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S1170.....................................................by TRANSPORTATION
DRIVER'S LICENSE - IDENTIFICATION CARDS - Amends existing law to clarify
the requirement to provide a social security number on an application for a
driver's license, identification card or instruction permit.
02/12 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/01 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/03 3rd rdg - PASSED - 31-0-4
AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Riggs,
Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler,
Whitworth
NAYS--None
Absent and excused--Branch, Parry, Richardson, Sorensen
Floor Sponsor - Wheeler
Title apvd - to House
03/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/17 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/18 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/19 3rd rdg - PASSED - 64-0-6
AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Denney,
Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hadley, Hammond,
Hansen(23), Henbest, Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kendell,
Kunz, Lake, Limbaugh, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley, McKague,
Meyer(Duncan), Montgomery, Mortensen, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy,
Reynolds, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Smith,
Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tippets, Trail, Watson,
Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Deal, Gould, Hansen(29), Kempton, Tilman,
Williams
Floor Sponsor - Bruneel
Title apvd - to Senate - to enrol
03/22 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/23 To Governor
03/24 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 319
Effective: 03/24/99
S1170|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session - 1999IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1170 BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO APPLICATIONS FOR DRIVER'S LICENSES, IDENTIFICATION CARDS AND 3 INSTRUCTION PERMITS; AMENDING SECTION 49-306, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON AN APPLICATION FOR 5 A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR AN INSTRUCTION PERMIT AND TO MAKE A TECHNICAL COR- 6 RECTION; AMENDING SECTION 49-2443, IDAHO CODE, TO CLARIFY THE REQUIREMENTS 7 FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON AN APPLICATION FOR AN IDENTIFI- 8 CATION CARD AND TO CORRECT A CODIFIER'S ERROR; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 10 SECTION 1. That Section 49-306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 49-306. APPLICATION FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INSTRUCTION PERMIT. (1) Every 13 application for an instruction permit or for a driver's license shall be made 14 upon a form furnished by the department and shall be verified by the applicant 15 before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the 16 department and sheriffs and their deputies are authorized to administer the 17 oaths without charge. Every application for a permit, extension or driver's 18 license shall be accompanied by the following fee, none of which is refund- 19 able: 20 (a) Class A, B, C license with endorsements ...................... $24.50 21 (b) Class D license .............................................. $20.50 22 (c) Class A, B, C instruction permit ............................. $15.50 23 (d) Class D instruction permit ................................... $11.50 24 (e) Duplicate driver's license or permit issued under section 49-318, 25 Idaho Code ........................................................ $11.50 26 (f) Driver's license extension issued under section 49-319, Idaho Code 27 ................................................................... $ 6.50 28 (g) License classification change (upgrade) ...................... $15.50 29 (h) Endorsement addition ......................................... $11.50 30 (i) Class A, B, C skills tests ..................... not more than $55.00 31 (j) Class D skills test .......................................... $15.00 32 (k) Motorcycle endorsement skills test ............................$ 5.00 33 (l) Knowledge test ............................................... $ 3.00 34 (m) Seasonal driver's license..................................... $23.50 35 (n) One time motorcycle "M" endorsement .......................... $11.50 36 (o) Motorcycle endorsement instruction permit .................... $11.50 37 (p) Restricted driving permit .................................... $35.00 38 (2) Every application shall state the full name, date of birth, place of 39 birth, sex, Idaho residence address and mailing address, if different, of the 40 applicant, height, weight, hair color, and eye color, and the applicant's 41 social security number as verified by the applicant's social security card or 42 by the social security administration. 43 (a) The requirement that an applicant provide a social security 2 1 number as verified by his social security card or by the social security 2 administration shall apply only to applicants who have been assigned a 3 social security number. 4 5 (b) An applicant who has not been assigned a social security number 6 shall: 7 8 (i) Present written verification from the social security 9 administration that the applicant has not been assigned a social 10 security number; and 11 12 (ii) Submit a birth certificate, passport or other documentary 13 evidence issued by an entity other than a state or the United States; 14 and 15 16 (iii) Submit such proof as the department may require that the 17 applicant is lawfully present in the United States. 18 A driver's license or instruction permit issued on and after January 1, 19 1993, shall not contain an applicant's social security number. Applications on 20 file shall be exempt from disclosure except as provided in sections 49-202, 21 49-203, 49-203A and 49-204, Idaho Code. 22 Every application shall also state whether the applicant has previously 23 been licensed as a driver, and if so, when and by what state or country, and 24 whether a driver's license or privileges have ever been suspended, revoked, 25 denied, disqualified, cancelled or whether an application has ever been 26 refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation, 27 denial, disqualification, cancellation or refusal and the applicant's oath 28 that all information is correct as signified by the applicant's signature. 29 The applicant may be required to submit proof of identity and date of 30 birth as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certificate and other sat- 31 isfactory evidence to satisfy the issuing officer or the department. 32 (3) Whenever an application is received from a person previously licensed 33 in another jurisdiction, the department shall request a copy of the driver's 34 record from the other jurisdiction and shall contact the national driver reg- 35 ister. When received, the driver's record from the previous jurisdiction shall 36 become a part of the driver's record in this state with the same force and 37 effect as though entered on the driver's record in this state in the original 38 instance. 39 (4) Whenever the department receives a request for a driver's record from 40 another licensing jurisdiction, the record shall be forwarded without charge. 41 (5) The department shall contact and notify the commercial driver license 42 information system of the proposed application for a class A, B or C driver's 43 license to insure identification of the person and to obtain clearance to 44 issue the license. 45 (6) When the fees required under this section are collected by a county 46 officer, they shall be paid over to the county treasurer not less often than 47 monthly, who shall immediately: 48 (a) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each driver's 49 license or instruction permit application fees, application for a dupli- 50 cate driver's license or permit, classification change, seasonal driver's 51 license and additional endorsement in the current expense fund; and 52 (b) Deposit two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) from each motorcycle 53 endorsement and motorcycle endorsement instruction permit fee in the cur- 54 rent expense fund; and 55 (c) Deposit an amount equal to three dollars ($3.00) from each fee for a 3 1 knowledge test in the current expense fund; and 2 (d) Deposit an amount equal to five dollars ($5.00) from each fee for a 3 motorcycle endorsement skills test in the current expense fund; provided 4 however, if a contractor administers the skills test he shall be entitled 5 to the five dollar ($5.00) fee; 6 (e) Remit the remainder to the state treasurer; and 7 (f) Deposit eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) from each fee for a 8 class D skills test into the county current expense fund, unless the test 9 is administered by a department-approved contractor, in which case the 10 contractor shall be entitled to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) of 11 each fee. 12 (7) When the fees required under this section are collected by a state 13 officer or agency, they shall be paid over to the state treasurer. 14 (8) The state treasurer shall distribute the moneys received from fees 15 imposed by the provisions of this section, whether collected by a county offi- 16 cer or by a state officer or agency as follows: 17 (a) Two dollars ($2.00) of each fee for a driver's license or seasonal 18 driver's license shall be deposited in the emergency medical services 19 account II created in section 39-146A, Idaho Code; and 20 (b) Sixteen dollars and fifty cents ($16.50) of each fee for a seasonal 21 or class A, B, or C driver's license shall be deposited in the state high- 22 way account; and 23 (c) Ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50) of each fee for a class A, B, or 24 C instruction permit or driver's license classification change shall be 25 deposited in the state highway account; and 26 (d) Six dollars and fifty cents ($6.50) of each fee for a duplicate sea- 27 sonal or class A, B, or C driver's license, class A, B, or C driver's 28 license extension, or additional endorsement shall be deposited in the 29 state highway account; and 30 (e) Four dollars ($4.00) of each fee for a motorcycle endorsement and 31 motorcycle endorsement instruction permit shall be deposited in the state 32 highway account; and 33 (f) Five dollars and thirty cents ($5.30) of each fee for a class D 34 driver's license shall be deposited in the driver training account; and 35 (g) Seven dollars and twenty cents ($7.20) of each fee for a class D 36 driver's license shall be deposited in the highway distribution account; 37 and 38 (h) Two dollars and sixty cents ($2.60) of each fee for a class D 39 instruction permit, duplicate class D license or permit, and class D 40 license extension shall be deposited in the driver training account; and 41 (i) Three dollars and ninety cents ($3.90) of each fee for a class D 42 instruction permit, duplicate class D license or permit, and class D 43 license extension shall be deposited in the highway distribution account; 44 and 45 (j) Five dollars ($5.00) of each fee for a class A, B, or C skills test 46 shall be deposited in the state highway account; and 47 (k) One dollar ($1.00) of each fee for a class A, B, C or D driver's 48 license shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety program fund estab- 49 lished in section 33-4904, Idaho Code.; and 50 (l) Three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) of each fee for a class D 51 skills test shall be deposited into the state highway account. 52 (9) The contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test shall be 53 entitled to not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) of the skills test fee. A 54 contractor administering a class A, B, or C skills test may collect an addi- 55 tional fee for the use of the contractor's vehicle for the skills test. 4 1 (10) Thirty-five dollars ($35.00) of each restricted driving permit shall 2 be deposited in the state highway account. 3 (11) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses 4 that: 5 (a) Will only be valid for driving commercial vehicles that normally 6 require class B or C commercial driver's licenses; 7 (b) Will be valid for seasonal periods that begin on the date of issuance 8 and that are not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days in a twelve (12) 9 month period; 10 (c) May only be obtained twice in a driver's lifetime; 11 (d) Are valid only within a one hundred fifty (150) mile radius of the 12 place of business or farm being serviced; and 13 (e) Will be valid only in conjunction with valid Idaho class D driver's 14 licenses. 15 (12) The department may issue seasonal class B or C driver's licenses to 16 drivers who: 17 (a) Have not violated the single license provisions of 49 CFR part 383; 18 (b) Have not had any license suspensions, revocations or cancellations; 19 (c) Have not had any convictions in any vehicle for any offense listed in 20 section 49-335(1) or 49-335(2), Idaho Code, or any one (1) serious traffic 21 offense; 22 (d) Have at least one (1) year of driving experience with a class D or 23 equivalent license in any type motor vehicle; and 24 (e) Are at least sixteen (16) years old. 25 SECTION 2. That Section 49-2443, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 26 amended to read as follows: 27 49-2443. APPLICATION. Application for an identification card must be made 28 in person before an examiner authorized by the department to issue driver's 29 licenses. The examiner shall obtain the following from the applicant: 30 (1) The true and full name and Idaho residence address and mailing 31 address, if different, of the applicant; 32 (2) The identity and dateand placeof birth of the appli- 33 cant as set forth in a certified copy of his birth certificate and, subject to 34 subsection (76 ) of this section, other satisfactory 35 evidence of identity acceptable to the examiner or the department; 36 (3) The height and weight of the applicant; 37 (4) The color of eyes and hair of the applicant; 38 (5) Applicant's signature; and 39 (6) The applicant's social security number as verified by the applicant's 40 social security card or by the social security administration. 41 (a) The requirement that an applicant provide a social security 42 number as verified by his social security card or by the social security 43 administration shall apply only to applicants who have been assigned a 44 social security number. 45 46 (b) An applicant who has not been assigned a social security number 47 shall: 48 49 (i) Present written verification from the social security 50 administration that the applicant has not been assigned a social 51 security number; and 52 53 (ii) Submit a birth certificate, passport or other documentary 5 1 evidence issued by an entity other than a state or the United States; 2 and 3 4 (iii) Submit such proof as the department may require that the 5 applicant is lawfully present in the United States. 6(7) An applicant who has no photo identification or other secondary7identification document satisfactory to the department as acceptable to verify8identity shall be eligible to receive an identification card upon presentation9of a certified copy of his birth certificate and either a social security card10or current medicaid card.11 SECTION 3. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby 12 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its 13 passage and approval.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS08852Cl
Currently a social security number or verification that a
person has been assigned such by the Social Security
Administration is the only identification that can be used to
file an application for a drivers license.
There are many persons (legal residents on visa, exchange
students, spouses and children of workers, and migrants with
credentials) who do not have social security numbers issued to
them.
The Dept. of Transportation has adopted rules to allow these
special cases to file license applications. Their motives are
not questioned, but this legislation should be passed to
contain the same language used in the rules.
FISCAL NOTE
No expenditures necessary to implement this change.
CONTACT: Sen. "Moon" Wheeler 332-1409
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE S1170