§ 12953 Train Crew License Exemption

Vehicle Code·California

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This law says train workers can't be asked for a driver's license or get a ticket on their license if they're in a train accident or break a rule while working on a train.

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•Train workers don't need to show their driver's license if they're in a train accident or break a rule while working.
•Tickets for train-related problems can't go on their driving record.
•This only applies to train workers, not regular drivers.

Example

A train engineer is involved in a crash while operating a train.

The police can't ask the engineer for their driver's license or give them a ticket that would go on their driving record.

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§ 12953 Train Crew License Exemption

In any circumstances involving accidents or violations in which the engineer or any other crewmember of any train is detained by state or local police, the engineer or any other crew member shall not be required to furnish a motor vehicle operator’s license, nor shall any citation involving the operation of a train be issued against the motor vehicle operator’s license of the engineer or any other crew member of the train. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1134, Sec. 11.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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engineer crewmember motor vehicle operator’s license citation operation of a train

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Vehicle Code. Section 12953.

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