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CO SB090

CO SB090
Possess Identification While Driving


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Introduced
01/24/2024
In Committee
04/29/2024
Crossed Over
04/29/2024
Passed
Dead
05/03/2024

Introduced Session

2024 Regular Session

Bill Summary

Under existing law, a driver must be in immediate possession of the driver's driver's license or instruction permit while driving. The bill allows a driver who is not in possession of the person's physical driver's license or permit to possess and present a digital license or permit instead. Under existing law, it is a class A traffic infraction for a driver who is in possession of a driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card to refuse to provide that identification, upon request, to a peace officer who reasonably suspects the driver has violated a traffic law. The bill requires a person who has in the person's possession a digital driver's license or identification card (digital identification) to provide the digital identification, upon request, to a peace officer who reasonably suspects the driver has violated a traffic law. The bill makes it a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense to refuse to provide a driver's license, instruction permit, identification card, or digital identification to a peace officer. The bill removes the specified penalty and surcharge for the traffic infraction. The bill permits a driver who does not have the person's driver's or minor driver's license in the person's immediate possession to present to a requesting peace officer a digital driver's license or identification card as a form of personal identification.

AI Summary

This bill allows drivers to present a digital driver's license or identification card (known as an "electronic identification credential") as a form of personal identification when requested by a peace officer. It creates a new class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense for refusing to provide a driver's license, permit, identification card, or electronic identification credential to a peace officer. The bill also removes the specified penalty and surcharge for the existing traffic infraction of refusing to provide identification to a peace officer.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs, Justice

Sponsors (13)

Last Action

House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Postpone Indefinitely (on 05/03/2024)

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