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Obtain information on the AB 60 driver’s license for California immigrant drivers, including application steps, required documents, test details, and restrictions.
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AB 60 Driver’s License A Guide for California immigrant drivers
What is AB 60? • Law passed in 2013 to make California drivers’ licenses available regardless of immigration status. • Immigrant communities and allies have fought for 20 years to make this a reality!
What will my license look like? • Will have language on the front and back to distinguish from currently issued drivers’ licenses (proposed sample below): SEE BACK FOR FEDERAL USE.
How can I use my license? • You CAN use your AB 60 license to drive and to identify yourself to police officers, for example in a traffic stop. • You CANNOT use your AB 60 license to board an airplane or enter a federal building. It does not make you eligible for any public benefits that you were not eligible for before getting a driver’s license, and does not authorize you to work or give you the right to vote.
Overview: What do I need to do to obtain an AB 60 license? • Make an appointment or drop by a DMV field office • Complete DL-44 Application Form • Pay $33 Fee • Prove Identity and Residency • Take Rules of the Road (Written) Test • Pass Vision Exam • Give Thumbprint • Have Picture Taken • Show Proof of Insurance • Pass Road (Driving) Test
Get your AB 60 License in 3 steps! • Right now, PREPARE! • Visit the DMV & Apply! • The Driving Test!
For more study resources…. Go to a DMV office! Go to your local community organization! Visit a community college or adult education center!
Don’t forget to make an appointment! (insert phone / address of local DMV field office)
Identity Documents (proposed 7.30.14) • Option 1 • Mexican Federal Electoral Card • Option 2 Provide two of the following: • Current Consular ID Card • AND/OR • Expired Foreign Passport • AND/OR • Fed. Gov-issued ID card w/ photo • Option 3 Provide two of the following: • Expired Foreign Passport (issued after 2005) • AND/OR • Foreign Birth Certificate • AND/OR • Fed. Gov-issued ID card w/ photo • Option 4 • Secondary Review Process • (see next slide)
Secondary Review Process (proposed 7.30.14) • If you do not have documents to comply with Options 1, 2, or 3 then you may interview with a DMV investigator who will verify your identity AND residency. You may use any of the below documents: • Official school or college transcript that includes the applicant’s date of birth or a foreign school record that is sealed, which includes a photo of the applicant at the age the record was issued. • U.S. DHS Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal. • U.S. DHS Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (F-1) Student Status – For Academic and Language Students or Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant (M-1) Student Status – For Vocational Students) or Form DS-2019 (Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor (J-1) Status). • Marriage license. • Divorce decree. • Foreign driver’s license. (categories 4-6 with English translation) • Income tax return.
Residency Documents (proposed 7.30.14) • Rental or lease agreements with signatures of the landlord and the tenant/resident along with a start date of the rental or lease. • Deeds or titles to residential real property. • Mortgage bills. • Home utility bills with service address and name of the account holder. • School records. • Medical records. • IRS or California FTB tax returns. • California Certificates of Vehicle/Boat Titles. • Change of Address Confirmations by the United States Postal Service Federal government-issued documents. • Property tax bill or statement issued within the previous 12 months. • Records of a financial institution. • Other documents approved by DMV in the future.
Residency Documents (proposed 7.30.14) Also keep in mind…. • A spouse may use residency documents in the other spouse’s name, along with a marriage/domestic partnership certificate. • A minor may use residency documents in a parent’s name. • If you use the secondary review process, you do not need to separately prove residency.
Driver License Written Test • You must take a “rules of the road” test on the day you apply for a license. • Written test is offered in multiple languages, including Spanish. • Audio test also offered in multiple languages, including Spanish. • You can also take a person-to-person exam, where an examiner will ask you the questions. • You have three chances to pass this test.
Almost there… & you have your driving permit! Pass the Vision Exam Give a Thumbprint Have your picture taken
APPOINTMENT! You MUST make an appointment to take the driving test. CALL 1–800–777–0133 // 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Mon–Fri
Bring a car with proof of insurance, and pass the driving practical test. • You cannot use an interpreter during the test or have anyone else in the car. • Before you begin, the examiner will check your license plates, registration, horn, brakes, windows, rear mirrors, glove compartment, seat belts, and emergency break. You then need to demo arm signals. • Your test will last about 20 minutes and consists of basic driving techniques including: left & right turns, stops at controlled intersections, straight light backing, lane changes, driving in street traffic, and sometimes driving on the freeway.
Can I also drive a truck or motorcycle? • Yes, you are eligible for all non-commercial licenses through AB 60, including Class C (most cars), Class M1/M2 (motorcycles), Noncommercial Class A or B (travel trailers, some RVs). • The application and tests may be different.
AB 60 Protections Confidentiality & anti-discrimination
Will I be discriminated against for using an AB 60 License? • AB 60 says that it is a violation of the law to discriminate against an individual who has an AB 60 license. • Also, law enforcement cannot use an AB 60 license to consider your citizenship or immigration status as a basis for criminal investigation or arrest.
Who will have access to information I provide to the DMV? • Under AB60, the documents you provide to the DMV are not a public record and the DMV may not disclose applicant information, expect as required by law. The DriveCA Coalition is working to strengthen these protections.
What should I do now? • Gather your documents. • Study for the written test. • Pay any outstanding traffic tickets. • Protect yourself from fraud. Only the DMV can give you a driver’s license. Do NOT pay anyone for information or services.
How can you get involved? We fought and we WON AB60 Licenses in California – how will you help us win more for immigrant communities? Check out our local partners from the DriveCA Coalition by visiting driveca.org • (insert local advocacy information)