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California Driving Law - The Difference between Driving without a License and Driving without a License in Your Possession

By Neil Shouse, Esq.

Although this difference seems obvious, people often mistake the non-criminal infraction of driving without a license in one?s possession for the more serious misdemeanor offense of driving without a valid license. California Vehicle Code 12951 penalizes driving without a license in your possession. As previously stated, this is a non-criminal infraction that prosecutors must dismiss if you later prove that you were validly licensed at the time of your offense. California Vehicle Code 12500 VC driving without a valid license is typically charged as a misdemeanor. This offense is charged when?at the time you are caught driving?the California Department of Motor Vehicles -- or the DMV from another state -- hasn?t issued you a license.

Full post as published by DUI Blogger on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).