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DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (“Director”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 50-905 (2012 Repl.)), and Sections 6, 7 and 8a of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121,1125; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03, 50-1401.01 and 50-1401.03 (2012 Repl. and 2014 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of the intent to adopt the following rulemaking that will amend Chapter 1 (Issuance of Drivers Licenses) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
Upon the advice of the United States Department of Homeland Security and to ensure the District’s compliance with federal requirements relating to issuance of licenses, permits and identification cards, the provision pertaining to submission of an unexpired United States military or dependent identification card as an exception to § 103.4(a) is repealed.
The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles hereby gives notice of her intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt these proposed rules in not less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Title 18, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, of the DCMR is amended as follows:
Chapter 1, ISSUANCE OF DRIVER LICENSES, is amended as follows:
Subsection 103.5 is amended to read as follows:
103.5 If an applicant is unable to comply with the document requirements set forth in §103.4(a) to show identity or date of birth due to circumstances beyond the applicant's control, the applicant may submit one of the alternate documents and the Department shall indicate in the applicant’s record that an exceptions process was used:
(b) Department of Motor Vehicles’ approved letter with picture from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) or D.C. Department of Corrections issued within the last sixty (60) days certifying identity and date of birth.
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments, in writing, to David Glasser, General Counsel, D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, 95 M Street, S.W., Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20024 or online at www.dcregs.dc.gov. Comments must be received not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Copies of this proposal may be obtained, at cost, by writing to the above address.
