http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_right
A statutory right is a right granted to a person by authority of a statute.
Statutes are created by legislative (and in certain countries executive) bodies, and form the codified law of a jurisdiction. For example, a statute governing court process might contain provisions giving an election on either party to an appeal, and that right to appeal would be considered statutory.
Here is the beginning of the driving statute
http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/06...chap73toc.html
Talk to a lawyer, he can explain it to you.