California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 8562

(a) To obtain an original operator's license, an applicant shall submit to the registrar an application containing the statement that the applicant desires the issuance of an operator's license under the terms of this chapter.

(b) The application shall be made on forms prescribed by the board and issued by the registrar in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board, and shall contain the following:

(c) For the purpose of this subdivision one year shall equal 1,600 hours of actual experience in the field.

(d) A designation of the branch or branches for which the application is made.

(e) The fees prescribed by this chapter.

(f) No operator's license shall be issued to an individual under 18 years of age.

(g) Effective January 1, 1993, an operator's license shall not be issued to an individual unless that individual has been licensed as a field representative in the branch in which the individual has applied for an operator's license for a period of at least one year, in the case of Branches 1 and 2, or for a period of at least two years for Branch 3, or has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board that he or she has the equivalent of that training and experience.