives yyou ypermission yto ydrive yon ypublic
roads. yYou ymust: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yHave yyour ydriver's ylicense ywith yyou ywhen yyou
ydrive.
• yShow yyour ydriver's ylicense yto yany ylaw yenforcement yofficer ywho yasks
to ysee yit.
• yShow yyour ydriver's ylicense yto ythe yother ydriver(s) yif yyou yare yin ya ycollision.
• yHave ya yvalid ydriver's ylicense. yIt yis ya ymisdemeanor yto ydrive ywith yan
expired ydriver's ylicense. yYou ymay yget ya yticket, yhave yyour yvehicle yimpounded, yand ybe
yrequired yto yappear yin ycourt.
Section y3~
Who yMust yHave ya yDriver's yLicense?
California yResidents y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yCalifornia yresidents ywho ydrive yon ypublic
yroads yor yuse ypublic yparking yfacilities ymust yhave ya ydriver's ylicense.
Section y3~
New yCalifornia yResidents y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yWhen yyou ybecome ya yCalifornia yresident
yand ywish yto ydrive yin ythe ystate, yyou ymust yapply yfor ya yCalifornia ydriver's ylicense ywithin y10
ydays. yThere yare ya yvariety yof yways yto yestablish yCalifornia yresidency, yincluding:
•Registering yto yvote yin yCalifornia yelections.
,• yGetting ya yjob. y
• yPaying yresident ytuition yat ya yCalifornia ycollege yor yuniversity.
• yFiling yfor ya yhomeowner's yproperty ytax yexemption.
• yReceiving yany yother yprivilege yor ybenefit ynot ygiven yto ynonresidents.
Section y3~ y
Adults yVisiting yCalifornia y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yVisitors yover y18 yyears yold ymay ydrive yin
yCalifornia ywith ya yvalid ydriver's ylicense yfrom ytheir yhome ystate yor ycountry.
Section y3~
Penalties yfor yUnlicensed yDrivers y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yDriving ywithout ya ylicense ycould
yresult yin ya yfine yand yjail ysentence.
•It yis yillegal yfor yanyone ywith ya ysuspended yor yrevoked ydriving yprivilege yto ydrive yyour ycar.
yIf yan yunlicensed yperson yis ycaught ydriving yyour yvehicle, yit ymay ybe yimpounded yfor y30
ydays.
•Anyone yhired yto ydrive yinterstate ycommercial yvehicles ymust ybe yat yleast y21 yyears yold.
yYou yalso ymust ybe yat yleast y21 yyears yold yto ytransport yhazardous ymaterials yor ywaste.
Section y3~
Types yof yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yAnyone yoperating ya yvehicle ymust yhave ya
ylicense yto ydrive ythat yvehicle ytype. yMost ypeople yneed ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense. yTo
yoperate ycommercial yvehicles, ymotorcycles, yand yother ytypes yof yvehicles, yyou ymust yhave
ya ydifferent yclass yof ylicense.
Section y3~
Class yC yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yWith ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense, yyou ymay
ydrive ya:
• yTwo-axle yvehicle ywith ya ygross yvehicle yweight yrating y(GVWR) yof y26,000 ylbs. yor yless.
• yThree-axle yvehicle yweighing y6000 ylbs. yor yless y(gross).
• yHouse ycar y(vehicle ydesigned yfor yhuman yhabitation) ythat yis y40 yfeet yor
less.
• yThree-wheel ymotorcycle ywith ytwo ywheels ylocated yin ythe yfront yor
back.
, • yVanpool yvehicle ydesigned yto ycarry ybetween y10 yand yno ymore ythan y15 ypeople
y(including ythe ydriver).
Section y3~
With ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense, yyou ymay ytow: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yA ysingle yvehicle
ywith ya yGVWR yof y10,000 ylbs. yor yless y(including ya ytow ydolly).
• yWith ya yvehicle yweighing y4000 ylbs. yor ymore yunladen, ya:
— yTrailer ycoach yor yfifth-wheel ytravel ytrailer yunder y10,000 ylbs. yGVWR ywhen ytowing yis
ynot yfor ycompensation.
— yFifth ywheel ytravel ytrailer yexceeding y10,000lbs. ybut yunder y15,000 ylbs. yGVWR, ywhen
ytowing yis ynot yfor ycompensation, yand ywith yendorsement.
Section y3~ y
A yfarmer y(or yemployee yof ya yfarmer) ymay ydrive: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yAny ycombination yof
yvehicles yweighing y26,000 ylbs. yGVWR yor yless y(if yused yonly yin yagricultural yoperations
yand ynot yfor yhire yor ycompensation).
Section y3~ y
Notes yabout yClass yC ydriver's ylicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yDrivers ywith ya yClass yC
ylicense ymay ynot ytow ymore ythan yone yvehicle.
• yA ypassenger yvehicle y(regardless yof yweight) ymay ynot ytow ymore ythan
one yvehicle.
• yA ymotor yvehicle yweighing yunder y4000 ylbs. y(unladen) ymay ynot ytow
any yvehicle yweighing y6000 ylbs. yor ymore ygross.
Section y3~
REAL yID yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yThe yfederal ygovernment ypassed ythe
yREAL yID yAct yof y2005 yin yresponse yto ythe yevents yof y9/11. yBeginning yMay y2023, yyour
ydriver's ylicense yor yidentification y(ID) ycard ymust ybe yREAL yID ycompliant yif yyou yuse yit yto:
•Board yan yairplane yfor ydomestic yflights.
• yEnter ymilitary ybases.
• yEnter ymost yfederal yfacilities.
Section y3~
2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Section y1~
New yLaw
Effective yJuly y1, y2021
AB y47 y(Daly, yChaptered yby ySecretary yof yState y- yCh y603, yStats. y2019) y- yCorrect yAnswer
y- yThis ylaw yrequires yDMV yto yassess ya ynegligent yoperator ypoint yon ya ydriver's yrecord yfor ya
ysecond yconviction ywithin y36 ymonths yof ytalking, ytexting, yor yusing ya yhandheld ywireless
ycommunications ydevice y(cell yphone) ywhile ydriving.
Section y3~ yThe yCalifornia yDriver's yLicense
A yCalifornia ydriver's ylicense ygives yyou ypermission yto ydrive yon ypublic
roads. yYou ymust: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yHave yyour ydriver's ylicense ywith yyou ywhen yyou
ydrive.
• yShow yyour ydriver's ylicense yto yany ylaw yenforcement yofficer ywho yasks
to ysee yit.
• yShow yyour ydriver's ylicense yto ythe yother ydriver(s) yif yyou yare yin ya ycollision.
• yHave ya yvalid ydriver's ylicense. yIt yis ya ymisdemeanor yto ydrive ywith yan
expired ydriver's ylicense. yYou ymay yget ya yticket, yhave yyour yvehicle yimpounded, yand ybe
yrequired yto yappear yin ycourt.
Section y3~
Who yMust yHave ya yDriver's yLicense?
California yResidents y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yCalifornia yresidents ywho ydrive yon ypublic
yroads yor yuse ypublic yparking yfacilities ymust yhave ya ydriver's ylicense.
Section y3~
New yCalifornia yResidents y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yWhen yyou ybecome ya yCalifornia yresident
yand ywish yto ydrive yin ythe ystate, yyou ymust yapply yfor ya yCalifornia ydriver's ylicense ywithin y10
ydays. yThere yare ya yvariety yof yways yto yestablish yCalifornia yresidency, yincluding:
•Registering yto yvote yin yCalifornia yelections.
,• yGetting ya yjob. y
• yPaying yresident ytuition yat ya yCalifornia ycollege yor yuniversity.
• yFiling yfor ya yhomeowner's yproperty ytax yexemption.
• yReceiving yany yother yprivilege yor ybenefit ynot ygiven yto ynonresidents.
Section y3~ y
Adults yVisiting yCalifornia y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yVisitors yover y18 yyears yold ymay ydrive yin
yCalifornia ywith ya yvalid ydriver's ylicense yfrom ytheir yhome ystate yor ycountry.
Section y3~
Penalties yfor yUnlicensed yDrivers y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yDriving ywithout ya ylicense ycould
yresult yin ya yfine yand yjail ysentence.
•It yis yillegal yfor yanyone ywith ya ysuspended yor yrevoked ydriving yprivilege yto ydrive yyour ycar.
yIf yan yunlicensed yperson yis ycaught ydriving yyour yvehicle, yit ymay ybe yimpounded yfor y30
ydays.
•Anyone yhired yto ydrive yinterstate ycommercial yvehicles ymust ybe yat yleast y21 yyears yold.
yYou yalso ymust ybe yat yleast y21 yyears yold yto ytransport yhazardous ymaterials yor ywaste.
Section y3~
Types yof yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yAnyone yoperating ya yvehicle ymust yhave ya
ylicense yto ydrive ythat yvehicle ytype. yMost ypeople yneed ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense. yTo
yoperate ycommercial yvehicles, ymotorcycles, yand yother ytypes yof yvehicles, yyou ymust yhave
ya ydifferent yclass yof ylicense.
Section y3~
Class yC yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yWith ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense, yyou ymay
ydrive ya:
• yTwo-axle yvehicle ywith ya ygross yvehicle yweight yrating y(GVWR) yof y26,000 ylbs. yor yless.
• yThree-axle yvehicle yweighing y6000 ylbs. yor yless y(gross).
• yHouse ycar y(vehicle ydesigned yfor yhuman yhabitation) ythat yis y40 yfeet yor
less.
• yThree-wheel ymotorcycle ywith ytwo ywheels ylocated yin ythe yfront yor
back.
, • yVanpool yvehicle ydesigned yto ycarry ybetween y10 yand yno ymore ythan y15 ypeople
y(including ythe ydriver).
Section y3~
With ya yClass yC ydriver's ylicense, yyou ymay ytow: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yA ysingle yvehicle
ywith ya yGVWR yof y10,000 ylbs. yor yless y(including ya ytow ydolly).
• yWith ya yvehicle yweighing y4000 ylbs. yor ymore yunladen, ya:
— yTrailer ycoach yor yfifth-wheel ytravel ytrailer yunder y10,000 ylbs. yGVWR ywhen ytowing yis
ynot yfor ycompensation.
— yFifth ywheel ytravel ytrailer yexceeding y10,000lbs. ybut yunder y15,000 ylbs. yGVWR, ywhen
ytowing yis ynot yfor ycompensation, yand ywith yendorsement.
Section y3~ y
A yfarmer y(or yemployee yof ya yfarmer) ymay ydrive: y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yAny ycombination yof
yvehicles yweighing y26,000 ylbs. yGVWR yor yless y(if yused yonly yin yagricultural yoperations
yand ynot yfor yhire yor ycompensation).
Section y3~ y
Notes yabout yClass yC ydriver's ylicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- y• yDrivers ywith ya yClass yC
ylicense ymay ynot ytow ymore ythan yone yvehicle.
• yA ypassenger yvehicle y(regardless yof yweight) ymay ynot ytow ymore ythan
one yvehicle.
• yA ymotor yvehicle yweighing yunder y4000 ylbs. y(unladen) ymay ynot ytow
any yvehicle yweighing y6000 ylbs. yor ymore ygross.
Section y3~
REAL yID yDriver's yLicenses y- yCorrect yAnswer y- yThe yfederal ygovernment ypassed ythe
yREAL yID yAct yof y2005 yin yresponse yto ythe yevents yof y9/11. yBeginning yMay y2023, yyour
ydriver's ylicense yor yidentification y(ID) ycard ymust ybe yREAL yID ycompliant yif yyou yuse yit yto:
•Board yan yairplane yfor ydomestic yflights.
• yEnter ymilitary ybases.
• yEnter ymost yfederal yfacilities.
Section y3~
