Section 1500 - Department of Motor Vehicles(a) There is in the Transportation Agency the Department of Motor Vehicles.(b) Whenever the term "Business, Transportation and Housing Agency" appears within the Vehicle Code, it shall refer to the Transportation Agency, and whenever the term "Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing" appears within the Vehicle Code, it shall refer to the Secretary of Transportation.Amended by Stats 2013 ch 352 (AB 1317),s 517, eff. 9/26/2013, op. 7/1/2013.