WSR 18-03-117
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed January 19, 2018, 11:11 a.m., effective January 26, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: January 26, 2018.
Purpose: The department's current regulations require an applicant for a driver's license to provide the applicant's place of birth. A person's place of birth is not necessary for ascertaining a person's identity and should be removed.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-104-014.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.20.119.
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: Without immediate adoption of a rule ending the department's collection of an applicant's place of birth, there is a risk that collection of information that does not prove identity and establishes a Washington resident's national origin could be lawfully obtained by federal law enforcement agencies for federal immigration enforcement purposes, or otherwise could be used to discriminate against a person based on national origin. See Governor's Executive Order 17-01.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 19, 2018.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 17-23-184, filed 11/22/17, effective 12/23/17)
WAC 308-104-014 Application for driver's license or identicard.
A person applying for a driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card must provide the following information:
(1)(a) The person's full name, current mailing and Washington residential address, and telephone number;
(b) A person applying for an identicard who does not have a permanent primary resident address may be issued an identicard at the cost of production if the person:
(i) Is under the age of eighteen;
(ii) Applies in person;
(iii) Attests to a lack of permanent primary resident address at each application; and
(iv) Provides a temporary mailing address where the identicard can be mailed.
(2) The person's physical description, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(3) The person's date ((and place)) of birth;
(4)(a) The person's Social Security number, if the Social Security number is required by state or federal law. If the person's Social Security number is not required by state or federal law, the person may voluntarily provide his or her Social Security number in order to assist the department in verifying identity;
(b) If the Social Security number is required by state or federal law and the person has not been issued a Social Security number, the person must submit a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that he or she does not have a Social Security number. The department may require that a person who is applying for a license and who has signed an affidavit under this subsection provide additional documentation satisfactory to the department establishing the person's Washington residence address;
(5) The person's mother's maiden name and whether the person is one of multiple siblings born at the same time;
(6) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has been previously licensed, where such license was issued, and under what name;
(7) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has ever had his or her driver's license or driving privilege suspended, revoked, canceled, disqualified, withheld, or denied, and if so, where and when such driving sanction was imposed and the reason for such action;
(8) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has had a mental or physical condition or is taking any medication which could impair his or her ability to operate a motor vehicle;
(9) If the application is for a driver's license and the person is under the age of eighteen, a declaration by the person's parent, guardian, or employer that he or she has read and understands the intermediate license restrictions, and a declaration by the person that he or she has read and understands the intermediate license restrictions;
(10) The person's signature and, if the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit and the person is under the age of eighteen, the signature of the person's custodial parent or legal guardian; and
(11) Any supplementary documentation as may be necessary to verify any of the information required by this section.