CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 723
Liability of Cosigner of Minor’s Application for Driver’s
License
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was harmed by
[name of minor]’s negligence in operating the vehicle and that [name of
defendant] is responsible for the harm because [name of defendant] signed
[name of minor]’s application for a driver’s license. To establish this
claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of minor] was negligent in operating the vehicle;
2. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed;
3. That [name of minor]’s negligence was a substantial factor in
causing the harm;
4. That [name of defendant] signed [name of minor]’s application for
a driver’s license; and
5. That at the time of the collision [name of minor]’s driver’s license
had not been canceled or revoked by the Department of Motor
Vehicles.
New September 2003
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
01fc835c88ccfe397d7b08b3c36c12252b77b768e5e5bc883a059e779b970b65
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