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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 321.182, Code 2003, is amended by 1 2 adding the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. a. A noncitizen applicant who 1 4 presents all of the following documentation shall be deemed to 1 5 have established proof of identity as required by the 1 6 department to qualify for licensure: 1 7 (1) A valid passport issued by a foreign jurisdiction or 1 8 an original or certified copy of a government-issued birth 1 9 certificate from a foreign jurisdiction. 1 10 (2) A social security card or a federal taxpayer 1 11 identification card or certification letter. 1 12 (3) A matricula consular identity card. 1 13 b. A noncitizen applicant who establishes proof of 1 14 identity under paragraph "a" and presents a valid driver's 1 15 license issued by a jurisdiction in another country, or 1 16 presents evidence of completion of a driver education course 1 17 approved by the department, is subject to the requirements of 1 18 section 321.186 at the discretion of the department in the 1 19 same manner as an applicant who was previously licensed to 1 20 drive in another state. 1 21 Sec. 2. Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 22 Supplement 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 23 a. The department shall, upon application and payment of 1 24 the required fee, issue to an applicant a nonoperator's 1 25 identification card. To be valid the card shall bear a 1 26 distinguishing number assigned to the card holder, the full 1 27 name, date of birth, sex, residence address, a physical 1 28 description and a colored photograph of the card holder, the 1 29 usual signature of the card holder, and such other information 1 30 as the department may require by rule. An applicant for a 1 31 nonoperator's identification card shall apply for the card in 1 32 the manner provided in section 321.182, subsections 1,through1 33 2, 3, and 5. The card shall be issued to the applicant at the 1 34 time of application pursuant to procedures established by 1 35 rule. An applicant for a nonoperator's identification card 2 1 who is required by 50 U.S.C. app. } 451 et seq. to register 2 2 with the United States selective service system shall be 2 3 registered by the department with the selective service system 2 4 as provided in section 321.183. 2 5 EXPLANATION 2 6 This bill amends the application procedures for issuance of 2 7 a driver's license or nonoperator's identification card to 2 8 noncitizen applicants. The state department of transportation 2 9 is required to accept, as proof of an applicant's identity, a 2 10 matricula consular identity card accompanied by a valid 2 11 foreign passport or original or certified copy of a foreign 2 12 birth certificate and a social security card or federal 2 13 taxpayer identification card or letter. In addition, the bill 2 14 provides that if such an applicant presents a valid driver's 2 15 license from another country or evidence of completion of an 2 16 approved driver education course, the department may exercise 2 17 its discretion to examine or waive examination of the 2 18 applicant, as it does now for applicants previously licensed 2 19 to drive in other states. 2 20 The matricula consular identity card is an official form of 2 21 identification currently issued only by the Mexican 2 22 government. 2 23 LSB 5370YH 80 2 24 dea/pj/5.1
Text: HF02204 Text: HF02206 Text: HF02200 - HF02299 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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