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Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.5 (2026)

Violation of License Provisions

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(a)A person shall not drive a motor vehicle at any time when that person’s driving privilege is suspended or revoked pursuant to Section 13353, 13353.1, or 13353.2 and that person has knowledge of the suspension or revocation.

(b)Except in full compliance with the restriction, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle at any time when that person’s driving privilege is restricted pursuant to Section 13353.7 or 13353.8 and that person has knowledge of the restriction.

(c)Knowledge of suspension, revocation, or restriction of the driving privilege shall be conclusively presumed if notice has been given by the department to the person pursuant to Section 13106. The presumption established by this subdivision is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.

(d)A person convicted of a violation of this section is punishable, as follows:

(1)Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(2)If the offense occurred within five years of a prior offense that resulted in a conviction for a violation of this section or Section 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, or 14601.3, by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days or more than one year, and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than two thousand dollars ($2,000).

(e)In imposing the minimum fine required by subdivision (d), the court shall take into consideration the defendant’s ability to pay the fine and may, in the interest of justice, and for reasons stated in the record, reduce the amount of that minimum fine to less than the amount otherwise imposed.

(f)This section does not prohibit a person who is participating in, or has completed, an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program from driving a motor vehicle, that is owned or utilized by the person’s employer, during the course of employment on private property that is owned or utilized by the employer, except an offstreet parking facility as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 12500.

(g)When the prosecution agrees to a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of a violation of this section in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of a violation of Section 14601.2, and the court accepts that plea, except, in the interest of justice, when the court finds it would be inappropriate, the court shall, pursuant to Section 23575, require the person convicted, in addition to other requirements, to install a certified ignition interlock device on a vehicle that the person owns or operates for a period not to exceed three years.

(h)This section also applies to the operation of an off-highway motor vehicle on those lands that the Chappie-Z’berg Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Law of 1971 (Division 16.5 (commencing with Section 38000)) applies as to off-highway motor vehicles, as described in Section 38001.

(i)Upon receipt of the abstract of a conviction under this section, the department shall not reinstate the privilege to operate a motor vehicle until the department receives proof of either the “Verification of Installation” form as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 13386 or the Judicial Council Form I.D. 100.

(j)If Section 23573 is applicable, then subdivisions (g) and (i) are not applicable.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: People v. Carlson, 200 Cal. App. 4th 695 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011).
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People v. Carlson, 200 Cal. App. 4th 695 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011). “(a)), driving on a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a)), and driving while in possession of marijuana (Veh.”
People v. Seymour, 239 Cal. App. 4th 1418 (Cal. Ct. App. 2015). “(b)); (2) driving on a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5 subd. (a)); and (3) vandalism (Pen.”
People v. Guerra, 5 Cal. App. 5th 961 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016). “(b)); and driving on a suspended or revoked license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a)). Prior to trial, defendant brought a motion to suppress evidence pursuant to Penal Code section 1538.”
Travasso v. Clark, 162 F. Supp. 2d 1106 (N.D. Cal. 2001). · cites it 4× “California Vehicle Code section 14601.5 provides that any person convicted of driving on a suspended license under section 14601.”
People v. Sorenson, 22 Cal. Rptr. 3d 854 (Cal. Ct. App. 2005). “(a)) and refusal of an alcohol test (count 3; Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a)) with a prior conviction of driving on a suspended license.”
P. v. Garzon CA2/1 (Cal. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “(b)); (4) driving with knowledge of a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a)); and (5) gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated (Pen.”
People v. Cabral CA2/4 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020). “(a), (d)(2); count seven); and driving with a license suspended for a prior DUI within five years (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a), (d)(2); count eight).”
People v. Ramirez CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “(Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a).) The jury further found that appellant personally inflicted great bodily injury on her four-year-old son J.”
People v. Vigil CA6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “08 percent or more (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a); count 6).”
People v. Reynolds CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “(a); counts 8 & 10), two misdemeanor counts of driving with a license suspended for a prior DUI or refusal to take chemical test (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a); counts 9 & 11), misdemeanor vandalism (§ 594, subd.”
People v. Nault (Cal. Ct. App. 2021). “Nault pleaded no contest to driving a vehicle with a suspended license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subds. (a) & (d)(2)) (count 3) and admitted four prior convictions for driving under the influence (Veh.”
People v. Ruiz CA5 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022). “(b)); and count 4, misdemeanor driving with a suspended or revoked license (Veh. Code, § 14601.5, subd. (a)). Appellant pleaded not guilty.”
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Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.5(a): 3 cases
Travasso v. Clark, 162 F. Supp. 2d 1106 (N.D. Cal. 2001). “California Vehicle Code section 14601.5 provides that any person convicted of driving on a suspended license under section 14601.”
People v. Ruiz CA2/6 (Cal. Ct. App. 2022).
Cobarrubia v. Edwards (N.D. Cal. 2021).
Cal. Vehicle Code § 14601.5(d): 1 case
Travasso v. Clark, 162 F. Supp. 2d 1106 (N.D. Cal. 2001). “California Vehicle Code section 14601.5 provides that any person convicted of driving on a suspended license under section 14601.”
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