Calif. to consider marked IDS for sex offenders

lSAN DIEGO (AP) — The father of a 14-year-old San Diego-area girl who was raped and murdered is backing legislation to require marked driver's licenses for registered sex offenders in California.

Maurice Dubois was set to announce his support today. His daughter Amber vanished while walking to school in February 2009.

Assemblymen Pedro Nava and Paul Cook say their bill would require sex offenders to carry the driver's license or a government-issued identification card when they leave home. It may include a distinctive stripe or color.

Registered sex offender John Albert Gardner III was sentenced to life in prison this month for killing Amber Dubois and 17-year-old Chelsea King.