Section 12800 Of Article 3. Issuance And Renewal Of Licenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. Each application for an original or a renewal of a driver's
license shall contain all of the following information:
(a) The applicant's true full name, age, sex, mailing address,
residence address, and, except as provided in Section 12801, social
security account number.
(b) A brief description of the applicant for the purpose of
identification.
(c) A legible print of the thumb or finger of the applicant.
(d) The type of motor vehicle or combination of vehicles the
applicant desires to operate.
(e) Whether the applicant has ever previously been licensed as a
driver and, if so, when and in what state or country and whether or
not the license has been suspended or revoked and, if so, the date of
and reason for the suspension or revocation.
(f) Whether the applicant has ever previously been refused a
driver's license in this state and, if so, the date of and the reason
for the refusal.
(g) Whether the applicant, within the last three years, has
experienced, on one or more occasions, either a lapse of
consciousness or an episode of marked confusion caused by a condition
that may bring about recurrent lapses, or whether the applicant has
a disease, disorder, or disability that affects his or her ability to
exercise reasonable and ordinary control in operating a motor
vehicle upon a highway.
(h) Whether the applicant understands traffic signs and signals.
(i) Whether the applicant has ever previously been issued an
identification card by the department.
(j) Any other information that is necessary to enable the
department to determine whether the applicant is entitled to a
license under this code.
(k) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015, or on
the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section
12801.11, whichever is sooner.
(l) This section shall become inoperative on the effective date of
a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate
jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section,
or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found
unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department
shall post this information on its Internet Web site.