California Assembly Bill AB390 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 390INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Portantino FEBRUARY 14, 2011 An act to amend Section 13002.1 of the Vehicle Code, relating to vehicles. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 390, as introduced, Portantino. Vehicles: identification cards: notification of renewal. Existing law requires the director of the Department of Motor Vehicles to establish a program that permits the renewal of identification cards by mail or through the department's Internet Web site. This bill would require the program to include early notification of the expiration date and the date of renewal to the identification cardholder. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) A substantial percentage of Californians are not qualified to possess a driver's license, including many seniors, persons with disabilities, and youth. Additionally, many individuals elect not to avail themselves of the opportunity to obtain a driver's license. (b) For those not possessing a driver's license, the only other form of state identification is that of a state identification card. (c) Although the possession of either a driver's license or a state identification card has always been important, the 9/11 disaster and other events have made the possession of such identification essential in a variety of activities, including, but not limited to, financial transactions, travel, and the receipt of certain government services. (d) The possession of either a driver's license or a state identification card has become an integral part of daily life and, therefore, it is necessary that notice be provided prior to the expiration date of an individual's state identification card. SEC. 2. Section 13002.1 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read: 13002.1. (a) The director shall establish  by January 1, 2011,  a program that permits the renewal of identification cards by mail or through the department's Internet Web site.  The program shall include early notification of the expiration date and the date of renewal by mail to the identification cardholder.  (b) The initial application for the identification card shall be pursuant to Section 13000. The first renewal for a person 62 years of age or older shall be for a 10-year period with a maximum of one renewal by mail or through the department's Internet Web site. All other renewals shall be for a six-year period with a maximum of two renewals by mail or through the department's Internet Web site.