Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon

Since 2008, APANO and other partners including Causa have been involved in the struggle to keep our roads safe by restoring Oregon's driver licenses to all residents regardless of immigration status. Five years later, legislators passed SB33 with bipartisan support. On May 1st, 2013, Governor Kitzhaber signed SB 833 into law in front of thousands of supporters at the Capitol. SB 833, Oregon's Safe Roads Act, viewed widely as a common sense, public safety measure, is designed to improve traffic safety and reduce the number of unlicensed and uninsured motorists on the roads by requiring the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a limited purpose and limited duration driver's card.