Tips On How To Get Your California Drivers License

The first thing you need to do, if you want to get a Drivers License in California is to get the California Driver's Handbook at the local DMV office.  Read it several times until you know it good enough to take a test.

If you are 15 ½ years and under 18 you will need your parent’s permission to get a permit or license.  You will need to get their signature on the form DL44.  Ask for a pamphlet about permits for beginners.

For Your Drivers license, you will take a written test, you will also take a vision, traffic laws, and sign test.  You will have to pass all of these tests.  After your written test, you will be given a road test, if this is your beginner’s license or if it is the first time you are applying for a license.  If you fail the various tests, you can take them again three times.  You will be charged $6 each time you try your test again.

When you go to the DMV for a license, make sure you have your social security number.  You will have to have proof of your true full name and a birth certificate would do nicely here.  They will be finger printed, so don’t get upset.  You will also have to prove that you are a legal residence of California.

To have proof of residence you can provide school tuition documents, voting documents, or other documents that indicate you are staying permanently in California.

If you are a new resident in California, you must take and pass the driving test.  But this test may be waived by the examiner.  If you are a non-U.S. resident you will definitely need to take the driving test if you want your drivers license.  If you have a valid license from your country, you will be allowed to drive without applying for a California license.  But, if you become a residency, you will have to get a license within 10 days.

The cost for the license is $28 at this time, and it continues to go up each year.  Once you get your license, it will be valid for four years.  You will have to have auto insurance, if you want to drive in California.  If you want more information on drivers license requirements, go to the DMV site or other sites that help you solve DMV problems.