California to hand over driver’s license data after DHS threats

Published April 29, 2026 10:07am ET | Updated April 29, 2026 11:26am ET



California is expected to hand over data about driver’s license holders to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, after facing threats from the Trump administration. 

The information given to the organization, whose governing board consists of Department of Motor Vehicles officials from across the country, will be entered into the group’s state-to-state verification system and platform to verify whether someone holds more than one license issued in their name, according to CalMatters. Sharing the data allows DMVs to verify that a person doesn’t have duplicate licenses in multiple states.

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