Section 12806 Of Article 3. Issuance And Renewal Of Licenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. The department may refuse to issue to, or renew a driver's
license of, any person:
(a) Who is rendered incapable of safely operating a motor vehicle
because of alcoholism, excessive and chronic use of alcoholic
beverages, or addiction to, or habitual use of, any drug.
(b) Who is addicted to the use of narcotic drugs unless the person
is participating in a narcotic treatment program approved pursuant
to Article 3 (commencing with Section 11875) of Chapter 1 of Part 3
of Division 10.5 of the Health and Safety Code, in which case the
person may be issued a probationary license, subject to reasonable
terms and conditions, if that drug usage does not affect the person's
ability to exercise reasonable and ordinary control in operating a
motor vehicle on the highway.
(c) Who has a disorder characterized by lapses of consciousness or
who has experienced, within the last three years, either a lapse of
consciousness or an episode of marked confusion caused by any
condition which may bring about recurrent lapses, or who has any
physical or mental disability, disease, or disorder which could
affect the safe operation of a motor vehicle unless the department
has medical information which indicates the person may safely operate
a motor vehicle. In making its determination, the department may
rely on any relevant information available to the department.