Revenue and Taxation Code section 60161

(a)

Every person before becoming a qualified highway vehicle operator shall apply to the board for a license authorizing the person to engage in business as a qualified highway vehicle operator. A license shall be issued only to a person who is qualified to use dyed diesel fuel on the highway by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 48.4082-4 of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b)

If the person is already licensed as an exempt bus operator, government entity, or interstate user, the person does not need a separate qualified highway vehicle operator’s license.

Source: Section 60161, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=RTC§ionNum=60161.­ (updated Oct. 2, 2001; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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