Section 12808 Of Article 3. Issuance And Renewal Of Licenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. (a) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any
license, check the record of the applicant for conviction of traffic
violations and traffic accidents.
(b) The department shall, before issuing or renewing any license,
check the record of the applicant for notices of failure to appear in
court filed with it and shall withhold or shall not issue a license
to any applicant who has violated his or her written promise to
appear in court unless the department has received a certificate
issued by the magistrate or clerk of the court hearing the case in
which the promise was given showing that the case has been
adjudicated or unless the applicant's record is cleared as provided
in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 41500) of Division 17. In lieu
of the certificate of adjudication, a notice from the court stating
that the original records have been lost or destroyed shall permit
the department to issue a license.
(c) (1) Any notice received by the department pursuant to Section
40509, 40509.1, or 40509.5, except subdivision (c) of Section
40509.5, that has been on file five years may be removed from the
department records and destroyed at the discretion of the department.
(2) Any notice received by the department under subdivision (c) of
Section 40509.5 that has been on file 10 years may be removed from
the department records and destroyed at the discretion of the
department.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2011.