Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 799Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Section 12511 of add Section 12815.5 to the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 799, as amended, Chen. Drivers licenses. licenses: identification cards: duplicates. Existing law provides for the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses and identification cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law requires, if a persons drivers license is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or if a new true full name is acquired, that the person obtain a duplicate drivers license.This bill would require the department to establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card, as defined, without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office. The bill would require these procedures to prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.Existing law prohibits a person from having in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12815.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.SECTION 1.Section 12511 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12511.A person shall not have in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license. Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 799Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Section 12511 of add Section 12815.5 to the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 799, as amended, Chen. Drivers licenses. licenses: identification cards: duplicates. Existing law provides for the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses and identification cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law requires, if a persons drivers license is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or if a new true full name is acquired, that the person obtain a duplicate drivers license.This bill would require the department to establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card, as defined, without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office. The bill would require these procedures to prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.Existing law prohibits a person from having in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2019 Amended IN Assembly March 13, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 799 Introduced by Assembly Member ChenFebruary 20, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Chen February 20, 2019 An act to amend Section 12511 of add Section 12815.5 to the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 799, as amended, Chen. Drivers licenses. licenses: identification cards: duplicates. Existing law provides for the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses and identification cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law requires, if a persons drivers license is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or if a new true full name is acquired, that the person obtain a duplicate drivers license.This bill would require the department to establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card, as defined, without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office. The bill would require these procedures to prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.Existing law prohibits a person from having in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Existing law provides for the issuance and renewal of drivers licenses and identification cards by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Existing law requires, if a persons drivers license is lost, destroyed or mutilated, or if a new true full name is acquired, that the person obtain a duplicate drivers license. This bill would require the department to establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card, as defined, without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office. The bill would require these procedures to prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. Existing law prohibits a person from having in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12815.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.SECTION 1.Section 12511 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12511.A person shall not have in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license. 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 12815.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read:12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. SECTION 1. Section 12815.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: ### SECTION 1. 12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. 12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. 12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office.(b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance.(c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. 12815.5. (a) The department shall establish a procedure to enable the department to issue, and a person to obtain, a duplicate drivers license or identification card without requiring the person to apply for the duplicate drivers license or identification card in person at a department office. (b) The procedures established pursuant to subdivision (a) shall prohibit the department from issuing a duplicate drivers license or identification card if there has been a material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. (c) For purposes of this section, duplicate drivers license or identification card means a drivers license or identification card issued subsequent to the original or renewed drivers license or identification card that includes the exact same personally identifiable information and expiration date as the original or renewed drivers license or identification card, and that is issued at the request of the holder of the drivers license or identification card when the original or renewed drivers license or identification card is lost, destroyed, or mutilated, and there has been no material change in any personally identifiable information listed on the drivers license or identification card since its prior issuance. A person shall not have in the persons possession or otherwise under the persons control more than one drivers license.