Can you operate a motorized scooter in California with a class C drivers license?

Question

Can you operate a motorized scooter in California with a class C drivers license?

Answer 1

No. you need a class M1 for a scooter.

California Vehicle Code  12804.9...

  (H) A motorized scooter.

   (I)  Class C does not include a two-wheel motorcycle or a

two-wheel motor-driven cycle.

   (4) Class M1. A two-wheel motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle. Authority to operate a vehicle included in a class M1 license may be granted by endorsement on a class A, B, or C license upon completion of an appropriate examination.

   (5) (A) Class M2 includes the following:

   (i) A motorized bicycle or moped, or a bicycle with an attached motor, except a motorized bicycle described in subdivision (b) of Section 406.

   (ii) A motorized scooter.

   (B) Authority to operate vehicles included in class M2 may be granted by endorsement on a class A, B, or C license upon completion of an appropriate examination, except that no endorsement is required for a motorized scooter. Persons holding a class M1 license or endorsement may operate vehicles included in class M2 without further examination.

Answer 2

No, legally you need an M2

Hey stan did you just copy and paste without reading your citation. What I gathered from it is that you need an M2 not an M1 for a scooter.