Plain English Breakdown
The official source confirms the bill makes nonsubstantive changes but does not specify exactly which words in the law will be edited.
Privacy Rules for Driver's License Information
This bill makes small, technical updates that do not change the meaning of existing rules about scanning driver's licenses.
What This Bill Does
- Updates current laws allowing businesses to scan or swipe a Department of Motor Vehicles license on an electronic device for verification purposes.
- Keeps the rule letting organ procurement organizations scan IDs so individuals can identify themselves as registered donors.
- Maintains the ban on keeping or using scanned information for any purpose other than checking identity or donation status.
Who It Names or Affects
- Businesses that scan driver's licenses to verify customer age or identity.
- Organ procurement organizations that check donor registration status.
- People who hold a California driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Terms To Know
- Nonsubstantive changes
- Small edits to text that do not change the meaning, effect, or rules of a law.
- Organ procurement organization
- A group authorized by law to handle organ donation and transplant activities.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific words or phrases being changed in the text.
- No new penalties, funding amounts, or effective dates are listed for these changes.
- Violations of the existing rules remain a misdemeanor.