2020 California Code
Vehicle Code - VEH
DIVISION 6 - DRIVERS' LICENSES
CHAPTER 1 - Issuance of Licenses, Expiration, and Renewal
ARTICLE 3 - Issuance and Renewal of Licenses
Section 12800.7.
(a) Upon application for an original, renewal, or duplicate of a driver’s license the department may require the applicant to produce any identification that it determines is necessary in order to ensure that the name of the applicant stated in the application is his or her true, full name and that his or her residence address as set forth in the application is his or her true residence address.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, any document provided by the applicant to the department for purposes of proving the applicant’s identity, true, full name, California residency, or that the applicant’s presence in the United States is authorized under federal law, is not a public record and may not be disclosed by the department except in response to a subpoena for individual records in a criminal proceeding or a court order, or in response to a law enforcement request to address an urgent health or safety need if the law enforcement agency certifies in writing the specific circumstances that do not permit authorities time to obtain a court order.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 20, Sec. 23) by Stats. 2018, Ch. 885, Sec. 2. (SB 244) Effective January 1, 2019.)
