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Sacramento, CA 95818
(916) 657–6437 | dmvpublicaffairs@dmv.ca.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
November 7, 2014
November 7, 2014
DMV Lists
Documents Required For New Driver License Under AB 60
Regulations Describe How DMV Will Verify Applicant Identity and California
Residency
SACRAMENTO — The
California Department of Motor Vehicles DMV today
posted the list of documents that applicants will use to obtain a
California driver license under AB 60—the new law requiring DMV to issue a
driver license to individuals who can prove identity and California residence
and meet all other licensing requirements, such as passing the driver license
knowledge test and behind-the-wheel driving exams.
"Our
commitment is to successfully implement this law to increase safety on
California roads and protect the high level of security in our licensing and
identity verification process," said DMV Director Jean Shiomoto.
"Californians planning to apply for a new driver license under AB 60
should study for their exams and gather the required documents for proving
identity and residency."
State law
requires motorists to prove identity and legal presence to obtain a driver
license. Under AB 60, motorists who cannot prove legal presence must prove
identity and California residency—and pass the required vision test, driver
license knowledge test, and the behind-the-wheel drive test—to obtain a
license. The regulations posted today list the documents DMV will accept to
verify the identity and California residence of future applicants.
DMV encourages
applicants to begin gathering the necessary documents and studying the
California Driver Handbook available on the DMV webpage at www.dmv.ca.gov.
In developing
the list of necessary documents, DMV held public hearings across California and
reviewed thousands of public comments and valuable community input. In general,
DMV will require fewer documents for proving identity when those documents are
very secure and electronically verifiable. For example, the Mexican Passport
(issued 2008 or later), Mexican Electoral Card (2013 version), or the Mexican
Consular Card (2006 and 2014 versions) are each very secure and electronically
verifiable and thus any one of those documents can be used to prove identity.
The regulations
also describe a secondary review process for applicants who are unable to
produce the documents otherwise required to prove identity. Under that
secondary review, applicants must interview with DMV Investigative staff who
will attempt to verify the applicant's identity. California is the first state
in the nation to offer a secondary review process for applicants that lack
typical identification documents to prove identity.
The list of
necessary documents is posted on the DMV website here:
http://ab60.dmv.ca.gov. DMV is committed to implementing AB 60 as
required by law. To expedite the adoption of these regulations, DMV is mailing
and posting notice of these regulations on an expedited basis for public
comment and approval by the Office of Administrative Law.
For more
information on AB 60, including sample interactive tests, webcasts, and
information about public comment, visit: http://apps.dmv.ca.gov/ab60/index.html.
A full text of
the regulations is available on DMV's website, on the AB 60
webpage at http://ab60.dmv.ca.gov. A summary chart of the
list of necessary documents is attached.
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