Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 240
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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03/12/2015 .
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The Committee on Transportation (Brandes) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
6 322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 322.051 Identification cards.—
8 (1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any
9 person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for
10 a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an
11 identification card by the department upon completion of an
12 application and payment of an application fee.
13 (a) The application must include the following information
14 regarding the applicant:
15 1. Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender,
16 proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
17 department, which may include a military identification card,
18 county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential
19 address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a
20 brief description.
21 2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department.
22 3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such
23 proof must include one of the following documents issued to the
24 applicant:
25 a. A driver license record or identification card record
26 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit
27 a document for identification which is substantially similar to
28 a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph
29 c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph
30 f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.;
31 b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate;
32 c. A valid, unexpired United States passport;
33 d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States
34 Department of Homeland Security;
35 e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card
36 (green card);
37 f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United
38 States Department of State;
39 g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the
40 United States Department of Homeland Security; or
41 h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the
42 United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original
43 identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant
44 classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the
45 following documents. In addition, the department may require
46 applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland
47 Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the
48 maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful
49 presence:
50 (I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court
51 scheduling a hearing on any proceeding.
52 (II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals
53 acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
54 (III) A notice of the approval of an application for
55 adjustment of status issued by the United States Bureau of
56 Citizenship and Immigration Services.
57 (IV) An official documentation confirming the filing of a
58 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued
59 by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
60 Services.
61 (V) A notice of action transferring any pending matter from
62 another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United States
63 Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
64 (VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration
65 officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and
66 work in the United States, including, but not limited to,
67 asylum.
68 (VII) Evidence that an application is pending for
69 adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
70 permanent residence in the United States or conditional
71 permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number
72 is available having a current priority date for processing by
73 the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
74 Services.
75 (VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign
76 passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed,
77 accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent
78 admittance into the United States.
79
80 An identification card issued based on documents required in
81 sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid for a period
82 not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1
83 year, whichever occurs first.
84 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 322.08, Florida
85 Statutes, is amended to read:
86 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
87 and identification card forms.—
88 (2) Each such application shall include the following
89 information regarding the applicant:
90 (a) Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender,
91 proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
92 department, which may include a military identification card,
93 county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential
94 address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a
95 brief description.
96 (b) Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department.
97 (c) Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such
98 proof must include one of the following documents issued to the
99 applicant:
100 1. A driver license record or identification card record
101 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit
102 a document for identification which is substantially similar to
103 a document required under subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3.,
104 subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., subparagraph 6., subparagraph
105 7., or subparagraph 8.;
106 2. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate;
107 3. A valid, unexpired United States passport;
108 4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States
109 Department of Homeland Security;
110 5. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card
111 (green card);
112 6. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United
113 States Department of State;
114 7. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the
115 United States Department of Homeland Security; or
116 8. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the
117 United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original
118 driver license. In order to prove nonimmigrant classification,
119 an applicant must provide at least one of the following
120 documents. In addition, the department may require applicants to
121 produce United States Department of Homeland Security documents
122 for the sole purpose of establishing the maintenance of, or
123 efforts to maintain, continuous lawful presence:
124 a. A notice of hearing from an immigration court scheduling
125 a hearing on any proceeding.
126 b. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals
127 acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
128 c. A notice of the approval of an application for
129 adjustment of status issued by the United States Bureau of
130 Citizenship and Immigration Services.
131 d. An official documentation confirming the filing of a
132 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued
133 by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
134 Services.
135 e. A notice of action transferring any pending matter from
136 another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States
137 Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
138 f. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer
139 granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and work in
140 the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum.
141 g. Evidence that an application is pending for adjustment
142 of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
143 residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident
144 status in the United States, if a visa number is available
145 having a current priority date for processing by the United
146 States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services.
147 h. On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign
148 passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed,
149 accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent
150 admittance into the United States.
151
152 A driver license or temporary permit issued based on documents
153 required in subparagraph 7. or subparagraph 8. is valid for a
154 period not to exceed the expiration date of the document
155 presented or 1 year.
156 (d) Whether the applicant has previously been licensed to
157 drive, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether any such
158 license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified,
159 revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been
160 refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such
161 disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal.
162 (e) Each such application may include fingerprints and
163 other unique biometric means of identity.
164 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.
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166 And the title is amended as follows:
167 Delete everything before the enacting clause
168 and insert:
169 A bill to be entitled
170 An act relating to driver licenses and identification
171 cards; amending ss. 322.051 and 322.08, F.S.;
172 providing for the Department of Highway Safety and
173 Motor Vehicles to accept a military identification
174 card to meet certain requirements for issuance of an
175 identification card or a driver license, respectively;
176 providing an effective date.