House File 168 - Introduced



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                                       BY  FORD


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the use of consular identification cards as a
  2    means of personal identification.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2189HH 81
  5 jr/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  1.19  PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION.
  1  2    If personal identification is required to participate in
  1  3 any activity or to conduct any transaction with the state or a
  1  4 political subdivision of the state, a consular identification
  1  5 card may be accepted as a means of identification.  The card
  1  6 must be issued by a consulate of a foreign nation and the
  1  7 consulate must be located in the United States.  A consular
  1  8 identification card may be used for identification purposes
  1  9 only and does not convey a right to receive benefits of any
  1 10 type.
  1 11    The consular identification card shall not be used to
  1 12 obtain an Iowa driver's license or a nonoperator's
  1 13 identification card.
  1 14    Sec. 2.  Section 321.182, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1 15 the following new subsection:
  1 16    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  Provide proof of identity as required
  1 17 by the department, except that a consular identification card
  1 18 recognized pursuant to section 1.19 shall not be used as proof
  1 19 of identity to obtain an Iowa driver's license or a
  1 20 nonoperator's identification card.
  1 21                           EXPLANATION
  1 22    This bill allows a state or local government entity to
  1 23 accept a consular identification card as a means of
  1 24 identification.  However, such a card cannot be used to obtain
  1 25 an Iowa driver's license or a nonoperator's identification
  1 26 card.
  1 27 LSB 2189HH 81
  1 28 jr:rj/gg/14