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Panel advances bill restricting DMV disclosure of driving-privilege-card data to federal authorities
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee voted to release House Bill 60, sponsored by Representative Lynn, which would limit DMV disclosures of driving-privilege-card records to federal authorities unless a court order is presented or the attorney general approves.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to release House Bill 60, sponsored by Representative Lynn, which would limit when the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles may disclose driving-privilege-card applicant and holder records to federal authorities.
Representative Lynn told the committee the bill was intended to protect applicants for driving-privilege cards — a class of applicants that often includes undocumented residents — from having their DMV records turned over to federal immigration authorities without a court order or the express permission of the Delaware attorney general. "What this bill does is it prevents the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles and Department of Transportation from releasing the database of individuals who have applied for and received driving privileges card cards to the federal government without either a valid court order or permission from the Delaware attorney general," Lynn said.
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