Section 12501 Of Article 1. Persons Required To Be Licensed, Exemptions, And Age Limits From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
12501
. The following persons are not required to obtain a driver's
license:
(a) An officer or employee of the United States, while operating a
motor vehicle owned or controlled by the United States on the
business of the United States, except when the motor vehicle being
operated is a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 15210.
(b) Any person while driving or operating implements of husbandry
incidentally operated or moved over a highway, except as provided in
Section 36300 or 36305.
(c) Any person driving or operating an off-highway motor vehicle
subject to identification, as defined in Section 38012, while driving
or operating such motor vehicle as provided in Section 38025.
Nothing in this subdivision authorizes operation of a motor vehicle
by a person without a valid driver's license upon any offstreet
parking facility, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500.