Section 13003 Of Article 5. Identification Cards From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.
13003
. (a) If an identification card issued under this code is
lost, destroyed, mutilated, or a new true full name is acquired, the
person to whom it was issued shall make application for an original
identification card as specified in Section 13000. The fee provided
in Section 14902 shall be paid to the department upon application for
the card. Every identification card issued pursuant to this section
shall expire as provided in Section 13002 and shall be deemed an
original identification card for that purpose.
(b) A person in possession of a valid identification card who has
been informed either by the department or by a law enforcement agency
that the document is mutilated shall surrender the identification
card to the department not later than 10 days after that
notification.
(c) For purposes of this section a mutilated identification card
is one that has been damaged sufficiently to render any or all of the
elements of identity set forth in Sections 13005 and 13005.5
unreadable or unidentifiable through visual, mechanical, or
electronic means.