Florida Senate - 2023                                     SB 874
       
       
        
       By Senator Torres
       
       
       
       
       
       25-01183-23                                            2023874__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to driver license and identification
    3         card gender designation; amending ss. 322.051 and
    4         322.08, F.S.; requiring an application for an
    5         identification card or a driver license to provide for
    6         male, female, or nonbinary gender designation;
    7         amending ss. 98.093, 320.05, 322.091, 322.14, and
    8         322.17, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by
    9         the act; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
   14  322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         322.051 Identification cards.—
   16         (1) Any person who is 5 years of age or older, or any
   17  person who has a disability, regardless of age, who applies for
   18  a disabled parking permit under s. 320.0848, may be issued an
   19  identification card by the department upon completion of an
   20  application and payment of an application fee.
   21         (a) The application must include all of the following
   22  information regarding the applicant:
   23         1.a. Full name, which must include the applicant’s (first,
   24  middle or maiden, and last names.),
   25         b. Gender designation, which must provide for male, female,
   26  or nonbinary designation.
   27         c. Proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
   28  department, which may include a military identification card.,
   29         d. County of residence.,
   30         e. Mailing address.,
   31         f. Proof of residential address satisfactory to the
   32  department.,
   33         g. Country of birth., and
   34         h. A brief description.
   35         2. Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department.
   36         3. Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such
   37  proof must include one of the following documents issued to the
   38  applicant:
   39         a. A driver license record or identification card record
   40  from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit
   41  a document for identification which is substantially similar to
   42  a document required under sub-subparagraph b., sub-subparagraph
   43  c., sub-subparagraph d., sub-subparagraph e., sub-subparagraph
   44  f., sub-subparagraph g., or sub-subparagraph h.;
   45         b. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate;
   46         c. A valid, unexpired United States passport;
   47         d. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States
   48  Department of Homeland Security;
   49         e. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card
   50  (green card);
   51         f. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United
   52  States Department of State;
   53         g. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the
   54  United States Department of Homeland Security; or
   55         h. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the
   56  United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original
   57  identification card. In order to prove nonimmigrant
   58  classification, an applicant must provide at least one of the
   59  following documents. In addition, the department may require
   60  applicants to produce United States Department of Homeland
   61  Security documents for the sole purpose of establishing the
   62  maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, continuous lawful
   63  presence:
   64         (I) A notice of hearing from an immigration court
   65  scheduling a hearing on any proceeding.
   66         (II) A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals
   67  acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
   68         (III) A notice of the approval of an application for
   69  adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and
   70  Immigration Services.
   71         (IV) An official documentation confirming the filing of a
   72  petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued
   73  by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
   74         (V) A notice of action transferring any pending matter from
   75  another jurisdiction to Florida, issued by the United States
   76  Citizenship and Immigration Services.
   77         (VI) An order of an immigration judge or immigration
   78  officer granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and
   79  work in the United States, including, but not limited to,
   80  asylum.
   81         (VII) Evidence that an application is pending for
   82  adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for
   83  permanent residence in the United States or conditional
   84  permanent resident status in the United States, if a visa number
   85  is available having a current priority date for processing by
   86  the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
   87         (VIII) On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign
   88  passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed,
   89  accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent
   90  admittance into the United States.
   91  
   92  An identification card issued based on documents required in
   93  sub-subparagraph g. or sub-subparagraph h. is valid for a period
   94  not to exceed the expiration date of the document presented or 1
   95  year, whichever occurs first.
   96         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   97  322.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   98         322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
   99  and identification card forms.—
  100         (2) Each such application shall include all of the
  101  following information regarding the applicant:
  102         (a)1. Full name, which must include the applicant’s (first,
  103  middle or maiden, and last names.),
  104         2. Gender designation, which must provide for male, female,
  105  or nonbinary designation.
  106         3. Proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
  107  department, which may include a military identification card.,
  108         4. County of residence.,
  109         5. Mailing address.,
  110         6. Proof of residential address satisfactory to the
  111  department.,
  112         7. Country of birth., and
  113         8. A brief description.
  114         Section 3. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
  115  98.093, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  116         98.093 Duty of officials to furnish information relating to
  117  deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated,
  118  persons convicted of a felony, and persons who are not United
  119  States citizens.—
  120         (2) To the maximum extent feasible, state and local
  121  government agencies shall facilitate provision of information
  122  and access to data to the department, including, but not limited
  123  to, databases that contain reliable criminal records and records
  124  of deceased persons. State and local government agencies that
  125  provide such data shall do so without charge if the direct cost
  126  incurred by those agencies is not significant.
  127         (g) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  128  shall furnish monthly to the department:
  129         1. A list of those persons whose names have been removed
  130  from the driver license database because they have been licensed
  131  in another state. The list must contain the name, address, date
  132  of birth, gender designation sex, social security number, and
  133  driver license number of each such person.
  134         2. A list of those persons who presented evidence of non
  135  United States citizenship upon being issued a new or renewed
  136  Florida driver license or Florida identification card. The list
  137  must contain the name; address; date of birth; social security
  138  number, if applicable; and Florida driver license number or
  139  Florida identification card number, as applicable, of each such
  140  person.
  141         Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  142  320.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  143         320.05 Records of the department; inspection procedure;
  144  lists and searches; fees.—
  145         (3)
  146         (b) Fees therefor shall be charged and collected as
  147  follows:
  148         1. For providing lists of motor vehicle or vessel records
  149  for the entire state, or any part or parts thereof, divided
  150  according to counties, a sum computed at a rate of not less than
  151  1 cent nor more than 5 cents per item.
  152         2. For providing noncertified photographic copies of motor
  153  vehicle or vessel documents, $1 per page.
  154         3. For providing noncertified photographic copies of
  155  micrographic records, $1 per page.
  156         4. For providing certified copies of motor vehicle or
  157  vessel records, $3 per record.
  158         5. For providing noncertified computer-generated printouts
  159  of motor vehicle or vessel records, 50 cents per record.
  160         6. For providing certified computer-generated printouts of
  161  motor vehicle or vessel records, $3 per record.
  162         7. For providing electronic access to motor vehicle,
  163  vessel, and mobile home registration data requested by tag,
  164  vehicle identification number, title number, or decal number, 50
  165  cents per item.
  166         8. For providing electronic access to driver license status
  167  report by name, gender designation sex, and date of birth or by
  168  driver license number, 50 cents per item.
  169         9. For providing lists of licensed mobile home dealers and
  170  manufacturers and recreational vehicle dealers and
  171  manufacturers, $15 per list.
  172         10. For providing lists of licensed motor vehicle dealers,
  173  $25 per list.
  174         11. For each copy of a videotape record, $15 per tape.
  175         12. For each copy of the Division of Motorist Services
  176  Procedures Manual, $25.
  177         Section 5. Subsection (5) of section 322.091, Florida
  178  Statutes, is amended to read:
  179         322.091 Attendance requirements.—
  180         (5) REPORTING AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—The department shall
  181  report quarterly to each school district the legal name, gender
  182  designation sex, date of birth, and social security number of
  183  each student whose driving privileges have been suspended under
  184  this section.
  185         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  186  322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  187         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
  188         (1)(a) The department shall, upon successful completion of
  189  all required examinations and payment of the required fee, issue
  190  to every qualified applicant a printed driver license that must
  191  bear a color photograph or digital image of the licensee; the
  192  name of the state; a distinguishing number assigned to the
  193  licensee, which, beginning November 1, 2023, must have a minimum
  194  of four randomly generated digits on each original, renewal, or
  195  replacement driver license; and the licensee’s full name, date
  196  of birth, and residence address; a brief description of the
  197  licensee, including, but not limited to, the licensee’s gender
  198  designation and height; and the dates of issuance and expiration
  199  of the license. A space shall be provided upon which the
  200  licensee shall affix his or her usual signature. A license is
  201  invalid until it has been signed by the licensee except that the
  202  signature of the licensee is not required if it appears thereon
  203  in facsimile or if the licensee is not present within the state
  204  at the time of issuance.
  205         Section 7. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
  206  section 322.17, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  207         322.17 Replacement licenses and permits.—
  208         (1)(a) In the event that an instruction permit or driver
  209  license issued under the provisions of this chapter is lost or
  210  destroyed, the person to whom the permit or license same was
  211  issued may, upon payment of the appropriate fee pursuant to s.
  212  322.21, obtain a replacement upon furnishing proof satisfactory
  213  to the department that such permit or license has been lost or
  214  destroyed, and further furnishing the full name, date of birth,
  215  gender designation sex, residence and mailing address, proof of
  216  birth satisfactory to the department, and proof of identity
  217  satisfactory to the department.
  218         (b) In the event that an instruction permit or driver
  219  license issued under the provisions of this chapter is stolen,
  220  the person to whom the permit or license same was issued may, at
  221  no charge, obtain a replacement upon furnishing proof
  222  satisfactory to the department that such permit or license was
  223  stolen and further furnishing the full name, date of birth,
  224  gender designation sex, residence and mailing address, proof of
  225  birth satisfactory to the department, and proof of identity
  226  satisfactory to the department.
  227         Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.