House File 2205
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Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to application procedures and requirements for
2 issuance of a driver's license or nonoperator's identification
3 card to a noncitizen.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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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, through
1 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.
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