Oregon will start issuing driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants in January

SALEM — A law passed by the Oregon Legislature in the summer of 2019 allowing people without documentation of legal residence to obtain a driver’s license in the state went into effect on Jan. 1.

Because the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services is closed for the New Year’s holiday, and then the weekend, the first licenses won’t be issued until Jan. 4 at the earliest.

Those licenses will not trigger automatic voter registration, unlike other Oregon driver’s licenses.

While the new law gets rid of the requirement to prove U.S. citizenship or legal residency to receive an Oregon driver’s license, those wishing to get their license must still show proof they live in Oregon, and then pay a fee and pass a driving test.

Read more: https://www.eastoregonian.com/news/state/oregon-will-start-issuing-driver-s-licenses-to-undocumented-immigrants-in-january/article_2bb03038-4abb-11eb-8f0f-1f4742b53bff.html