Driver's licenses: photographs.
Summary
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a driver's license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law specifies the required contents of a driver's license, including a fullface engraved picture or photograph of the licensee. This bill would require the department, for purposes of the engraved picture or photograph, to allow a licensee to request that more than one, but not more than 3, photographs be taken onsite at the department field office and to select the photograph to be used on the license. The bill would require the department to establish a voluntary donation, not to exceed $5, for each additional photograph requested and would require the department to deposit the revenue derived from the donations into the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Moneys deposited into that account pursuant to the bill would be used by the department, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to support driver education and training programs. The bill would require the department to adopt regulations to implement its provisions on or before January 1, 2022.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2020
Last action Feb 14, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Com. on TRANS.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 5.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Chen
RRepublican
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