{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"15260","citation":"Veh. Code, § 15260","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 7. Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program [15200. - 15326.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Commercial Driver’s License [15250. - 15263.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-6/chapter-7/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Any applicant for a commercial driver’s license who does not successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test, or who does not successfully complete the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes, shall, if otherwise qualified, receive a commercial driver’s license that restricts the licenseholder from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.</p><p>(b) To remove the restriction described in subdivision (a) from a commercial driver’s license, the driver is required to make a new application for a commercial driver’s license, and, in addition to any other requirements specified in this code, to successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test prescribed by the department, and to pass the driver-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes.</p><p>(c) For the purposes of the driving-skill test and the restriction described in this section, air brakes shall include any braking system operating fully or partially on the air-brake principle.</p>","text":"(a) Any applicant for a commercial driver’s license who does not successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test, or who does not successfully complete the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes, shall, if otherwise qualified, receive a commercial driver’s license that restricts the licenseholder from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes. (b) To remove the restriction described in subdivision (a) from a commercial driver’s license, the driver is required to make a new application for a commercial driver’s license, and, in addition to any other requirements specified in this code, to successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test prescribed by the department, and to pass the driver-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes. (c) For the purposes of the driving-skill test and the restriction described in this section, air brakes shall include any braking system operating fully or partially on the air-brake principle.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/commercial-drivers-license-15260","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}