Section 12801 Of Article 3. Issuance And Renewal Of Licenses From California Vehicle Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
12801
. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) and
Section 12801.9, the department shall require an application for a
driver's license to contain the applicant's social security account
number and any other number or identifier determined to be
appropriate by the department.
(b) An applicant who provides satisfactory proof that his or her
presence in the United States is authorized under federal law, but
who is not eligible for a social security account number, is eligible
to receive an original driver's license if he or she meets all other
qualifications for licensure.
(c) (1) An applicant applying for a driver's license under Section
12801.9, who has never been issued a social security account number
and is not presently eligible for a social security account number,
shall satisfy the requirements of this section if he or she indicates
in the application described in Section 12800, in the manner
prescribed by the department, that he or she has never been issued a
social security account number and is not presently eligible for a
social security account number.
(2) This subdivision does not apply to applications for a
commercial driver's license. The department shall require all
applications for a commercial driver's license to include the
applicant's social security account number.
(3) This section shall not be used to consider an individual's
citizenship or immigration status as a basis for a criminal
investigation, arrest, or detention.
(d) The department shall not complete an application for a driver'
s license unless the applicant is in compliance with the requirements
of subdivision (a), (b), or (c).
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the social security account
number collected on a driver's license application shall not be
displayed on the driver's license, including, but not limited to,
inclusion on a magnetic tape or strip used to store data on the
license.
(f) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2015, or on
the date that the director executes a declaration pursuant to Section
12801.11, whichever is sooner.
(g) This section shall become inoperative on the effective date of
a final judicial determination made by any court of appellate
jurisdiction that any provision of the act that added this section,
or its application, either in whole or in part, is enjoined, found
unconstitutional, or held invalid for any reason. The department
shall post this information on its Internet Web site.