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About 397,000 driver licenses have been issued to undocumented applicants, who have met all requirements necessary, during the first six months of the Assembly Bill 60 implementation, according to California Department of Motor Vehicles officials.

DMV Officials List Documents Required For Driver License Under AB 60

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California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) officials posted the list of documents that applicants will use to obtain a California driver license under AB 60, according to a news release.


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AB 60 is a new law requiring the DMV to issue driver licenses to all individuals, regardless of their immigration dmvlogo2status, who can prove identity, California residence and meet all other licensing requirements such as passing the driver license knowledge test and behind-the-wheel driving exams.

“This law will improve public safety for all Californians by helping ensure that undocumented persons pass a written and driving test and obtain proof of insurance and a license before driving their vehicles in California,” said DMV Chief Deputy Director Jean Shiomoto. “Thanks to AB 60, we believe more drivers will be safer on California roads.”

The new law is to become operative by Jan. 1, 2015.

“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.

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.

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, click here.

A full text of the regulations is available on DMV’s website, on the AB 60 webpage. A summary chart of the list of necessary documents is attached.

Photos courtesy of the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ website. 

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DMV Officials List Documents Required For Driver License Under AB 60

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