Chairman Linda W. Cropp at the request of the Mayor

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor, introduced the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and the Environment.

To approve a proposed rule to amend Chapter 1, Title 18, to provide for a youth identification card.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Youth Identification Card Resolution".

Sec. 2. Pursuant to title VIII of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001, (D.C. Law 13-289) the Council approves the proposed rule, transmitted to the Council by the Mayor on ______, which would amend Title 18, ("Traffic Regulations") of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Chapter 1, to establish a youth identification card.

Sec. 3. A copy of this resolution shall be transmitted to the Mayor.

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in either the District of Columbia Register, the District of Columbia Statutes at Large, or in the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section 1425 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999, 45 DCR 4794 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Code § 40-151 et seq. (1999 Supp.)) and Title VIII of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001, 48 DCR 2057 (D.C. Law 13-592), hereby gives notice of her intent to adopt the following rulemaking which amends Chapter 1 of Title 18 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR) (Vehicles and Traffic). The proposed amendment will establish a youth id for children between the ages of 2 and 14. Final rulemaking action shall not be taken in less than thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.

Pursuant to title VIII of the Motor Vehicle and Safe Driving Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 27, 2001, (D.C. Law 13-289), these proposed rules are being transmitted to the Council of the District of Columbia, and the final rules may not become effective until the expiration of the fortyfive (45) day period of Council review or upon approval by Council resolution, whichever occurs first.

The following rulemaking action is proposed:

Title 18, DCMR, is amended as follows:

A. Chapter 1 is amended as follows:

1) Subsection 112.2 is amended by adding after the words "fifteen (15)" the phrase "except that a Youth Identification Card may be issued to residents between the ages of two (2) and fourteen (14) as set forth in section 113,".

2) By adding a new section, 113, to read as follows:

113 YOUTH IDENTIFICATION CARDS

113.1 The Department of Motor Vehicles may offer, on a voluntary basis, a youth identification card, which may contain the name, address, photograph and such other identifying data that the Director may prescribe.

113.2 The Youth Identification Card shall only be issued to residents of the District between the ages of two (2) and fourteen (14), upon payment of a fee, if a fee is required, and submission of an application by the youth, the youth's parent or legal guardian, or the educational institution in which the youth is enrolled.

113.3 The Youth Identification Card shall expire every two (2) years, but may be renewed upon request and payment of the fee, if a fee is required.
113.4 No police officer shall be authorized to request presentation of the card authorized by this section as a means of identification, although the same may be volunteered by the bearer for that purpose.
113.5 The Director may charge a fee for the two (2) year Youth Identification Card of up to $5.

All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments, in writing, to Mitchell Dennis, D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles, 65 K Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002. Comments must be received not later than thirty (30) days after the publication of this notice in the D.C. Register and may be obtained, at cost, by writing to the above address.

Youth Identification Card Resolution PR 14-262

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

Youth Identification Card Resolution
PR 14-262