Ed. Note: The following is a news release provided by the California Department of Motor Vehicles.

California Department Of Motor Vehicles offices, including the Newhall branch, have released statistics on Assembly Bill 60 for the month of September

September was the last month that the Newhall office, as well as others throughout the state, held extra office hours on Saturdays in an effort to serve the increase in appointments caused by the bill, which allows undocumented immigrants to apply for a driver’s license.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles released Assembly Bill 60 statistics Tuesday for the month of September, as well as totals since the program was implemented on Jan. 2, 2015.

Original Driver Licenses:

34,000 AB 60 driver’s licenses were issued in September 2015.

A license is not issued until the applicant proves identity and residency with qualifying documents or through secondary review, passes a written knowledge exam and completes a behind-the-wheel drive exam. This can be done at any DMV office, such as the Newhall DMV office.

513,000 AB 60 driver’s licenses were issued from Jan. 2, 2015 to Sept. 30, 2015.

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Year to Year Comparison:

The total original, or non-commercial, driver licenses issued in Sept. 2015 was 112,000. This number includes the number of AB 60 driver’s licenses issued in Sept. 2015.

This is compared to the total original, or non-commercial, driver licenses issued in Sept. 2014, before the bill passed: 76,000.

Applying for a Driver License:

The number of AB 60 applicants applying for a driver license was 23,000 in Sept. 2015.

The total number of AB 60 applicants applying for a license from Jan. 2, 2015 to Sept. 30, was 775,000.

Customer Visits:

The number of AB 60 customer visits this Sept. was 95,000.

Data identifies the AB 60 customers provided a ticket at the “Start Here” window, which can include starting an application, taking an exam or other transactions.

The total driver license customer visits in the state of California for the month of September was over 855,000.

This number is the the total amount of driver license related visits statewide, which includes AB 60 applicants along with all driver license customer visits.

The total number of written knowledge and drive tests administered to AB 60 applicants in September was 88,000.

The DMV administered 52,000 written knowledge tests and 36,000 drive tests to ABl 60 applicants in September.

Pass/Fail Rates:

The statewide written knowledge exam passage rate for all applicants for a new driver license in Sept. 2015 was 45 percent. As well, the DMV administered 243,000 written knowledge tests.This includes AB 60 applicants.

For comparison, 47 percent of applicants passed the written knowledge test in 2014.

There was a 69 percent statewide driving test pass rate for all applicants for a new driver license in September.

The DMV administered 135,000 drive tests. This includes AB 60 applicants.

All statistics are approximate figures gathered from Tuesday, Sept. 1 to Wednesday, Sept. 30.

The DMV has a helpful AB 60 information webpage, located here, that contains a complete list of acceptable documents that can be used to verify identity and residency, a copy of the driver handbook, sample knowledge tests, appointment information and other relevant materials.