Drivers licensing laws 3/ 5
California

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Driver Education.
There are three options for meeting your driver’s education requirements:

  1. Take driver’s education at any locally offered and DMV-approved school.
  2. Take driver’s education online with a DMV-approved school.
  3. If you are not within 30 miles of a DMV-approved school and it is not possible for you to access the internet for a driver’s education class, you need to complete 100 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience, 10 hours of which must be completed in the dark. If you are applying for a motorcycle license, all 100 hours of driving experience must be completed during daylight hours only. Please refer to Chapter 4 of this handbook for information about night driving.

Minors must also remain free of any at-fault crashes, moving violation convictions and any type of alcohol or drug conviction for six months prior to receiving a driver’s license.