[taxcontrol]

[sigh] Larry, Larry, Larry. Please get your facts straight. You have provided quite a bit of missinformation.

#1 "....the U.S. House will vote on whether to empower the federal government to determine who can get a driver's license -- and under what conditions.".

This is patently false. .

Section 202 – minimum standards for licenses/ID cards: Establishes minimum standards states must meet within three years of enactment in issuing driver’s licenses and identification cards if these documents are to be recognized by the federal government and requires DHS to certify states’ compliance. Requires inclusion of the following on a license or ID card: .

• Full legal name;
• Date of birth;
• Gender;
• Driver’s license number;
• Digital photo;
• Principal address;
• Signature;
• Physical security features; and
• Machine-readable technology.

Requires applicants to provide, and states to verify, the following before a license or ID card may be issued:

• Documents stating the applicant’s full legal name and date of birth;

• Proof of social security number or verification that the applicant is not eligible for one;

• A document stating the applicant’s name and primary address; and

• Evidence of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in the United States.

Requires the expiration date of the license or ID card issued to a temporary visa holder to match the expiration date of the visa. Requires the license or ID card to expire in one year if the temporary visa has no expiration date. Requires the expiration date to be displayed on the card. Prohibits states from accepting foreign documents, except passports, to satisfy the above requirements. Requires states to:

• Use, by no later than September 11, 2005, the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to verify lawful presence of noncitizen applicants;

• Retain either digital or paper copies of identity source documents presented by applicants;

• Capture the facial image of each applicant;

• Establish a procedure to confirm or verify a renewing applicant’s information

• Verify with SSA the social security numbers of applicants and ensure that no other license or ID is associated with that number in any state;

• Confirm that an applicant from another state terminates a license or ID card issued by that state prior to the issuance of a new card;

• Secure license/ID card production materials and locations;

• Conduct background checks on all manufacturers and producers of licenses/ID cards; and

• Train appropriate employees to recognize fraudulent documents.

Section 203 – information sharing: Requires states, in order to be eligible for grants available under this Act, to give other states electronic access to their motor vehicle database.

Section 204 – fraudulent ID: Makes trafficking in actual document authentication features (e.g., holographic images on licenses) a felony.



#2 "Since you need a driver's license to purchase a gun from a dealer,....."

Also false or at the very least, not true for all states. In fact, in the states that I'm aware of, only a government issued photo id must be presented. It might be a Drivers License but could be Military ID, Passport, etc.

[CORedneck]

This is the section to require states to join the Driver License Agreement (DLA). Not only will the databases be shared between the states but also Canada and Mexico. Refer to http://tinyurl.com/633y5 (PDF Document). Look on Page 4, item 11 - Jurisdictions. Mexico and Canada are included.

The DLA is basically about non-resident drivers getting punished (license points) for an out of state traffic offense that has occurred anywhere in North America.

[ SNIP ]

Section 203 – information sharing: Requires states, in order to be eligible for grants available under this Act, to give other states electronic access to their motor vehicle database.

[brianl703]

Virginia already has a state law which is very similar to Section 202.