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13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.04 — Requirements for a Manufacturer's Testing Permit

Sets the requirements for a Manufacturer's Testing Permit — the first phase of California's staged autonomous-vehicle permit process (testing with a safety driver in the vehicle). Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04).

Jurisdiction: California · Effective 2018-04-02

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Sources (3)

  1. OAL Notice Register 2025 No. 17-Z (Apr 25, 2025) — DMV Autonomous Vehicles, Notice of Proposed Action (OAL File Z2025-0415-04): Informative Digest + proposed amended text, Articles 3.7 & 3.8 · https://oal.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/166/2025/04/2025-Notice-Register-No.-17-Z-April-25-2025.pdf · 2025-04-25
  2. California DMV adopted regulatory text — 13 CCR Article 3.7 (Testing of Autonomous Vehicles), OAL File 2025-0415-04, effective April 28, 2026 · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/adopted-regulatory-text-article-3-7-2025-0415-04-pdf · 2026-04-28
  3. Cornell LII — 13 CCR § 227.04 (section number/title verification) · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/13-CCR-227.04

Status history

  • In effect · 2018-04-02 · editor:DEPLOY content-agent (Sprint 1.5b status-event pass)

    California AV regulation (Title 13 CCR); current canonical, in effect (framework effective Apr 2, 2018). Baseline status event.

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