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Perkey v. Department of Motor Vehicles

California Supreme Court

Decided July 24, 1986No. S.F. 24708PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BIRD, C. J.

May the state compel an individual to provide a fingerprint as a condition for obtaining a driver’s license, where the fingerprint is to be disseminated to third parties for purposes unrelated to motor vehicle safety?

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Vehicle Code section 12800, subdivision (c) requires each applicant for a driver’s license to submit a fingerprint to the Department of Motor Vehicles (hereafter DMV or department).1 In enacting this provision, the Legislature stressed the importance of such a requirement to maintaining a reliable *188licensing system: “The state has adopted a policy that the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. United States v. DionisioSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Davis v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States Ex Rel. Attorney General of the United States v. Delaware & Hudson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1909

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Alfaro v. TerhuneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
  2. In Re Marriage of SillerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986
  3. Snelgrove v. Department of Motor VehiclesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  4. People v. LongCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  5. Gilbert v. City of San JoseCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2003

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