PRINTER'S NO. 4242
No. 2811 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY McCALL, M. BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN,
COY, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DALEY, GEIST, GEORGE, HARHAI, HORSEY,
KENNEY, LEDERER, MANN, MARKOSEK, MELIO, PRESTON, SAYLOR,
SHANER, SOLOBAY, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TRELLO, WALKO, WANSACZ,
YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK, AUGUST 6, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AUGUST 6, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for issuance and content of
3 drivers' licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1510(a) of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8 adding a subsection to read:
9 § 1510. Issuance and content of driver's license.
10 (a) General rule.--The department shall, upon payment of the
11 required fee and verification of all facts relative to the
12 applicant's right to receive a license, including the age,
13 identity and residence of the applicant, issue to every
14 qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or
15 general class of vehicles the licensee is authorized to drive
16 and any endorsements or restrictions, which license shall
17 contain a distinguishing number assigned by the department to
1 the licensee, the actual name, date of birth, residence address,
2 a color photograph or photographic facsimile of the licensee,
3 one or more security features that are not visible and are
4 capable of authenticating the license and the information
5 contained in the license, such other information as may be
6 required by the department, and either a facsimile of the
7 signature of the licensee or a space upon which the licensee
8 shall write his usual signature with pen and ink. Personal
9 medical data and other information for use in an emergency may
10 be included as a part of the license. Information other than
11 that required to identify the licensee, the distinguishing
12 number and the class of license issued may be included in
13 microdata form. Except as provided in subsection (f), an
14 applicant shall include his Social Security number on his
15 license application, but the Social Security number shall not be
16 included on the license. No driver's license shall be valid
17 until it has been signed by the licensee.
18 (a.1) Verification.--
19 (1) Verification shall include a comparison of existing
20 driver's license and identification card images in department
21 files with the applicant's images to ensure that the
22 applicant has only one identity.
23 (2) By July 1, 2003, verification shall utilize
24 appropriate and accurate technology and techniques.
25 (3) The department shall promulgate rules that prohibit
26 the access and use of images and image comparison technology,
27 unless the images and image comparison technology are used to
28 aid the department to ascertain a person's correct identity
29 or to prevent the issuance of multiple driver's licenses or
30 identification cards to the same person.
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2 Section 2. Section 1610 is amended by adding a subsection to
3 read:
4 § 1610. Commercial driver's license.
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6 (a.1) Verification.--All facts relative to the applicant's
7 right to receive a commercial driver's license, including the
8 age, identity and residence of the applicant, shall be verified
9 in the manner prescribed in section 1510(a.1) (relating to
10 issuance and content of driver's license).
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12 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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