H.B. 19 Enrolled

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IDENTIFICATION CARD AMENDMENTS
2 2006 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: James A. Dunnigan
5 Senate Sponsor: Sheldon L. Killpack
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies the Identification Card Act by amending provisions related to
10 identification cards.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . requires the division to issue an identification card that bears certain information;
14 . provides that an identification card issued on or after July 1, 2006, expires on the
15 applicant's birth date in the fifth year following the date of issuance rather than the
16 tenth year;
17 . provides that a person older than 21 years of age with a disability may extend the
18 expiration of an identification card for five, rather than ten, years if the person
19 follows certain procedures;
20 . provides that an identification card issued on or after July 1, 2006, to a person 65
21 years or older expires every five years rather than being effective until death; and
22 . makes technical changes.
23 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
24 None
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 This bill takes effect July 1, 2006.
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 53-3-805, as last amended by Chapter 144, Laws of Utah 2004

30 53-3-807, as last amended by Chapters 20 and 34, Laws of Utah 2005
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32 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
33 Section 1. Section 53-3-805 is amended to read:
34 53-3-805. Identification card -- Contents -- Specifications.
35 (1) (a) The division shall issue an identification card that bears:
36 [(a) provides all the information contained in the application, except the identification
37 card may not bear the applicant's:]
38 [(i) Social Security number; and]
39 [(ii) place of birth;]
40 [(b) contains a photograph of the applicant; and]
41 [(c) contains a facsimile of the applicant's signature.]
42 (i) the distinguishing number assigned to the person by the division;
43 (ii) the name, birth date, and Utah residence address of the person;
44 (iii) a brief description of the person for the purpose of identification;
45 (iv) a photograph of the person;
46 (v) a photograph or other facsimile of the person's signature; and
47 (vi) an indication whether the person intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
48 Chapter 28, Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
49 (b) An identification card issued by the division may not bear the person's Social
50 Security number or place of birth.
51 (2) (a) The card shall be of an impervious material, resistant to wear, damage, and
52 alteration.
53 (b) Except as provided under Section 53-3-806 , the size, form, and color of the card is
54 prescribed by the commissioner.
55 (3) At the applicant's request, the card may include a statement that the applicant has a
56 special medical problem or allergies to certain drugs, for the purpose of medical treatment.
57 (4) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j) shall be authenticated

58 by the applicant in accordance with division rule.
59 (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
60 Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
61 organization, as defined in Section 26-28-2 , the names and addresses of all persons who under
62 Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
63 (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
64 (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
65 (B) inform applicants of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
66 (5) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
67 information provided under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j), for direct or indirect:
68 (a) loss;
69 (b) detriment; or
70 (c) injury.
71 Section 2. Section 53-3-807 is amended to read:
72 53-3-807. Expiration -- Address and name change -- Extension for disabled.
73 (1) [The] An identification card issued on or after July 1, 2006 expires on the birth date
74 of the applicant in the [tenth] fifth year following the issuance of the identification card[,
75 except as provided under Subsection (6)].
76 (2) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
77 moves from the address shown on the application or on the card, the person shall within ten
78 days notify the division in a manner specified by the division of [his] the person's new address.
79 (3) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
80 changes [his] the person's name under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name, [he] the person:
81 (a) shall surrender the card to the division; and
82 (b) may apply for a new card in [his] the person's new name by:
83 (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
84 and
85 (ii) paying the fee required under Section 53-3-105 .

86 (4) A person older than 21 years of age with a disability, as defined under the
87 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-336, may extend the expiration date on
88 an identification card for [ten] five years if the person with a disability or an agent of the person
89 with a disability:
90 (a) requests that the division send the application form to obtain the extension or
91 requests an application form in person at the division's offices;
92 (b) completes the application;
93 (c) certifies that the extension is for a person 21 years of age or older with a disability;
94 and
95 (d) returns the application to the division together with the identification card fee
96 required under Section 53-3-105 .
97 (5) (a) An identification card may only be extended once.
98 (b) After an extension an application for an identification card must be applied for in
99 person at the division's offices.
100 (6) An identification card issued prior to July 1, 2006 to a person 65 years of age or
101 older does not expire, but continues in effect until the death of that person.
102 (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an identification card that was
103 obtained without using a Social Security number as required under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)
104 expires on July 1, 2005.
105 Section 3. Effective date.
106 This bill takes effect July 1, 2006.