Okay, so my friend just got his liscense 2 months ago and in California you can’t drive anyone under 20 until after 6 months prior to getting your liscense. Well he was driving another friend and they made an illegal u-turn and got pulled over. The cop asked if the passanger had any ID since he noticed the driver had his liscense 2 months which the passanger didnt. So say if the passanger lied and said he was 20 would the cop have any way of finding out besides like taking them into the station?
Just wondering! 
Why would you want to drive anyone under 20? I’d prefer to drive a car.
Well the passanger cant drive yet, hasnt really bothered with it so he relies on the driving friend to get some places
Lying to the police is even more foolish than violating the terms of your special driver’s license.
I don’t know how actively the rule is enforced, but it seems like it’d be a good idea in the future for your friend to refrain from illegal moves if he’s driving with someone under 20. Not that they couldn’t find a reason to pull your friend over if they wanted to, but why should he make it easy for them?
Making a false statement to a police officer - hmmm, we’ve got enough lawyers hanging around - what’s the scoop?
And, for that matter, a few cops as well.
Grammar and spelling aside, I’m still trying to wrap my brain around those terms. ("…after 6 months prior to getting…")
I thought you couldn’t drive at all prior to getting your license. 
Those of us in California know what was meant. You can get a license at 16 but there are numerous restrictions spelled out in this site.
The applicable part: “In accordance with this law, upon turning 16 and passing the driving test, a new driver receives a provisional one-year license. The key word here is provisional, which in this case means that during the first six months, drivers must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or licensed driver 25 years or older when driving between midnight and 5 a.m. or when transporting passengers under 20 years of age. During the second six months, teen drivers must be accompanied by a driver 25 or older only when driving between midnight and 5 a.m., but the teen driver may have passengers under 20 years old without supervision. In addition, even before a license is issued, parents must certify in writing that they have spent 50 hours, including 10 hours at night, driving with their teen. If a teen meets all these requirements and doesn’t receive a ticket during the first year of driving, the restrictions are removed.”
“Penalties for violating the Brady/Jared Bill include up to 24 hours of community service, a $35 fine for the first offense and up to $50 for additional violations.”
Notice that for a first offense the penalty isn’t nearly as severe as lying to the police doubtless would be.
Having gotten my DL in California under the age of 18, I recently had to go through all these shenanigans. What I (and all my friends) did was quite simple: FOLLOW TRAFFIC RULES! This prevented any undue attention from officers of the law while we were engaged in our illicit behavior.
Is that an appropriate use of “illicit”? It seems like it, but not at the same time…
" So say if the passanger lied and said he was 20 would the cop have any way of finding out besides like taking them into the station?"
They could look them up in their database. Anyway, from reading what you posted,it seems that this has already happened but you’re wondering now if they are gonna find out how old the guy was?
I doubt the cop is going to come back and try and enforce the law at this point - it could never stand up in court anyways, since I’m guessing its been to long to reasonably try and ticket you, especially for a measly 35$.
I just want to comment that those driving rules are crazy! Do people have to keep track of the 6-months on their own, or is there some beurocratic form that arrives in the mail saying its been long enough? What if you say its been six months, because you rounded or something, and the cops say its only been 5 and a half? I’m thinking too much about this, aren’t I ? 
I had to take lessons through an accredited driving school before getting a probationary license (zero alcohol, only 4 demerit points), but I was NEVER that restricted. I wanted to be able to drive so badly, I would have been so frustrated by those laws!
Sorry for the hijack, but I am genuinely surprised that California manages to function like that!
That law’s new! Or maybe I’m old.
It isn’t all that difficult. The license has a “date issued” on it. If you are 16 driving at night without a 25 year-old licensed driver and the current date isn’t 6 mo. from the issue date, even most cops can figure that out.
And, by the way, the impatience that you have demonstrated is exactly the reason that the law was passed. And the reduction in teenage accidents reported by the LA Times, among others, indicate that the law works to give young drivers a little time to get over their euphoria.
The provisional driver’s license has been around for at least a couple of years.
But I do wonder whether or not it is wise for us to give people tips on how to evade the law anyway.
Things like that are not new or limited to CA.
I first got a driver’s license in PA, which issued a “Junior Operator’s Permit” to 16 year old drivers. This became a senior license on your 18th birthday, or age 17 if you had taken a high school driver ed course (practically everyone did because the insurance companies reduced premiums a bit for teen drivers who had completed one). It was commonly called the “cinderella license” because you were not allowed to drive on it between midnight, and some hour like 6 AM which escapes my memory. I believe at that time, NY also refused to recognize the PA junior license, and would actually ticket any kids they caught driving around in NY state on one.
IAAL (former DA). Penal code s148.9 makes giving false information to a peace officer a misdemeanor. Maximum penalty - 1 year in county jail. No, almost no one ever gets the max unless they’ve given the judge a real reason to, e.g. refusing to agree to probation terms. The sentencing recommendations I worked with were:
10 days county jail, $100 fine (becomes $270 after assessments, etc.), 3 years probation (during which time if you violate any other law [more than an infraction], you can be sentenced to more time for this crime on top of any penalty for the underlying crime).
Of course, in almost every jurisdiction, you won’t have to actually serve that time in jail. You’ll be booked and released on your promise to work the time off on a Sheriff’s Work Program.
And of course, this opinion is not legal advice, nor is it an offer or acceptance of legal counsel or representation. I am not your attorney, you aren’t my client.