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AB-1272 • 2026

Department of Motor Vehicles: occupational licensees.

Department of Motor Vehicles: occupational licensees.

Crime Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Dixon
Last action
Official status
Chaptered
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The source text states a 'specified reason' exists for no reimbursement but does not explain what that reason is.

AB-1272: Adding Internet Domain Names to DMV Name Restrictions

This law makes it illegal for occupational license holders from the Department of Motor Vehicles to use 'DMV', its logo, or full name in internet domain names.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds internet domain names to the list of places where using 'DMV', the DMV logogram, or 'Department of Motor Vehicles' is banned for occupational license holders.
  • Expands an existing crime by including these new online uses in the prohibition.
  • States that no state reimbursement is required from local agencies because a specific reason applies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Holders of occupational licenses issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles

Terms To Know

Occupational license
A permit given to businesses, such as driving schools or repair shops, that allows them to operate under DMV rules.
Logogram
The official logo or symbol used by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The specific reason why no reimbursement is required is not listed in the provided text.
  • The exact effective date for this law is not included in the source material.

Bill History

  1. California Legislative Information

    Chaptered

Official Summary Text

Department of Motor Vehicles: occupational licensees.