The California DMV is preparing for the implementation of AB 60 on January 1, 2015, which will allow undocumented immigrants in California to apply for driver's licenses. To handle the anticipated increase in applications, the DMV plans to open temporary field offices, add operating hours, and draft regulations detailing the identification and residency documents applicants can provide. Acceptable forms of ID include passports, birth certificates, utility bills, and school records. The DMV website provides study materials like sample tests to help unlicensed applicants prepare for the driver's license exam.

1. AB 60 – Undocumented Immigrants
Preparation to Receive Driver’s License

2. Assembly Bill 60
Also known as AB 60, the New Driver’s License bill for
California residents who do not have proof of legal U.S.
immigration status, goes into effect on January 1, 2015.

3. To meet an anticipated flood of
an estimated two million new
applications for the permits, the
California Department of Motor
Vehicles (DMV) is planning to
draft new regulations and
prepare field offices to meet the
demand for new drivers’ licenses.
DMV officials will consider
opening temporary, additional
locations and adding extra
operating hours at current
locations.

4. The DMV plans to adopt regulations that will detail how
applicants can provide their identity and California residency.
DMV officials also will propose a design for the license, which
will be reviewed by the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security for compliance with federal law.

5. What undocumented immigrants need to know:
To provide guidance for acceptable identification documents, AB 60 directs the
DMV to accept the following forms of documentation:
1.A valid, unexpired consular identification document issued by a consulate
from the applicant’s country of citizenship, or a valid, unexpired passport from
the applicant’s country of citizenship.
2.An original birth certificate, or other proof of age, as designated by the
Department.
3.A home utility bill, lease or rental agreement, or other proof of California
residence, as designated by the Department.

6. What undocumented immigrants need to know:
4. The following documents, which, if in a language other than English, shall
be accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into
English:
• A marriage license or divorce certificate.
• A foreign federal electoral photo card issued on or after January 1,
1991.
• A foreign driver’s license.

7. What undocumented immigrants need to know:
5. A United States Department of Homeland
Security Form I-589, Application for Asylum
and for Withholding of Removal.
6. An official school or college transcript that
includes the applicant’s date of birth, or a
foreign school record that is sealed and
includes a photograph of the applicant at the
age the record was issued.
7. A United States Department of Homeland
Security Form I-20 or Form DS-2019.

8. What undocumented immigrants need to know:
8. A deed or title to real property.
9. A property tax bill or statement
issued within the previous 12
months.
10.An income tax return.

9. What unlicensed drivers need to do:
Those undocumented
immigrants who are unlicensed
and lack insurance should be
taking steps now to ensure
they’re ready to take advantage
of this new California law and
qualify for their driver’s license.

10. What unlicensed drivers need to do:
Learn California’s motor vehicle
laws. DMV encourages future
applicants for a driver’s license to
prepare for the written exam by
studying the California Driver
Handbook, available on
the DMV webpage at
www.dmv.ca.gov.

11. What unlicensed drivers need to do:
The website also features
sample tests that can be helpful
study material for the applicants.
The California Driver Handbook
is available in 10 languages at
all DMV field offices: English,
Armenian, Chinese, Farsi,
Korean, Punjabi, Russian,
Spanish, Tagalog, and
Vietnamese.

12. For a complete list of the
current requirements,
please see Residency
and Proof of Identity.