Cal. Veh. Code § 14606
Violation of License Provisions
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2013
As of January 1, 2011
(a) No person shall employ or hire any person to drive a motor vehicle nor shall he knowingly permit or authorize the driving of a motor vehicle, owned by him or her or under his or her control, upon the highways by any person unless the person is then licensed for the appropriate class of vehicle to be driven.
(a) A person shall not employ, hire, knowingly permit, or authorize any person to drive a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control upon the highways unless that person is licensed for the appropriate class of vehicle to be driven.
(b) Whenever any person employs or hires any person, including a subhauler, to drive a class A or class B vehicle, the employer shall ascertain that the person has in his or her possession a medical certificate as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 12804.9 which has been issued within two years prior to the date of the person’s employment or hiring. Whenever the person fails to qualify for a medical certificate on reexamination, the employer shall report that failure to the department.
(b) Whenever a person fails to qualify, on reexamination, to operate a commercial motor vehicle, an employer shall report that failure to the department within 10 days.
(c) An employer shall obtain from a driver required to have a commercial driver’s license or commercial endorsement a copy of the driver’s medical certification before allowing the driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle. The employer shall retain the certification as part of a driver qualification file.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 30, 2014.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.