Whenever by any provision of this code the department has discretionary authority to suspend or revoke the privilege of a person to operate a motor vehicle, the department may in lieu of suspension or revocation place the person on probation, the terms of which may include a suspension as a condition of probation, issuing a probationary license with such reasonable terms and conditions as shall be deemed by the department to be appropriate.
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Section § 14250
This law allows the department to choose how to handle cases where someone might lose their driving privileges. Instead of suspending or revoking a driver's license, the department can place the person on probation. The probation might include a suspension as part of its conditions, and the department can issue a special license with specific terms they think are suitable.
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Section § 14250.5
If someone’s driving privileges are at risk of being suspended or revoked, the department might require them to complete a program that lasts up to 24 hours as a part of their probation.
The department, as a condition of probation, may require a person whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle is subject to suspension or revocation to attend, for not to exceed 24 hours, the program authorized by the provisions of Section 1659.
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Section § 14251
This law allows the department the power to end or change the terms of a probation order if there's a good reason to do so.
The department shall have authority to terminate or to modify the terms or conditions of any order of probation whenever good cause appears therefor.
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Section § 14252
If someone violates the terms of their probation related to driving, the department can take away their probationary license and stop them from driving either temporarily or permanently.
The department upon receiving satisfactory evidence of a violation of any of the terms or conditions of probation imposed under this code, may withdraw the probationary license and order the suspension or revocation of the privilege to operate a motor vehicle.
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Section § 14253
If you're on probation for a driving-related issue in California, and the reason for your probation isn't ongoing, you can ask to end your probation and get your regular driver's license back after at least a year. You need to make this request in writing. If you haven't broken any probation rules for the year before you ask, the DMV will end your probation and either give you back your old license or let you apply for a new one.
Unless probation was imposed for a cause which is continuing, the probationer, after not less than one year, may request in writing the termination of the probation and the return of his regular license. Upon a showing that there has been no violation of the terms or conditions of the probation for a period of one year immediately preceding the request, the department shall terminate the probation and either restore to the person his driver’s license or require an application for a new license.
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