California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 1 - Organization of Department

• Section 1500.
  (a) There is in the Transportation Agency the Department of Motor Vehicles.(b) Whenever the term “Business, Transportation and Housing Agency” appears within the Vehicle Code, it shall...
• Section 1501.
  The department is the successor to and is hereby vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction now or hereafter vested by...
• Section 1502.
  The department has possession and control of all records, books, papers, offices, equipment, moneys, funds, appropriations, and all other property, real or personal, now or...
• Section 1503.
  Except as in this division otherwise provided, the provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2...
• Section 1504.
  The department is under the control of a civil executive officer known as the Director of Motor Vehicles. The director shall be appointed by, and...
• Section 1505.
  The director, with the approval of the Governor and the Secretary of Transportation, shall organize the department in a manner that he or she may...
• Section 1507.
  The director may appoint and, in accordance with law fix the salaries of:(a) A deputy director.(b) Such other officers, deputies, technical experts, and employees as may be...

Last modified: October 22, 2018