Section 12801.7 Of Article 3. Issuance And Renewal Of Licenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
12801.7
. (a) The department shall not issue an original driver's
license or identification card, or a renewal, duplicate, or
replacement driver's license or identification card to any person for
whom the department has received notice from the United States
Immigration and Naturalization Service that the person has been
determined and found by the United States Immigration and
Naturalization Service to be a deported alien under Section 1252 of
Title 8 of the United States Code.
(b) (1) The department shall cancel any driver's license or
identification card issued to any person identified as specified in
subdivision (a).
(2) The cancellation shall become effective on the 30th day after
the date the cancellation notice is mailed to the person, except as
authorized under paragraph (3).
(3) The person may request a review of the intended cancellation
during the 30-day period specified in paragraph (2) and, if proof is
provided to show the person is legally present in the United States
as authorized under federal law, the department shall rescind the
cancellation.
(4) The cancellation notice shall be mailed to the person's last
known address.
(c) The department shall require an applicant for a driver's
license whose license was canceled under this section to submit
satisfactory proof that the applicant's presence in the United States
is authorized under federal law.
(d) This section shall become operative on, and apply only to
persons determined and found to be a deported alien after, July 1,
1997.