Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 17.06 - Exceptions Process for Obtaining a Real ID-Compliant Driver's License or Identification Card

(a) If an applicant for a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card is, through no fault of the applicant, unable to produce a document to establish U.S. citizenship as described in section 17.02(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(8), or (b)(9), the applicant shall present sufficient information to enable the department's investigative division to verify the applicant's U.S. citizenship, identity, and date of birth, consistent with the REAL ID Act, as referenced in Vehicle Code section 681. The applicant shall establish U.S. citizenship, identity, and date of birth by participating in an interview at the department's investigative division.

(b) The applicant shall provide the information described in subsection (c) by submitting a REAL ID Exception Process Application, form DL 206 (New 1/2018), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and certify, under penalty of perjury, that the information provided pursuant to subsection (c) is truthful to the best of the applicant's knowledge, and that the applicant is a U.S. Citizen and meets one or more of the following criteria:

(1) Was born before 1935,

(2) Is mentally disabled,

(3) Was abandoned as a child,

(4) Is a ward of the court,

(5) Is homeless, or

(6) Is unable to produce a document described in section 17.02(b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), (b)(4), (b)(8), or (b)(9) through no fault of the applicant.

(c) The applicant shall submit the following information to the department's investigative division:

(1) True full name and any other names used by the applicant.

(2) If known, the date of birth and the place of birth, including city and state, of the applicant.

(3) Family history, to the extent known, including, but not limited to, biological mother and father's name, dates of birth, and places of birth, including city and state information.

(4) If the applicant certifies to meeting the criteria under subsection (b)(6), the applicant must provide an explanation as to why the document(s) are unavailable.

(A) An example of an acceptable explanation is that the official copy of the applicant's birth records were destroyed in a natural disaster and is not available from the issuing authority.

(B) An application will be denied if the explanation is that the applicant's copy has been lost, damaged, or destroyed, but it is still retained by the issuing authority.

(5) Documentation that is consistent with and supports the information submitted on the application, including the basis for certification.

(6) Other information as requested by the department relevant to a determination that the applicant is a U.S. citizen.

(d) Prior to receiving an exception, an applicant shall submit to an interview, assist the department as needed in its use of electronic verification systems and verification by manual methods of alternate documents, provide sworn informational statements as may be reasonably necessary to establish the citizenship of the applicant, and cooperate in other reasonable efforts undertaken by the department to verify the applicant is a U.S. citizen.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 17.06

1. New section filed 12-22-2017; operative 12-22-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 51).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 1651, Vehicle Code. Reference: Section 681, Vehicle Code; and 6 C.F.R Part 37.11.

1. New section filed 12-22-2017; operative 12/22/2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 51).