Senate File 377 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY McKINLEY, ZAUN, KETTERING,
BOETTGER, HARTSUCH, BEHN,
NOBLE, GASKILL, JOHNSON,
ANGELO, McKIBBEN, HAHN,
SEYMOUR, ZIEMAN, WARD,
WIECK, and MULDER
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act requiring proof of citizenship or lawful presence in this
2 country for issuance of a driver's license or nonoperator's
3 identification card.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.182, subsection 1, paragraph a,
1 2 Code 2007, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 a. Make application on a form provided by the department
1 4 which shall include the applicant's full name, signature,
1 5 current mailing address, current residential address, date of
1 6 birth, social security number, and physical description
1 7 including sex, height, and eye color. The application may
1 8 contain other information the department may require by rule.
1 9 following:
1 10 (1) The applicant's full name.
1 11 (2) The applicant's signature.
1 12 (3) The applicant's current residential address.
1 13 (4) The applicant's current mailing address.
1 14 (5) The applicant's date of birth.
1 15 (6) A physical description of the applicant, including
1 16 sex, height, and eye color.
1 17 (7) The applicant's social security number. Pursuant to
1 18 procedures established by the department and for an applicant
1 19 who is a foreign national temporarily present in this state,
1 20 the department may waive the requirement that the application
1 21 include the applicant's social security number.
1 22 (8) Proof of United States citizenship or documentation
1 23 issued by the United States government as proof of legal
1 24 presence in this country.
1 25 (9) Other acceptable forms of identification as determined
1 26 by the department by rule.
1 27 Sec. 2. Section 321.190, Code 2007, is amended by adding
1 28 the following new subsection:
1 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 3. PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL
1 30 PRESENCE. The department shall require every person who has
1 31 been issued a nonoperator's identification card prior to July
1 32 1, 2007, who has not previously submitted to the department
1 33 proof of United States citizenship or lawful presence in the
1 34 United States pursuant to section 321.182, subsection 1,
1 35 paragraph "a", to submit such proof as a condition for
2 1 continued validity of the nonoperator's identification card.
2 2 The department shall adopt rules to establish a reasonable
2 3 schedule and process for implementation of this subsection.
2 4 Sec. 3. Section 321.196, Code 2007, is amended by adding
2 5 the following new subsection:
2 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. A person who is renewing a license on
2 7 or after July 1, 2007, who has not previously submitted to the
2 8 department proof of United States citizenship or lawful
2 9 presence in the United States pursuant to section 321.182,
2 10 subsection 1, paragraph "a", shall submit such proof as a
2 11 condition for renewal of the license.
2 12 EXPLANATION
2 13 This bill requires a person applying for a driver's license
2 14 or nonoperator's identification card to provide proof of
2 15 United States citizenship or proof issued by the federal
2 16 government that the person is legally present in this country.
2 17 In addition, a current licensee is required to submit such
2 18 proof as a condition for the next renewal of a license.
2 19 Current holders of nonoperator's identification cards shall be
2 20 required to submit proof of citizenship or lawful presence to
2 21 continue the validity of their cards. The department of
2 22 transportation is required to adopt rules to establish a
2 23 reasonable schedule and process for the verification of the
2 24 legal status of holders of nonoperator's identification cards.
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