California Vehicle Code CHAPTER 2 - Civil Liability of Persons Signing License Applications of Minors

• Section 17700.
  For the purposes of this chapter, all persons under 18 years of age are minors.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1748.)
• Section 17701.
  No application for a driver’s license shall be granted by the department to any minor unless it is signed and verified by the father and...
• Section 17702.
  If a minor under the age of 18 years is married, the application may be signed and verified by the adult spouse of the minor...
• Section 17703.
  If the person or persons required to sign and verify the application of a minor are not residents of this state, the application shall be...
• Section 17704.
  If, at any time during the minority of the person who has given proof of financial responsibility, as defined in Section 16430, the proof fails,...
• Section 17705.
  If the person who is required to sign and verify the application of a minor gives his or her written consent, or the minor is...
• Section 17706.
  (a) If the person who is required by the provisions of this code to sign and verify the application of a minor gives his written consent,...
• Section 17707.
  Any civil liability of a minor arising out of his driving a motor vehicle upon a highway during his minority is hereby imposed upon the...
• Section 17708.
  Any civil liability of a minor, whether licensed or not under this code, arising out of his driving a motor vehicle upon a highway with...
• Section 17709.
  (a) No person, or group of persons collectively, shall incur liability for a minor’s negligent or wrongful act or omission under Sections 17707 and 17708 in...
• Section 17710.
  The person signing a minor’s application for a license is not liable under this chapter for a negligent or wrongful act or omission of the...
• Section 17711.
  Any person who has signed and verified the application of a minor for a driver’s license or any employer who has authorized the issuance of...
• Section 17712.
  (a) The department, upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death of the father and mother or the person or guardian who signed and verified the...
• Section 17714.
  In the event, in one or more actions, judgment is rendered against a defendant under this chapter based upon the negligent or wrongful act or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018