Amended in Senate August 19, 2014

Amended in Senate June 15, 2014

Amended in Assembly May 23, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2308

Introduced by Assembly Member Stone

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(Coauthor: Assembly Member Skinner)

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(Coauthors: Senators Hancock and Mitchell)

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February 21, 2014

An act to add Section 3007.05 to the Penal Code, relating to prisoners.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2308, as amended, Stone. Prisoners: identification cards.

Existing law authorizes the Department of Motor Vehicles begin insert (DMV) end insert to issue an identification card to a person attesting to the true full name, correct age, and other identifying data as certified by the applicant for the identification card. begin insert Existing law also establishes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to oversee the state prison system. end insert

This bill would require the Department of Corrections begin insert and Rehabilitation end insert and the begin delete Department of Motor Vehicles end delete begin insert DMV end insert to ensure that all eligible inmates released from state prisons have valid identification cards. begin insert The bill would define “eligible inmate” for this purpose to mean an inmate who has previously held a California driver’s license or identification card, who has a useable photo on file with the DMV that is not more than 10 years old, who has no outstanding fees due for a prior California driver’s license or identification card, and who has provided certain other information verified by the DMV, including, among other things, the inmate’s true full name and date of birth. end insert

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 3007.05 is added to the Penal Code, to
read:

3007.05.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
and the Department of Motor Vehicles shall ensure that all eligible
inmates released from state prisons have valid identification cards,
issued pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 13000) of
Chapter 1 of Division 6 of the Vehicle Code.

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(b) For purposes of this section, “eligible inmate” means an
inmate who meets all of the following requirements:

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(1) The inmate has previously held a California driver’s license
or identification card.

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(2) The inmate has a usable photo on file with the Department
of Motor Vehicles that is not more than 10 years old.

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(3) The inmate has no outstanding fees due for a prior California
driver’s license or identification card.

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(4) The inmate has provided, and the Department of Motor
Vehicles has verified, all of the following information:

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(A) The inmate’s true full name.

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(B) The inmate’s date of birth.

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(C) The inmate’s social security number.

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(D) The inmate’s legal presence in the United States.

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