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# 13 Cal. Code Regs. § 227.42 — Driverless Testing Permit Application Requirements

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- **Jurisdiction:** [California](/locations/california.md) — id `fdf937a9-5eeb-4e8d-a514-ef860b351b30`
- **Kind:** `permit`
- **Status (derived):** in_effect
- **Effective:** 2018-04-02

Application requirements for a Manufacturer's Permit to Test Autonomous Vehicles That Do Not Require a Driver — the driverless (second) phase of California's staged permit process. Manufacturers must complete minimum-mileage testing under a Drivered Testing Permit and submit a Safety Case before applying. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04); previously numbered § 227.38.

## 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 describing the phased permit process (Drivered → Driverless Testing → Deployment)** · 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 § 227.38 (pre-amendment representation of the driverless testing permit content, formerly numbered § 227.38)** · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/13-CCR-227.38

## 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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