Bill > AB2156

This bill allows the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to share certain driver information with other states through a system called the State-to-State Verification Service, operated by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. This is necessary to comply with federal regulations requiring states to verify that an applicant for a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card does not already hold one in another state. The bill specifies that only information needed to verify and exchange driver's license, identification card, and driver history records will be shared, and it will only apply to individuals seeking a REAL ID. Importantly, the DMV will not share an applicant's address, photograph, gender marker, biometric data like fingerprints, or information about whether they hold a special driver's license for undocumented immigrants, unless federal law requires it. The bill is declared an urgency statute, meaning it will take effect immediately upon passage, to help implement budget provisions related to the DMV and this verification service.

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