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S1077aa...................................................by TRANSPORTATION
DRIVER'S LICENSE - DISABLED PERSON - Amends existing law to provide that
persons with a permanent disability may have a notation imprinted on their
driver's license or identification card to indicate that they have a
permanent disability.
02/07 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/08 Rpt prt - to Transp
02/23 Rpt out - to 14th Ord
03/08 Rpt out amen - to engros
03/09 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/13 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin,
Frasure, Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Lodge, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Noh, Sims
Floor Sponsor -- Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/14 House intro - 1st rdg - to Transp
03/21 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/22 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/26 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 64-1-5
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz,
Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Collins, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Gould,
Hadley, Hammond, Hansen, Harwood, Henbest(Farley), Higgins, Hornbeck,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher,
Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle,
Pearce, Pomeroy, Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Sellman,
Shepherd, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wood, Young, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- Smith
Absent and excused -- Field(20), Gagner, Pischner, Schaefer, Wheeler
Floor Sponsor -- Shepherd
Title apvd - to Senate
03/28 To enrol
Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/29 Sp signed - to Governor
04/04 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 332
Effective: 01/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1077
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; AMENDING
3 SECTION 49-315, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY
4 HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE INDICATING THE
5 PERSON HAS A DISABILITY; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-2444, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
6 VIDE THAT PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE
7 PERSON'S IDENTIFICATION CARD INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A DISABILITY AND TO
8 MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 49-315, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 49-315. LICENSES ISSUED TO DRIVERS. (1) The department shall issue to
13 every qualifying applicant a distinguishing driver's license as applied for,
14 which shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the full
15 name, date of birth, Idaho residence address, sex, weight, height, eye color,
16 hair color, color photograph, name of this state, date of issuance, date of
17 expiration, license class, endorsements, restrictions, and the applicant's
18 signature. Driver's licenses for persons under eighteen (18) years of age
19 shall include a notation "under 18 until (month, day, year)," and driver's
20 licenses for persons eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21) years of
21 age shall include a notation "under 21 until (month, day, year)." No driver's
22 license shall be valid until it has been signed on the signature line of the
23 license by the licensee.
24 (2) Every driver's license shall bear a color photograph of the licensee,
25 which shall be taken by the examiner at the time the application is made. The
26 photograph shall be taken without headgear or other clothing or device that
27 disguises or otherwise conceals the face or head of the applicant. A waiver
28 may be granted by the department allowing the applicant to wear headgear or
29 other head covering for medical, religious or safety purposes so long as the
30 face is not disguised or otherwise concealed. A driver's license may contain a
31 statement or indication of the medical condition of the licensee.
32 (3) The department shall notify the commercial driver license information
33 system that a class A, B or C driver's license has been issued as required by
34 49 CFR part 383.
35 (4) A licensee desiring to donate any or all organs or tissue in the
36 event of death, pursuant to the provisions for donation of anatomical gifts as
37 set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code, at the option of the donor may
38 indicate this desire on the driver's license by the imprinting of the word
39 "donor" on the license.
40 (5) A licensee who is a person with a disability may request that the
41 notation "disabled" be imprinted on the driver's license, provided the licen-
42 see presents written certification from a licensed physician verifying that
43 the licensee's stated impairment qualifies as a disability according to the
2
1 provisions of section 49-117, Idaho Code.
2 SECTION 2. That Section 49-2444, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
3 amended to read as follows:
4 49-2444. IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED -- FOUR-YEAR OR EIGHT-YEAR. (1) The
5 department shall issue a distinguishing identification card which shall set
6 forth the information contained in the application, in a form as prescribed by
7 the department. All identification cards issued on or after January 1, 1993,
8 shall not contain the applicant's social security number. An applicant's
9 social security number shall be exempt from disclosure except for inquiries
10 from agencies or institutions authorized to obtain such information by federal
11 law or regulation, from peace officers or from jury commissioners. Each card
12 shall be issued a distinguishing number and shall bear upon it a color photo-
13 graph of the applicant which shall be taken by the examiner at the time of
14 application. The photograph shall be taken without headgear or other clothing
15 or device that disguises or otherwise conceals the face or head of the appli-
16 cant. A waiver may be granted by the department allowing the applicant to wear
17 headgear or other head covering for medical, religious or safety purposes so
18 long as the face is not disguised or otherwise concealed.
19 No person shall receive an identification card unless and until he surren-
20 ders to the department all identification cards in his possession issued to
21 him by Idaho or any other jurisdiction, or any driver's license issued by any
22 other jurisdiction within the United States, or until he executes an affidavit
23 that he does not possess an identification card or any driver's license.
24 Identification cards issued to persons under eighteen (18) years of age
25 shall include a notation "under 18 until (month, day, year)," and identifica-
26 tion cards issued to persons eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21)
27 years of age shall include a notation "under 21 until (month, day, year)." The
28 nonrefundable fee for a four-year identification card issued to persons
29 twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall be seven dollars and fifty cents
30 ($7.50) of which five dollars ($5.00) shall be retained by the county and
31 credited to the current expense fund, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50)
32 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway distri-
33 bution account. The nonrefundable fee for identification cards issued to per-
34 sons under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be six dollars and fifty cents
35 ($6.50), of which five dollars ($5.00) shall be retained by the county and
36 credited to the current expense fund, and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
37 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway distri-
38 bution account. The nonrefundable fee for an eight-year identification card
39 shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) of which ten dollars ($10.00) shall be
40 retained by the county and credited to the current expense fund, and five dol-
41 lars ($5.00) shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the
42 highway distribution account. At the option of the applicant, the identifica-
43 tion card issued to a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall
44 expire either on the cardholder's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth
45 year following issuance of the card. Every identification card issued to a
46 person under eighteen (18) years of age shall expire five (5) days after the
47 person's eighteenth birthday. Every identification card issued to a person
48 eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall expire
49 five (5) days after the person's twenty-first birthday.
50 (2) Every identification card, except those issued to persons under
51 twenty-one (21) years of age, shall be renewable on or before its expiration,
52 but not more than twelve (12) months before, and upon application and payment
53 of the required fee.
3
1 (3) When an identification card has been expired for less than twelve
2 (12) months, the renewal of the identification card shall start from the orig-
3 inal date of expiration regardless of the year in which the application for
4 renewal is made. If the identification card is expired for more than twelve
5 (12) months, the application shall expire, at the option of the applicant, on
6 the applicant's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year following reis-
7 suance of the identification card.
8 (4) A person possessing an identification card desiring to donate any or
9 all organs or tissue in the event of death, pursuant to the provisions for
10 donation of anatomical gifts as set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code,
11 at the option of the donor may indicate this desire on the identification card
12 by the imprinting of the word "donor" on the identification card.
13 (5) A person possessing an identification card who is a person with a
14 disability may request that the notation "disabled" be imprinted on the iden-
15 tification card, provided the person presents written certification from a
16 licensed physician verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as
17 a disability according to the provisions of section 49-117, Idaho Code.
18 (6) In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide legal docu-
19 mentation to verify the change in accordance with department rules.
20 (67) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving an identifica-
21 tion card, shall move from the address shown on the application or on the
22 identification card issued, that person shall, within thirty (30) days, notify
23 the transportation department in writing of the old and new addresses.
24 (78) The department shall cancel any identification card upon determining
25 that the person was not entitled to the issuance of the identification card,
26 or that the person failed to give the required and correct information in his
27 application or committed fraud in making the application. Upon cancellation,
28 the person shall surrender the cancelled canceled identification card to the
29 department.
30 (89) If any person shall fail to return to the department the identifica-
31 tion card as required, the department may direct any peace officer to secure
32 its possession and return the identification card to the department.
33 (910) The department may issue a no-fee identification card to an individ-
34 ual whose driver's license has been cancelled canceled and voluntarily surren-
35 dered as provided in section 49-322(4), Idaho Code. The identification card
36 may be renewed at no cost to the applicant as long as the driver's license
37 remains cancelled canceled.
38 (101) It is an infraction for any person to fail to notify the department
39 of a change of address as required by the provisions of subsection (67) of
40 this section.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
Moved by Keough
Seconded by Sandy
IN THE SENATE
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. NO. 1077
1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 1
2 On page 1 of the printed bill, in line 40, following "with a" insert:
3 "permanent"; in line 41, delete "disabled" and insert: "permanently disabled";
4 in line 43, following "as a" insert: "permanent".
5 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2
6 On page 3, in line 13, following "card" insert: "or an applicant for an
7 identification card"; and also in line 13, following "with a" insert: "perma-
8 nent"; in line 14, delete "disabled" and insert: "permanently disabled"; and
9 in line 17, delete "disability" and insert: "permanent disability".
10 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL
11 On page 1, following line 9, insert:
12 "SECTION 1. That Section 49-117, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
13 amended to read as follows:
14 49-117. DEFINITIONS -- P.
15 (1) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied
16 or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
17 in loading or unloading property or passengers.
18 (2) "Park trailer." (See "Trailer,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
19 (3) "Part-time salesman" means any person employed as a vehicle salesman
20 on behalf of a dealer less than thirty (30) hours per week.
21 (4) "Peace officer." (See section 19-5101(d), Idaho Code)
22 (5) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot and any person operating a wheel-
23 chair or a motorized wheelchair.
24 (6) "Pedestrian path" means any path, sidewalk or way set-aside and used
25 exclusively by pedestrians.
26 (7) (a) "Person" means every natural person, firm, fiduciary, copartner-
27 ship, association, corporation, trustee, receiver or assignee for the ben-
28 efit of creditors, political subdivision, state or federal governmental
29 department, agency, or instrumentality, and for the purposes of chapter 22
30 of this title shall include a private, common or contract carrier operat-
31 ing a vehicle on any highway of this state.
32 (b) "Person with a disability" means:
33 (i) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
34 unassisted by another person;
35 (ii) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
36 without the aid of a walker, cane, crutches, braces, prosthetic
37 device or a wheelchair; or
38 (iii) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
39 without great difficulty or discomfort due to the following impair-
40 ments: neurological, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, arthritic dis-
41 order, blindness, or the loss of function or absence of a limb.
2
1 (iv) For the purposes of chapters 3 and 4 of this title, a person
2 with a permanent disability is one whose physician certifies that the
3 person qualifies as a person with a disability pursuant to this sub-
4 section (7)(b), and further certifies that there is no expectation
5 for a fundamental or marked change in the person's condition at any
6 time in the future.
7 (8) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individ-
8 ual, including an individual's photograph or computerized image, social secu-
9 rity number, driver identification number, name, address, telephone number,
10 and medical or disability information, but does not include information on
11 vehicular accidents, driving or equipment-related violations, the five-digit
12 zip code of the person's address, or status of the driver's license or motor
13 vehicle registration.
14 (9) "Pneumatic tire." (See "Tires,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
15 (10) "Pole trailer." (See "Trailer,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
16 (11) "Possessory lien" means a lien dependent upon possession for compen-
17 sation to which a person is legally entitled for making repairs or performing
18 labor upon, and furnishing supplies or materials for, and for the towing,
19 storage, repair, or safekeeping of, any vehicle of a type subject to registra-
20 tion.
21 (12) "Possessory lienholder" means any person claiming a lien, that lien
22 claimed to have accrued on a basis of services rendered to the vehicle which
23 is the subject of the lien.
24 (13) "Preceding year" means, for the purposes of section 49-435, Idaho
25 Code, a period of twelve (12) consecutive months fixed by the department,
26 prior to July 1 of the year immediately preceding the commencement of the reg-
27 istration or license year for which proportional registration is sought. The
28 department in fixing the period shall make it conform to the terms, conditions
29 and requirements of any applicable agreement or arrangement for the propor-
30 tional registration of vehicles.
31 (14) "Pressure regulator valve" means a device or system which governs the
32 load distribution and controls the weight borne by a variable load suspension
33 axle in accordance with a predetermined valve setting.
34 (15) "Principal place of business" means an enclosed commercial structure
35 located within the state, easily accessible and open to the public at all rea-
36 sonable times, with an improved display area large enough to display five (5)
37 or more vehicles of the type the dealer is licensed to sell, immediately
38 adjoining the building, and at which the business of a dealer, including the
39 display and repair of vehicles, may be lawfully carried on in accordance with
40 the terms of all applicable building codes, zoning and other land-use regula-
41 tory ordinances, and in which building the public shall be able to contact the
42 dealer or his salesmen in person or by telephone at all reasonable times, and
43 at which place of business shall be kept and maintained the books, records and
44 files necessary to conduct the business. The principal place of business shall
45 display an exterior sign permanently affixed to the land or building, with
46 letters clearly visible to the major avenue of traffic. In no event shall a
47 room or rooms in a hotel, rooming house, or apartment house building or a part
48 of any single or multiple unit dwelling house be considered a "principal place
49 of business" within the terms and provisions of this title unless the entire
50 ground floor of that hotel, apartment house, or rooming house building or
51 dwelling house be devoted principally to and occupied for commercial purposes,
52 and the office or offices of the dealer be located on the ground floor.
53 (16) "Private property open to the public" means real property not owned
54 by the federal government or the state of Idaho or any of its political subdi-
55 visions, but is available for vehicular traffic or parking by the general pub-
3
1 lic with the permission of the owner or agent of the real property.
2 (17) "Private road" means every way or place in private ownership and
3 used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied
4 permission from the owner, but not by other persons.
5 (18) "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to
6 respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent
7 to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance
8 or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars
9 ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one
10 (1) accident, and, subject to the limit for one (1) person, in the amount of
11 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two
12 (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of fifteen
13 thousand dollars ($15,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of
14 others in any one (1) accident.
15 (19) "Proper authority" means a public highway agency.
16 (20) "Public highway agency" means the state transportation department,
17 any city, county, highway district or any other state agency which has juris-
18 diction over public highway systems and public rights-of-way.
19 (21) "Public right-of-way" means a right-of-way open to the public and
20 under the jurisdiction of a public highway agency, where the public highway
21 agency has no obligation to construct or maintain said right-of-way for vehic-
22 ular traffic.
23 (22) "Public road jurisdiction" means a public highway agency.
24 (23) "Purchase." (See "Sell," "sold," and "buy," section 49-120, Idaho
25 Code)";
26 and in line 10, delete "SECTION 1" and insert: "SECTION 2".
27 On page 2, following line 1, insert:
28 "SECTION 3. That Section 49-318, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
29 amended to read as follows:
30 49-318. DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES AND SUBSTITUTE PERMITS. (1) The holder
31 of any instruction permit, class A, B, C, or D or seasonal driver's license
32 which is lost or destroyed, or a licensee whose name is legally changed, may
33 apply for a duplicate driver's license or substitute permit. A duplicate
34 driver's license or substitute permit will be issued upon:
35 (a) Payment of the fee as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code;
36 (b) Furnishing satisfactory proof that the permit, class A, B, C, or D or
37 seasonal driver's license has been lost or destroyed, or that the
38 licensee's name has been legally changed; and
39 (c) Furnishing proof of the applicant's identity acceptable to the exam-
40 iner or the department and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy
41 of his birth certificate when obtainable, or another document which pro-
42 vides evidence of a person's date of birth acceptable to the examiner or
43 department. In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide
44 legal documentation acceptable to the department to verify the change.
45 (2) A duplicate driver's license or substitute permit shall not be
46 issued, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the license or per-
47 mit is suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in this state or any other
48 jurisdiction or if the applicant has applied for, or has been issued, a
49 license or permit in another jurisdiction.
50 (3) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D or seasonal
51 driver's license who requests a duplicate driver's license or substitute per-
52 mit as provided in subsection (1) of this section, may request that the nota-
53 tion "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the permit or license and the
54 department shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the permit or license if:
4
1 (a) The person has a permanent disability; and
2 (b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician
3 verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent
4 disability as provided in section 49-117, Idaho Code; and
5 (c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for
6 issuance of a permit or license as specified in section 49-313, Idaho
7 Code.
8 SECTION 4. That Section 49-319, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 49-319. EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (1) Every noncommer-
11 cial Idaho driver's license issued to a driver shall expire and be renewable
12 as follows:
13 (a) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall expire on the licensee's
14 birthday in the fourth year following the issuance of the driver's
15 license.
16 (b) At the option of the applicant, for drivers twenty-one (21) years of
17 age through sixty-two (62) years of age, the driver's license shall expire
18 either on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year
19 following the issuance of the driver's license.
20 (c) Every driver's license issued to a driver under eighteen (18) years
21 of age shall expire five (5) days after the licensee's eighteenth birth-
22 day.
23 (d) Every driver's license issued to a driver eighteen (18) years of age
24 but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall expire five (5) days after
25 the licensee's twenty-first birthday.
26 (e) Except licenses issued to drivers under twenty-one (21) years of age,
27 every driver's license that is not, as provided by law, suspended, revoked
28 or disqualified in this state or any other jurisdiction shall be renewable
29 on or before its expiration, but not more than twelve (12) months before,
30 upon application, payment of the required fee, and satisfactory completion
31 of the required eyesight examination.
32 (2) Every commercial driver's license issued to a person twenty-one (21)
33 years of age or older shall expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth
34 year following issuance of the license, and any Class A, B or C license issued
35 to a person eighteen (18), nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age shall
36 expire five (5) days after the licensee's twenty-first birthday. There shall
37 be no option for an eight-year Class A, B or C license.
38 (3) An applicant who is issued a driver's license in another jurisdiction
39 after an Idaho driver's license has been issued is not eligible for renewal or
40 a duplicate of the Idaho driver's license. The applicant may apply for a new
41 Idaho driver's license as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code.
42 (4) No knowledge test shall be required for renewal of a driver's
43 license, except for renewal of a hazardous material endorsement. Appropriate
44 knowledge and skill tests shall be required for an upgrade in a driver's
45 license class or an endorsement addition. In the case of a name change, the
46 applicant shall provide legal documentation to verify the change in accordance
47 with department rules.
48 (5) Except for drivers under twenty-one (21) years of age, when a
49 driver's license has been expired for fewer than twelve (12) months, the
50 renewal of the driver's license shall start from the original date of expira-
51 tion regardless of the year in which the application for renewal is made. If
52 the driver's license is expired for twelve (12) months or more, the applicant
53 shall be required to take the knowledge, skills for the class of license or
5
1 endorsement being applied for, and vision tests and the application shall
2 expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following issuance of the
3 driver's license for drivers twenty-one (21) years of age or older. At the
4 option of the applicant, for drivers twenty-one (21) years of age through
5 sixty-two (62) years of age, the renewed license shall expire either on the
6 licensee's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year following issuance.
7 (6) (a) If a driver's license has expired or will expire and the licen-
8 see is temporarily out-of-state except on active military duty, and the
9 driver's license has not, as provided by law, been suspended, revoked,
10 cancelled canceled, denied, refused or disqualified, the licensee may
11 request in writing on a form prescribed by the department an extension of
12 the driver's license. The request shall be accompanied by the fee fixed in
13 section 49-306, Idaho Code, and the extension shall be less than a twelve
14 (12) month period. If the department determines that an extension of the
15 driver's license is necessary, it may issue a certificate of extension
16 showing the date to which the expired driver's license is extended, and
17 this certificate shall be attached to the expired driver's license. Cer-
18 tificates of extension are limited to two (2) per licensee.
19 (b) Upon returning to the state of Idaho, the licensee shall within ten
20 (10) days, apply for a renewal of the expired driver's license and surren-
21 der the certificate of extension and the expired driver's license.
22 (c) A hazardous material endorsement cannot be extended.
23 (7) An Idaho driver's license issued to any person prior to serving on
24 active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or a member of the imme-
25 diate family accompanying such a person, if valid and in full force and effect
26 upon entering active duty, shall remain in full force and effect and shall,
27 upon application, be extended for a period of four (4) years so long as active
28 duty continues, if the driver's license is not suspended, denied, disquali-
29 fied, cancelled canceled or revoked, as provided by law, during the active
30 duty, and the driver's license shall remain in full force and effect sixty
31 (60) days following the date the holder is released from active duty.
32 (8) The department may use a mail renewal process for four-year class D
33 licenses based on criteria established by rule.
34 (9) A seasonal driver's license is only valid for a one hundred eighty
35 (180) day period from the date of issuance. Only one (1) seasonal driver's
36 license may be obtained in any twelve (12) month period, and may only be
37 obtained twice in a driver's lifetime.
38 (10) A person who applies for renewal of a license may request that the
39 notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the license and the department
40 shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the license if:
41 (a) The person has a permanent disability; and
42 (b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician
43 verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent
44 disability as provided in section 49-117, Idaho Code; and
45 (c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for
46 issuance of a license as specified in section 49-313, Idaho Code.";
47 on page 2, in line 2, delete "SECTION 2" and insert: "SECTION 5"; and on page
48 3, following line 40, insert:
49 "SECTION 6. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
50 ary 1, 2002.".
51 CORRECTIONS TO TITLE
52 On page 1, in line 2, following "AMENDING" insert: "SECTION 49-117, IDAHO
53 CODE, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "PERSON WITH A DISABILITY" TO PROVIDE FOR A
54 PERMANENT DISABILITY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING"; in line 3,
6
1 following "WITH A" insert: "PERMANENT"; in line 5, delete "PERSON HAS A DIS-
2 ABILITY; AND" and insert: "PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DISABILITY; AMENDING SECTION
3 49-318, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY MAY
4 HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S DUPLICATE DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SUB-
5 STITUTE PERMIT INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DISABILITY IF CERTAIN
6 REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION
7 49-319, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY WHO
8 ARE APPLYING FOR RENEWAL OF A DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED
9 ON THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DIS-
10 ABILITY IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET;"; in line 6, following "WITH A"
11 insert: "PERMANENT"; in line 7, following "HAS A" insert: "PERMANENT"; and in
12 line 8, following "CORRECTIONS" insert: "; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1077, As Amended
BY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER'S LICENSES AND IDENTIFICATION CARDS; AMENDING
3 SECTION 49-117, IDAHO CODE, TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "PERSON WITH A
4 DISABILITY" TO PROVIDE FOR A PERMANENT DISABILITY AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL
5 CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-315, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS
6 WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S
7 DRIVER'S LICENSE INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DISABILITY; AMEND-
8 ING SECTION 49-318, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT
9 DISABILITY MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S DUPLICATE
10 DRIVER'S LICENSE OR SUBSTITUTE PERMIT INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMA-
11 NENT DISABILITY IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL COR-
12 RECTIONS; AMENDING SECTION 49-319, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS
13 WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY WHO ARE APPLYING FOR RENEWAL OF A DRIVER'S
14 LICENSE MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S LICENSE
15 INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DISABILITY IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS
16 ARE MET; AND AMENDING SECTION 49-2444, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS
17 WITH A PERMANENT DISABILITY MAY HAVE A NOTATION IMPRINTED ON THE PERSON'S
18 IDENTIFICATION CARD INDICATING THE PERSON HAS A PERMANENT DISABILITY AND
19 TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
21 SECTION 1. That Section 49-117, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
22 amended to read as follows:
23 49-117. DEFINITIONS -- P.
24 (1) "Park" or "parking" means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied
25 or not, other than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged
26 in loading or unloading property or passengers.
27 (2) "Park trailer." (See "Trailer,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
28 (3) "Part-time salesman" means any person employed as a vehicle salesman
29 on behalf of a dealer less than thirty (30) hours per week.
30 (4) "Peace officer." (See section 19-5101(d), Idaho Code)
31 (5) "Pedestrian" means any person afoot and any person operating a wheel-
32 chair or a motorized wheelchair.
33 (6) "Pedestrian path" means any path, sidewalk or way set-aside and used
34 exclusively by pedestrians.
35 (7) (a) "Person" means every natural person, firm, fiduciary, copartner-
36 ship, association, corporation, trustee, receiver or assignee for the ben-
37 efit of creditors, political subdivision, state or federal governmental
38 department, agency, or instrumentality, and for the purposes of chapter 22
39 of this title shall include a private, common or contract carrier operat-
40 ing a vehicle on any highway of this state.
41 (b) "Person with a disability" means:
42 (i) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
43 unassisted by another person;
2
1 (ii) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
2 without the aid of a walker, cane, crutches, braces, prosthetic
3 device or a wheelchair; or
4 (iii) A person who is unable to walk two hundred (200) feet or more
5 without great difficulty or discomfort due to the following impair-
6 ments: neurological, orthopedic, respiratory, cardiac, arthritic dis-
7 order, blindness, or the loss of function or absence of a limb.
8 (iv) For the purposes of chapters 3 and 4 of this title, a person
9 with a permanent disability is one whose physician certifies that the
10 person qualifies as a person with a disability pursuant to this sub-
11 section (7)(b), and further certifies that there is no expectation
12 for a fundamental or marked change in the person's condition at any
13 time in the future.
14 (8) "Personal information" means information that identifies an individ-
15 ual, including an individual's photograph or computerized image, social secu-
16 rity number, driver identification number, name, address, telephone number,
17 and medical or disability information, but does not include information on
18 vehicular accidents, driving or equipment-related violations, the five-digit
19 zip code of the person's address, or status of the driver's license or motor
20 vehicle registration.
21 (9) "Pneumatic tire." (See "Tires,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
22 (10) "Pole trailer." (See "Trailer,", section 49-121, Idaho Code)
23 (11) "Possessory lien" means a lien dependent upon possession for compen-
24 sation to which a person is legally entitled for making repairs or performing
25 labor upon, and furnishing supplies or materials for, and for the towing,
26 storage, repair, or safekeeping of, any vehicle of a type subject to registra-
27 tion.
28 (12) "Possessory lienholder" means any person claiming a lien, that lien
29 claimed to have accrued on a basis of services rendered to the vehicle which
30 is the subject of the lien.
31 (13) "Preceding year" means, for the purposes of section 49-435, Idaho
32 Code, a period of twelve (12) consecutive months fixed by the department,
33 prior to July 1 of the year immediately preceding the commencement of the reg-
34 istration or license year for which proportional registration is sought. The
35 department in fixing the period shall make it conform to the terms, conditions
36 and requirements of any applicable agreement or arrangement for the propor-
37 tional registration of vehicles.
38 (14) "Pressure regulator valve" means a device or system which governs the
39 load distribution and controls the weight borne by a variable load suspension
40 axle in accordance with a predetermined valve setting.
41 (15) "Principal place of business" means an enclosed commercial structure
42 located within the state, easily accessible and open to the public at all rea-
43 sonable times, with an improved display area large enough to display five (5)
44 or more vehicles of the type the dealer is licensed to sell, immediately
45 adjoining the building, and at which the business of a dealer, including the
46 display and repair of vehicles, may be lawfully carried on in accordance with
47 the terms of all applicable building codes, zoning and other land-use regula-
48 tory ordinances, and in which building the public shall be able to contact the
49 dealer or his salesmen in person or by telephone at all reasonable times, and
50 at which place of business shall be kept and maintained the books, records and
51 files necessary to conduct the business. The principal place of business shall
52 display an exterior sign permanently affixed to the land or building, with
53 letters clearly visible to the major avenue of traffic. In no event shall a
54 room or rooms in a hotel, rooming house, or apartment house building or a part
55 of any single or multiple unit dwelling house be considered a "principal place
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1 of business" within the terms and provisions of this title unless the entire
2 ground floor of that hotel, apartment house, or rooming house building or
3 dwelling house be devoted principally to and occupied for commercial purposes,
4 and the office or offices of the dealer be located on the ground floor.
5 (16) "Private property open to the public" means real property not owned
6 by the federal government or the state of Idaho or any of its political subdi-
7 visions, but is available for vehicular traffic or parking by the general pub-
8 lic with the permission of the owner or agent of the real property.
9 (17) "Private road" means every way or place in private ownership and
10 used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied
11 permission from the owner, but not by other persons.
12 (18) "Proof of financial responsibility" means proof of ability to
13 respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent
14 to the effective date of the proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance
15 or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars
16 ($25,000) because of bodily injury to or death of one (1) person in any one
17 (1) accident, and, subject to the limit for one (1) person, in the amount of
18 fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) because of bodily injury to or death of two
19 (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident, and in the amount of fifteen
20 thousand dollars ($15,000) because of injury to or destruction of property of
21 others in any one (1) accident.
22 (19) "Proper authority" means a public highway agency.
23 (20) "Public highway agency" means the state transportation department,
24 any city, county, highway district or any other state agency which has juris-
25 diction over public highway systems and public rights-of-way.
26 (21) "Public right-of-way" means a right-of-way open to the public and
27 under the jurisdiction of a public highway agency, where the public highway
28 agency has no obligation to construct or maintain said right-of-way for vehic-
29 ular traffic.
30 (22) "Public road jurisdiction" means a public highway agency.
31 (23) "Purchase." (See "Sell," "sold," and "buy," section 49-120, Idaho
32 Code)
33 SECTION 2. That Section 49-315, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
34 amended to read as follows:
35 49-315. LICENSES ISSUED TO DRIVERS. (1) The department shall issue to
36 every qualifying applicant a distinguishing driver's license as applied for,
37 which shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the full
38 name, date of birth, Idaho residence address, sex, weight, height, eye color,
39 hair color, color photograph, name of this state, date of issuance, date of
40 expiration, license class, endorsements, restrictions, and the applicant's
41 signature. Driver's licenses for persons under eighteen (18) years of age
42 shall include a notation "under 18 until (month, day, year)," and driver's
43 licenses for persons eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21) years of
44 age shall include a notation "under 21 until (month, day, year)." No driver's
45 license shall be valid until it has been signed on the signature line of the
46 license by the licensee.
47 (2) Every driver's license shall bear a color photograph of the licensee,
48 which shall be taken by the examiner at the time the application is made. The
49 photograph shall be taken without headgear or other clothing or device that
50 disguises or otherwise conceals the face or head of the applicant. A waiver
51 may be granted by the department allowing the applicant to wear headgear or
52 other head covering for medical, religious or safety purposes so long as the
53 face is not disguised or otherwise concealed. A driver's license may contain a
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1 statement or indication of the medical condition of the licensee.
2 (3) The department shall notify the commercial driver license information
3 system that a class A, B or C driver's license has been issued as required by
4 49 CFR part 383.
5 (4) A licensee desiring to donate any or all organs or tissue in the
6 event of death, pursuant to the provisions for donation of anatomical gifts as
7 set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code, at the option of the donor may
8 indicate this desire on the driver's license by the imprinting of the word
9 "donor" on the license.
10 (5) A licensee who is a person with a permanent disability may request
11 that the notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the driver's license,
12 provided the licensee presents written certification from a licensed physician
13 verifying that the licensee's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent dis-
14 ability according to the provisions of section 49-117, Idaho Code.
15 SECTION 3. That Section 49-318, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
16 amended to read as follows:
17 49-318. DUPLICATE DRIVER LICENSES AND SUBSTITUTE PERMITS. (1) The holder
18 of any instruction permit, class A, B, C, or D or seasonal driver's license
19 which is lost or destroyed, or a licensee whose name is legally changed, may
20 apply for a duplicate driver's license or substitute permit. A duplicate
21 driver's license or substitute permit will be issued upon:
22 (a) Payment of the fee as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code;
23 (b) Furnishing satisfactory proof that the permit, class A, B, C, or D or
24 seasonal driver's license has been lost or destroyed, or that the
25 licensee's name has been legally changed; and
26 (c) Furnishing proof of the applicant's identity acceptable to the exam-
27 iner or the department and date of birth as set forth in a certified copy
28 of his birth certificate when obtainable, or another document which pro-
29 vides evidence of a person's date of birth acceptable to the examiner or
30 department. In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide
31 legal documentation acceptable to the department to verify the change.
32 (2) A duplicate driver's license or substitute permit shall not be
33 issued, as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if the license or per-
34 mit is suspended, revoked, canceled or disqualified in this state or any other
35 jurisdiction or if the applicant has applied for, or has been issued, a
36 license or permit in another jurisdiction.
37 (3) The holder of any instruction permit, class A, B, C or D or seasonal
38 driver's license who requests a duplicate driver's license or substitute per-
39 mit as provided in subsection (1) of this section, may request that the nota-
40 tion "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the permit or license and the
41 department shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the permit or license if:
42 (a) The person has a permanent disability; and
43 (b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician
44 verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent
45 disability as provided in section 49-117, Idaho Code; and
46 (c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for
47 issuance of a permit or license as specified in section 49-313, Idaho
48 Code.
49 SECTION 4. That Section 49-319, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
50 amended to read as follows:
51 49-319. EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF DRIVER'S LICENSE. (1) Every noncommer-
5
1 cial Idaho driver's license issued to a driver shall expire and be renewable
2 as follows:
3 (a) Twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall expire on the licensee's
4 birthday in the fourth year following the issuance of the driver's
5 license.
6 (b) At the option of the applicant, for drivers twenty-one (21) years of
7 age through sixty-two (62) years of age, the driver's license shall expire
8 either on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year
9 following the issuance of the driver's license.
10 (c) Every driver's license issued to a driver under eighteen (18) years
11 of age shall expire five (5) days after the licensee's eighteenth birth-
12 day.
13 (d) Every driver's license issued to a driver eighteen (18) years of age
14 but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall expire five (5) days after
15 the licensee's twenty-first birthday.
16 (e) Except licenses issued to drivers under twenty-one (21) years of age,
17 every driver's license that is not, as provided by law, suspended, revoked
18 or disqualified in this state or any other jurisdiction shall be renewable
19 on or before its expiration, but not more than twelve (12) months before,
20 upon application, payment of the required fee, and satisfactory completion
21 of the required eyesight examination.
22 (2) Every commercial driver's license issued to a person twenty-one (21)
23 years of age or older shall expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth
24 year following issuance of the license, and any Class A, B or C license issued
25 to a person eighteen (18), nineteen (19) or twenty (20) years of age shall
26 expire five (5) days after the licensee's twenty-first birthday. There shall
27 be no option for an eight-year Class A, B or C license.
28 (3) An applicant who is issued a driver's license in another jurisdiction
29 after an Idaho driver's license has been issued is not eligible for renewal or
30 a duplicate of the Idaho driver's license. The applicant may apply for a new
31 Idaho driver's license as provided in section 49-306, Idaho Code.
32 (4) No knowledge test shall be required for renewal of a driver's
33 license, except for renewal of a hazardous material endorsement. Appropriate
34 knowledge and skill tests shall be required for an upgrade in a driver's
35 license class or an endorsement addition. In the case of a name change, the
36 applicant shall provide legal documentation to verify the change in accordance
37 with department rules.
38 (5) Except for drivers under twenty-one (21) years of age, when a
39 driver's license has been expired for fewer than twelve (12) months, the
40 renewal of the driver's license shall start from the original date of expira-
41 tion regardless of the year in which the application for renewal is made. If
42 the driver's license is expired for twelve (12) months or more, the applicant
43 shall be required to take the knowledge, skills for the class of license or
44 endorsement being applied for, and vision tests and the application shall
45 expire on the licensee's birthday in the fourth year following issuance of the
46 driver's license for drivers twenty-one (21) years of age or older. At the
47 option of the applicant, for drivers twenty-one (21) years of age through
48 sixty-two (62) years of age, the renewed license shall expire either on the
49 licensee's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year following issuance.
50 (6) (a) If a driver's license has expired or will expire and the licen-
51 see is temporarily out-of-state except on active military duty, and the
52 driver's license has not, as provided by law, been suspended, revoked,
53 cancelled canceled, denied, refused or disqualified, the licensee may
54 request in writing on a form prescribed by the department an extension of
55 the driver's license. The request shall be accompanied by the fee fixed in
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1 section 49-306, Idaho Code, and the extension shall be less than a twelve
2 (12) month period. If the department determines that an extension of the
3 driver's license is necessary, it may issue a certificate of extension
4 showing the date to which the expired driver's license is extended, and
5 this certificate shall be attached to the expired driver's license. Cer-
6 tificates of extension are limited to two (2) per licensee.
7 (b) Upon returning to the state of Idaho, the licensee shall within ten
8 (10) days, apply for a renewal of the expired driver's license and surren-
9 der the certificate of extension and the expired driver's license.
10 (c) A hazardous material endorsement cannot be extended.
11 (7) An Idaho driver's license issued to any person prior to serving on
12 active duty in the armed forces of the United States, or a member of the imme-
13 diate family accompanying such a person, if valid and in full force and effect
14 upon entering active duty, shall remain in full force and effect and shall,
15 upon application, be extended for a period of four (4) years so long as active
16 duty continues, if the driver's license is not suspended, denied, disquali-
17 fied, cancelled canceled or revoked, as provided by law, during the active
18 duty, and the driver's license shall remain in full force and effect sixty
19 (60) days following the date the holder is released from active duty.
20 (8) The department may use a mail renewal process for four-year class D
21 licenses based on criteria established by rule.
22 (9) A seasonal driver's license is only valid for a one hundred eighty
23 (180) day period from the date of issuance. Only one (1) seasonal driver's
24 license may be obtained in any twelve (12) month period, and may only be
25 obtained twice in a driver's lifetime.
26 (10) A person who applies for renewal of a license may request that the
27 notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the license and the department
28 shall imprint "permanently disabled" on the license if:
29 (a) The person has a permanent disability; and
30 (b) The person presents written certification from a licensed physician
31 verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent
32 disability as provided in section 49-117, Idaho Code; and
33 (c) The department determines that the person meets the requirements for
34 issuance of a license as specified in section 49-313, Idaho Code.
35 SECTION 5. That Section 49-2444, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
36 amended to read as follows:
37 49-2444. IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED -- FOUR-YEAR OR EIGHT-YEAR. (1) The
38 department shall issue a distinguishing identification card which shall set
39 forth the information contained in the application, in a form as prescribed by
40 the department. All identification cards issued on or after January 1, 1993,
41 shall not contain the applicant's social security number. An applicant's
42 social security number shall be exempt from disclosure except for inquiries
43 from agencies or institutions authorized to obtain such information by federal
44 law or regulation, from peace officers or from jury commissioners. Each card
45 shall be issued a distinguishing number and shall bear upon it a color photo-
46 graph of the applicant which shall be taken by the examiner at the time of
47 application. The photograph shall be taken without headgear or other clothing
48 or device that disguises or otherwise conceals the face or head of the appli-
49 cant. A waiver may be granted by the department allowing the applicant to wear
50 headgear or other head covering for medical, religious or safety purposes so
51 long as the face is not disguised or otherwise concealed.
52 No person shall receive an identification card unless and until he surren-
53 ders to the department all identification cards in his possession issued to
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1 him by Idaho or any other jurisdiction, or any driver's license issued by any
2 other jurisdiction within the United States, or until he executes an affidavit
3 that he does not possess an identification card or any driver's license.
4 Identification cards issued to persons under eighteen (18) years of age
5 shall include a notation "under 18 until (month, day, year)," and identifica-
6 tion cards issued to persons eighteen (18) years of age to twenty-one (21)
7 years of age shall include a notation "under 21 until (month, day, year)." The
8 nonrefundable fee for a four-year identification card issued to persons
9 twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall be seven dollars and fifty cents
10 ($7.50) of which five dollars ($5.00) shall be retained by the county and
11 credited to the current expense fund, and two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50)
12 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway distri-
13 bution account. The nonrefundable fee for identification cards issued to per-
14 sons under twenty-one (21) years of age shall be six dollars and fifty cents
15 ($6.50), of which five dollars ($5.00) shall be retained by the county and
16 credited to the current expense fund, and one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50)
17 shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the highway distri-
18 bution account. The nonrefundable fee for an eight-year identification card
19 shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) of which ten dollars ($10.00) shall be
20 retained by the county and credited to the current expense fund, and five dol-
21 lars ($5.00) shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the
22 highway distribution account. At the option of the applicant, the identifica-
23 tion card issued to a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older shall
24 expire either on the cardholder's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth
25 year following issuance of the card. Every identification card issued to a
26 person under eighteen (18) years of age shall expire five (5) days after the
27 person's eighteenth birthday. Every identification card issued to a person
28 eighteen (18) years of age but under twenty-one (21) years of age shall expire
29 five (5) days after the person's twenty-first birthday.
30 (2) Every identification card, except those issued to persons under
31 twenty-one (21) years of age, shall be renewable on or before its expiration,
32 but not more than twelve (12) months before, and upon application and payment
33 of the required fee.
34 (3) When an identification card has been expired for less than twelve
35 (12) months, the renewal of the identification card shall start from the orig-
36 inal date of expiration regardless of the year in which the application for
37 renewal is made. If the identification card is expired for more than twelve
38 (12) months, the application shall expire, at the option of the applicant, on
39 the applicant's birthday in the fourth year or the eighth year following reis-
40 suance of the identification card.
41 (4) A person possessing an identification card desiring to donate any or
42 all organs or tissue in the event of death, pursuant to the provisions for
43 donation of anatomical gifts as set forth in chapter 34, title 39, Idaho Code,
44 at the option of the donor may indicate this desire on the identification card
45 by the imprinting of the word "donor" on the identification card.
46 (5) A person possessing an identification card or an applicant for an
47 identification card who is a person with a permanent disability may request
48 that the notation "permanently disabled" be imprinted on the identification
49 card, provided the person presents written certification from a licensed phy-
50 sician verifying that the person's stated impairment qualifies as a permanent
51 disability according to the provisions of section 49-117, Idaho Code.
52 (6) In the case of a name change, the applicant shall provide legal docu-
53 mentation to verify the change in accordance with department rules.
54 (67) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving an identifica-
55 tion card, shall move from the address shown on the application or on the
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1 identification card issued, that person shall, within thirty (30) days, notify
2 the transportation department in writing of the old and new addresses.
3 (78) The department shall cancel any identification card upon determining
4 that the person was not entitled to the issuance of the identification card,
5 or that the person failed to give the required and correct information in his
6 application or committed fraud in making the application. Upon cancellation,
7 the person shall surrender the cancelled canceled identification card to the
8 department.
9 (89) If any person shall fail to return to the department the identifica-
10 tion card as required, the department may direct any peace officer to secure
11 its possession and return the identification card to the department.
12 (910) The department may issue a no-fee identification card to an individ-
13 ual whose driver's license has been cancelled canceled and voluntarily surren-
14 dered as provided in section 49-322(4), Idaho Code. The identification card
15 may be renewed at no cost to the applicant as long as the driver's license
16 remains cancelled canceled.
17 (101) It is an infraction for any person to fail to notify the department
18 of a change of address as required by the provisions of subsection (67) of
19 this section.
20 SECTION 6. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after Janu-
21 ary 1, 2002.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10769
It is the purpose of this legislation to allow for Idaho Driver s
licenses to hold a notation of "Disabled".
This would allow disabled people to utilize their driver s
license as proof of their disability in those instances where it
is needed thus reducing the need to contact a physician for
written verification.
FISCAL IMPACT
It is anticipated the cost for this feature would be similar to
that for other notations currently on Idaho s Drivers Licenses.
Contact
Name: Sen. Shawn Keough
Phone: 332 1405
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1077