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Obtaining a driver license (from pages 4-8)

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when you apply for an original driver's license, you must present acceptable documents establishing...
your identity/birthdate, proof of residency, and provide your SSN, if eligible
The REAL ID complaint DL/ID card is...
optional
If you have a valid U.S. passport/passport card, military ID, or other federally approved ID, you may...
use this as your form of ID to pass a TSA checkpoint at airports nationwide and visit a secure federal building/military installation anytime
You do not need a REAL ID complaint DL/ID card if:
- You're driving
- Can vote
- Apply for/receive federal benefits (veterans affairs, Social Security Administration, etc.)
- Enter a federal facility that does not require ID
- Visit a hospital or receive life-saving services
To apply for a REAL ID card, you must do the following:
- Provide proof of identity
- Provide 2 California residency documents
- Present proof of your SSN, if eligible
Name change documents may be required to issue a REAL ID Complaint DL/ID card in your true full name. For example:
- An adoption document that contains the legal name as a result of adoption
- Marriage certificate
- Certificate, declaration, or registration document verifying the information
- Dissolution of marriage/domestic partnership document that contains the legal name
To apply for a Basic Class C DL, you must:
- Submit a completed and signed Driver License & ID Card Application form
- Present an acceptable document(s) establishing your identity and birthdate.
- Provide your true full name
- Present an acceptable residency document(s).
- Provide your SSN, if eligible, which will be electronically verified with the SSA.
- Pay a nonrefundable application fee
- Pass a vision test
- Have photograph taken, fingerprint scan, and signed name
If you are at least 18 years old, meet the application requirements, and pass the required tests, you may receive a
California instruction permit, which is needed when learning to drive
To get a motorcycle permit, you must:
- complete application requirements
- submit a certificate of completion of motorcycle training, if under 21 years old
- Pass a knowledge test
If you are at least 18 years old and have never been licensed, you must meet the following criteria:
- Comply with the requirements for a driving permit.
- When you are ready, make an appointment to take the behind-the-wheel driving test.
- When you report for the driving test, bring your instruction permit with you.
- Pass the behind-the-wheel driving test. If you fail the test, you must pay a retest fee for a second test and reschedule another day
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