Vehicles: drivers' licenses: reexaminations.

Existing law requires, until January 1, 2011, the Department of Motor Vehicles to reexamine a driver upon receipt of a report from a local health officer indicating that the driver suffers from disorders characterized by lapses of consciousness, and upon receipt of a report from certain family members stating that the driver cannot safely operate a motor vehicle, the reexaminations to include a demonstration of the person's ability to operate a motor vehicle. Existing law requires, until January 1, 2011, the department, before issuing or renewing any license, to check its records for these reports. This bill would make the above requirements permanent, except for the requirement that the department reexamine a person's qualifications to operate a motor vehicle upon receipt of a report from a local health officer, which the bill would extend only until January 1, 2012. The bill would also make conforming changes.