Legal Opinion
Brunson v. Department of Motor Vehicles
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 11, 1999No. B116873PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARMSTRONG, J.
In this second appeal of this matter, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) again appeals the judgment granting a petition for writ of mandate which prohibits the DMV from requiring petitioners to provide their Social Security numbers in order to obtain new or renewed drivers’ licenses and/or DMV identification cards. We again reverse the judgment.
1. First Amendment
As we explained in our prior opinion, petitioners filed a petition for writ of mandate against the DMV, seeking to enjoin the DMV from refusing to accept petitioners’ applications for new and renewed drivers’…
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