2011 California Code
Vehicle Code
DIVISION 6. DRIVERS' LICENSES [12500 - 15325]
ARTICLE 5. Commercial Driver s License
Section 15260
(a) Any applicant for a commercial driver s license who does not successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test, or who does not successfully complete the driving-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes, shall, if otherwise qualified, receive a commercial driver s license that restricts the licenseholder from operating a commercial motor vehicle equipped with air brakes.
(b) To remove the restriction described in subdivision (a) from a commercial driver s license, the driver is required to make a new application for a commercial driver s license, and, in addition to any other requirements specified in this code, to successfully complete the air-brake component of the knowledge test prescribed by the department, and to pass the driver-skill test in a vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with air brakes.
(c) For the purposes of the driving-skill test and the restriction described in this section, air brakes shall include any braking system operating fully or partially on the air-brake principle.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1509, Sec. 9.)
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