Enrolled August 31, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 27, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 23, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 06, 2018 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 987Introduced by Senator GalgianiFebruary 05, 2018 An act to amend Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, relating to organ and tissue donations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 987, Galgiani. Organ and tissue donation registry: drivers license application.Existing law, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, authorizes the creation of a not-for-profit entity to be designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar and requires that entity to establish and maintain the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry for persons who have identified themselves as organ and tissue donors upon their death.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon issuance of a new drivers license or a renewal of a drivers license or the issuance of an identification card, to provide information on organ and tissue donation. Existing law requires an application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card to contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and requires the application to include specified check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether or not to add the applicants name to the registry. Existing law requires the back of the application to include a specified disclosure statement informing the applicant that by marking Yes in the check boxes the applicant is legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of his or her death.This bill would make minor changes to the check boxes and would additionally require the back of the application, upon the departments next scheduled revision, to contain a statement informing the applicant that by marking I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time the applicant is relying on direction in the applicants durable power of attorney for health care, or if none exists, the decision of the applicants family member or agent, as defined.This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1873 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1873 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 1.5. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 1873. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 1873, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
Enrolled August 31, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 27, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 23, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 06, 2018 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate April 02, 2018 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 987Introduced by Senator GalgianiFebruary 05, 2018 An act to amend Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, relating to organ and tissue donations.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 987, Galgiani. Organ and tissue donation registry: drivers license application.Existing law, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, authorizes the creation of a not-for-profit entity to be designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar and requires that entity to establish and maintain the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry for persons who have identified themselves as organ and tissue donors upon their death.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon issuance of a new drivers license or a renewal of a drivers license or the issuance of an identification card, to provide information on organ and tissue donation. Existing law requires an application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card to contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and requires the application to include specified check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether or not to add the applicants name to the registry. Existing law requires the back of the application to include a specified disclosure statement informing the applicant that by marking Yes in the check boxes the applicant is legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of his or her death.This bill would make minor changes to the check boxes and would additionally require the back of the application, upon the departments next scheduled revision, to contain a statement informing the applicant that by marking I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time the applicant is relying on direction in the applicants durable power of attorney for health care, or if none exists, the decision of the applicants family member or agent, as defined.This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1873 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1873 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Enrolled August 31, 2018 Passed IN Senate August 28, 2018 Passed IN Assembly August 27, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 23, 2018 Amended IN Assembly August 06, 2018 Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2018 Amended IN Senate April 02, 2018
Enrolled August 31, 2018
Passed IN Senate August 28, 2018
Passed IN Assembly August 27, 2018
Amended IN Assembly August 23, 2018
Amended IN Assembly August 06, 2018
Amended IN Assembly June 20, 2018
Amended IN Senate April 02, 2018
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 987
Introduced by Senator GalgianiFebruary 05, 2018
Introduced by Senator Galgiani
February 05, 2018
An act to amend Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, relating to organ and tissue donations.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 987, Galgiani. Organ and tissue donation registry: drivers license application.
Existing law, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, authorizes the creation of a not-for-profit entity to be designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar and requires that entity to establish and maintain the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry for persons who have identified themselves as organ and tissue donors upon their death.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon issuance of a new drivers license or a renewal of a drivers license or the issuance of an identification card, to provide information on organ and tissue donation. Existing law requires an application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card to contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and requires the application to include specified check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether or not to add the applicants name to the registry. Existing law requires the back of the application to include a specified disclosure statement informing the applicant that by marking Yes in the check boxes the applicant is legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of his or her death.This bill would make minor changes to the check boxes and would additionally require the back of the application, upon the departments next scheduled revision, to contain a statement informing the applicant that by marking I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time the applicant is relying on direction in the applicants durable power of attorney for health care, or if none exists, the decision of the applicants family member or agent, as defined.This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1873 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1873 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
Existing law, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, authorizes the creation of a not-for-profit entity to be designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar and requires that entity to establish and maintain the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry for persons who have identified themselves as organ and tissue donors upon their death.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles, upon issuance of a new drivers license or a renewal of a drivers license or the issuance of an identification card, to provide information on organ and tissue donation. Existing law requires an application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card to contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and requires the application to include specified check boxes for an applicant to indicate whether or not to add the applicants name to the registry. Existing law requires the back of the application to include a specified disclosure statement informing the applicant that by marking Yes in the check boxes the applicant is legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of his or her death.
This bill would make minor changes to the check boxes and would additionally require the back of the application, upon the departments next scheduled revision, to contain a statement informing the applicant that by marking I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time the applicant is relying on direction in the applicants durable power of attorney for health care, or if none exists, the decision of the applicants family member or agent, as defined.
This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by AB 1873 to be operative only if this bill and AB 1873 are enacted and this bill is enacted last.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 1.5. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 1873. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 1873, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.
(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.
(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.
(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.
(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.
(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.
(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):
Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.
Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.
(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:
If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.
By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.
(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:
If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.
(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.
(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.
(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:
(A) His or her true full name.
(B) His or her residence or mailing address.
(C) His or her year of birth.
(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.
(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.
(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.
(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:
(i) Date of application.
(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).
(iii) Donor registration status.
(iv) ZIP Code.
(v) Gender.
(vi) Year of birth.
(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.
(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.
(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.
(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.
(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.
(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:
By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.
(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:
(A) His or her true full name.
(B) His or her mailing address.
(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.
(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.
(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).
(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SEC. 1.5. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SEC. 1.5. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
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12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her residence or mailing address.(C) His or her year of birth.(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:(i) Date of application.(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).(iii) Donor registration status.(iv) ZIP Code.(v) Gender.(vi) Year of birth.(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) His or her true full name.(B) His or her mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.
(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.
(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.
(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.
(b) (1) An application for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for the applicant to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. The application shall include check boxes for an applicant to mark either (A) Yes, add or keep my name on the donor registry or (B) I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time.
(2) The department shall inquire verbally of an applicant applying in person for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card at a department office as to whether the applicant wishes to enroll in the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry. Failure or refusal to answer this question or check a box on the application form shall not be a basis for the department to deny an applicant a drivers license or identification card.
(3) The following language shall be included with the check boxes required by paragraph (1):
Marking Yes adds your name to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and a pink donor dot will appear on your DL/ID card. You must mark Yes to maintain the donor dot on your DL/ID card.
Marking I do not wish to register at this time will not remove you from the registry. If you wish to remove your name from the registry, you must contact Donate Life California (see Disclosures page). DMV can remove the pink dot from your DL/ID card but cannot remove you from the registry.
(4) The back of the application shall contain the following statement:
If you marked Yes to register as an organ and tissue donor, you are legally authorizing the recovery of organs and tissues in the event of your death. Registering as a donor will not affect your medical treatment in any way. As outlined in the California Anatomical Gift Act, your authorization is legally binding and, unless the donor is under 18 years of age, your decision does not require the consent of any other person. For registered donors under 18 years of age, the legal guardian shall make the final donation decision. You may limit your donation to specific organs or tissues, place usage restrictions (for example transplantation or research), obtain more information about donation, or remove your name from the registry on the website of Donate Life California: www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org.
By registering as an Organ Donor, you are giving your consent to allow DMV to electronically transmit your true full name, residence or mailing address, year of birth, and California driver license or identification card number to Donate Life California. By signing this form, you consent to this process and have been notified that this transmittal will occur.
(5) Upon the departments next scheduled revision of the application, the back of the application shall also contain the following statement:
If you marked I do not wish to register to be an organ or tissue donor at this time you are relying on direction in your Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare or if none exists, the decision of your family member/agent as defined in the California Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
(6) Notwithstanding any other law, a person under 18 years of age may register as a donor. However, the legal guardian of that person shall make the final decision regarding the donation.
(7) The department shall collect donor designation information on all applications for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card.
(8) The department shall print the word DONOR or another appropriate designation on the face of a drivers license or identification card to a person who has indicated on the application his or her intent to enroll in the organ donation program pursuant to this section.
(9) On a weekly basis, the department shall electronically transmit to Donate Life California, a nonprofit organization established and designated as the California Organ and Tissue Donor Registrar pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, all of the following information from every application that indicates the applicants decision to enroll in the organ donation program:
(A) His or her true full name.
(B) His or her residence or mailing address.
(C) His or her year of birth.
(D) His or her California drivers license number or identification card number.
(10) (A) A person who applies for an original or renewal drivers license or identification card may designate a voluntary contribution of two dollars ($2) for the purpose of promoting and supporting organ and tissue donation. This contribution shall be collected by the department, and treated as a voluntary contribution to Donate Life California and not as a fee for the issuance of a drivers license or identification card.
(B) The department may use the donations collected pursuant to this paragraph to cover its actual administrative costs incurred pursuant to paragraphs (7) to (9), inclusive. The department shall deposit all revenue derived pursuant to this paragraph and remaining after the departments deduction for administrative costs in the Donate Life California Trust Subaccount, that is hereby created in the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all revenue in this subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller for allocation to Donate Life California and shall be expended for the purpose of increasing participation in organ donation programs.
(C) The department shall transmit to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry and the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature an annual report, and shall make available quarterly updates, detailing funds collected through voluntary contributions as well as a summary of applicants, including all of the following nonidentifiable information:
(i) Date of application.
(ii) Method of application (field office, online, or mail).
(iii) Donor registration status.
(iv) ZIP Code.
(v) Gender.
(vi) Year of birth.
(D) (i) The annual report to be submitted to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature pursuant to subparagraph (C) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(ii) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the requirement for submitting the annual report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature imposed under subparagraph (C) is inoperative four years after the date the first annual report is due.
(11) The enrollment form shall be posted on the Internet Web sites for the department and the California Health and Human Services Agency.
(12) The enrollment shall constitute a legal document pursuant to the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 7150) of Part 1 of Division 7 of the Health and Safety Code) and shall remain binding after the donors death despite any express desires of next of kin opposed to the donation. Except as provided in paragraph (6), the donation does not require the consent of any other person.
(13) Donate Life California shall ensure that all additions and deletions to the Donate Life California Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, established pursuant to Section 7150.90 of the Health and Safety Code, shall occur within 30 days of receipt.
(14) Information obtained by Donate Life California for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for these purposes only and shall not be disseminated further by Donate Life California.
(c) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:
By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.
(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:
(A) His or her true full name.
(B) His or her mailing address.
(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.
(5) (A) Commencing November 11, 2015, an in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, subject to subparagraph (B), the word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.
(B) The department shall discontinue the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1 no later than July 1, 2019.
(d) A public entity or employee shall not be liable for loss, detriment, or injury resulting directly or indirectly from false or inaccurate information contained in the form provided pursuant to subdivision (b).
(e) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 1873. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 1873, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 1873. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 1873, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
SEC. 2. Section 1.5 of this bill incorporates amendments to Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code proposed by both this bill and Assembly Bill 1873. That section of this bill shall only become operative if (1) both bills are enacted and become effective on or before January 1, 2019, (2) each bill amends Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code, and (3) this bill is enacted after Assembly Bill 1873, in which case Section 1 of this bill shall not become operative.
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