The department is the successor to and is vested with the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction of the former Division of Enforcement of the Department of Motor Vehicles, known as the California Highway Patrol, and of the officers and employees thereof.
Cal. Veh. Code § 2103
Administration
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Nick v. Department of Motor Vehicles (1993)
Most recently applied in Nick v. Department of Motor Vehicles (January 1993)
Enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.