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DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles (“Director”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 6, 7, and 8a of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-2201.03, 50-1401.01 and 50-1401.03 (2014 Repl.)), Section 8c of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-1401.05 (2014 Repl. & 2015 Supp.)), and Mayor’s Order 2014-153, dated June 27, 2014, hereby gives notice of adoption of the following rulemaking that amends Chapter 1 (Issuance of Driver Licenses) of Title 18 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (“DCMR”).
The proposed rules give the Director the authority to add documents required in order to establish residency.
No comments were received and no changes were made to the text of the proposed rules, as published with a notice of proposed rulemaking in the D.C. Register at 63 DCR 005767 on April 15, 2016. Pursuant to Section 8c of the District of Columbia Traffic Act of 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-1401.05 (2014 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) the proposed rules were submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia ("Council") for a forty-five (45) day period of review (excluding weekends, holidays and days of Council recess). The forty-five (45) day period of review expired on June 9, 2016 and no resolution of disapproval has been introduced. Therefore, the rules are deemed approved.
The final rules were adopted on June 10, 2016 and will be effective upon publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Chapter 1, ISSUANCE OF DRIVER LICENSES, of Title 18 DCMR, VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC, is amended as follows:
Section 114, LIMITED PURPOSE DRIVER LICENSE, LEARNER PERMIT, PROVISIONAL PERMIT OR IDENTIFICATION CARD, is amended as follows:
Subsection 114.5 is amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to read as follows:
114.5 Except as stated otherwise, each applicant shall provide two of the documents set forth below in order to establish present residency:
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(l) Any other documents deemed acceptable by the Director through written approval.
Subsection 114.6 is amended by adding a new paragraph (k) to read as follows:
114.6 Except as stated otherwise, each applicant shall provide two of the documents set forth below which are dated at least six (6) months prior to the date of application:
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(k) Any other documents deemed acceptable by the Department of Motor Vehicles through written approval.
