Vehicle Code section 681

(a)

“Real ID driver’s license or identification card” means a driver’s license or identification card that has been issued by a state that has been certified by the Department of Homeland Security to be in compliance with the requirements of the Real ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13) and the regulations adopted pursuant to the act.

(b)

This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.

Source: Section 681, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=681.­ (updated Sep. 13, 2016; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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