Is this true for all drivers? When I moved to California and got my driver's license I don't remember having my thumb print taken. I've even considered it a badge of honor that I've never given my fingerprints to the man.

Technically "right thumb, or left thumb if you have no right thumb, or another finger if you have no thumbs".

Which I remember only because I was surprised/amused to see this in the driver's handbook (the pamphlet they give you if you are applying for a license). That handbook contains a tiny slice of the vehicle code, presumably the most important subset, which is why this made me laugh.

I just looked at the current one online and it no longer includes this info.

Even if porting in your DL from another state?

Wouldn't that violate the driver's license compact? (IANAL)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driver_License_Compact#States_...