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I have never heard of a state drivers license requiring fingerprinting. I've lived in 5 states in the last 20 years, but none of them were Colorado. A quick w

I have never heard of a state drivers license requiring fingerprinting. I've lived in 5 states in the last 20 years, but none of them were Colorado. A quick web search suggests that CO requires prints for licensing as an auto or motorsports dealer, but I can't find a requirement for getting a standard DL. I didn't look too hard, and I'm not claiming any authority here, but I remain surprised by the requirement.

jacobgkau 2y ago
From the Colorado DMV's website: https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents https://dmv.colorado.gov/documents "The information here covers identification and lawful presence requirements for Coloradans seeking a driver license, ID card or instruction permit... Per C.R.S. 42-2-107 and 42-2-302, applications for credentials must contain a fingerprint." CRS 42-2-107 concerns applications for driver's licenses and learner's permits, and CRS 42-2-302 concerns issuance of driver's licenses and non-driving identification cards. My friends who were already in the state prior to 2017 never needed to get their prints taken to keep renewing their licenses. But since I moved here in 2019, I needed to provide mine, as do any teenagers getting their permits or licenses for the first time here.
- quesera 2y ago
  That's shocking. And really too bad, because I could have imagined myself living in Colorado. From a distance, I appreciate what I know about their government. But compulsory fingerprinting is too authoritarian for my tastes. I can still visit, right? :)