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13 Cal. Code Regs. § 228.08 — Application for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles on Public Roads

Application requirements for a Permit for Post-Testing Deployment of autonomous vehicles on public roads — the deployment (final) phase of California's staged permit process. The manufacturer's Safety Case must include evidence demonstrating that operation of the automated driving system does not pose an unreasonable risk of accident, death, or injury. Amended effective April 28, 2026 (OAL File 2025-0415-04); previously numbered § 228.06.

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 describing the Deployment Permit and Safety Case requirement · 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 3.8 (Deployment of Autonomous Vehicles), OAL File 2025-0415-04, effective April 28, 2026 · https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/file/adopted-regulatory-text-article-3-8-2025-0415-04-pdf · 2026-04-28
  3. Cornell LII — 13 CCR § 228.06 (pre-amendment representation of the post-testing deployment permit application, formerly numbered § 228.06) · https://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/california/13-CCR-228.06

Status history

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

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

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