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The record
- Jurisdiction
- California (State agency: Department of Motor Vehicles) · California
- Level
- State
- Authority
- Cal. Veh. Code sec. 1651; Executive Order N-40-20 para. 13 (AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076); FMCSA waivers
- Issued
- 2020-04-14 Apr. 14, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-04-14
- End
- 2020-05-31 (drivers under 70); 2020-06-30 (commercial credentials); later extended in steps to November 30, 2021 for commercial credentials (-017) (read as 2020-05-31)
- In force
- Apr. 14, 2020 to May 31, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public offices
- Addressees
- drivers younger than 70 with licenses expiring March to May 2020
- commercial driver license, endorsement and certificate holders expiring March to June 2020
- Functions reached
- HR driver and commercial credentialing
- DM
- WF
- CB
- Character
- context
- Collection
- State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS
Operative words
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is extending driver licenses expiring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Licenses for drivers younger than 70 that expire between March and May 2020 are now valid through May 31, 2020. All commercial driver licenses, endorsements and certificates expiring between March and June 2020 are now valid through June 30, 2020, aligning with [the federal waiver].
Enforcement
Agency extension under Vehicle Code authority and EO N-40-20
Notes
Issued while every field office was closed (March 27 to May 8, 2020).