{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"12803","citation":"Veh. Code, § 12803","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500. - 15326.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal [12500. - 13020.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Issuance and Renewal of Licenses [12800. - 12819.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-1/article-3"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Upon application for an original license, except student licenses, the department shall require an examination of the applicant and shall make provision therefor before an officer or employee or authorized representative of the department in the county wherein the applicant resides.</p>","text":"Upon application for an original license, except student licenses, the department shall require an examination of the applicant and shall make provision therefor before an officer or employee or authorized representative of the department in the county wherein the applicant resides.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/issuance-and-renewal-of-licenses-12803","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}