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H.B. 86

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VETERAN'S IDENTIFICATION ON DRIVER LICENSE OR

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IDENTIFICATION CARD

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2011 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Gregory H. Hughes

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Senate Sponsor: Margaret Dayton

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Uniform Driver License Act by amending provisions relating to
             11      driver licenses issued to military veterans.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    provides that every regular license certificate, limited-term license certificate,
             15      regular identification card, or limited-term identification card issued on or after July
             16      1, 2011, shall bear an indication that the person is a military veteran if:
             17              .    the person states that the person is a military veteran on the application for a
             18      driver license or identification card and provides verification that the person was
             19      honorably discharged from the United States military; and
             20              .    for a regular or limited-term license certificate, the license certificate is issued to
             21      a person who is 21 years of age or older; and
             22          .    makes technical changes.
             23      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2011.
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             28      AMENDS:
             29          53-3-104, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapters 89 and 315
             30          53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 95
             31          53-3-207 (Effective 07/01/11), as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276
             32          53-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 315
             33          53-3-805, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 382
             34     
             35      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             36          Section 1. Section 53-3-104 is amended to read:
             37           53-3-104. Division duties.
             38          The division shall:
             39          (1) in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act,
             40      make rules:
             41          (a) for examining applicants for a license, as necessary for the safety and welfare of the
             42      traveling public;
             43          (b) for acceptable documentation of an applicant's identity, Social Security number,
             44      Utah resident status, Utah residence address, proof of legal presence, proof of citizenship in the
             45      United States, honorable discharge from the United States Military, and other proof or
             46      documentation required under this chapter;
             47          (c) regarding the restrictions to be imposed on a person driving a motor vehicle with a
             48      temporary learner permit or learner permit;
             49          (d) for exemptions from licensing requirements as authorized in this chapter; and
             50          (e) establishing procedures for the storage and maintenance of applicant information
             51      provided in accordance with Section 53-3-205 , 53-3-410 , or 53-3-804 ;
             52          (2) examine each applicant according to the class of license applied for;
             53          (3) license motor vehicle drivers;
             54          (4) file every application for a license received by it and shall maintain indices
             55      containing:
             56          (a) all applications denied and the reason each was denied;
             57          (b) all applications granted; and
             58          (c) the name of every licensee whose license has been suspended, disqualified, or


             59      revoked by the division and the reasons for the action;
             60          (5) suspend, revoke, disqualify, cancel, or deny any license issued in accordance with
             61      this chapter;
             62          (6) file all accident reports and abstracts of court records of convictions received by it
             63      under state law;
             64          (7) maintain a record of each licensee showing the licensee's convictions and the traffic
             65      accidents in which the licensee has been involved where a conviction has resulted;
             66          (8) consider the record of a licensee upon an application for renewal of a license and at
             67      other appropriate times;
             68          (9) search the license files, compile, and furnish a report on the driving record of any
             69      person licensed in the state in accordance with Section 53-3-109 ;
             70          (10) develop and implement a record system as required by Section 41-6a-604 ;
             71          (11) in accordance with Section 53A-13-208 , establish:
             72          (a) procedures and standards to certify teachers of driver education classes to
             73      administer knowledge and skills tests;
             74          (b) minimal standards for the tests; and
             75          (c) procedures to enable school districts to administer or process any tests for students
             76      to receive a class D operator's license;
             77          (12) in accordance with Section 53-3-510 , establish:
             78          (a) procedures and standards to certify licensed instructors of commercial driver
             79      training school courses to administer the skills test;
             80          (b) minimal standards for the test; and
             81          (c) procedures to enable licensed commercial driver training schools to administer or
             82      process skills tests for students to receive a class D operator's license;
             83          (13) provide administrative support to the Driver License Medical Advisory Board
             84      created in Section 53-3-303 ; and
             85          (14) upon request by the lieutenant governor, provide the lieutenant governor with a
             86      digital copy of the driver license or identification card signature of a person who is an applicant
             87      for voter registration under Section 20A-2-206 .
             88          Section 2. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
             89           53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --


             90      Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
             91      licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
             92      Fee required -- License agreement.
             93          (1) An application for any original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall
             94      be:
             95          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
             96          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105 .
             97          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
             98      class D license entitle the applicant to:
             99          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a
             100      class D license within six months of the date of the application;
             101          (b) a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing
             102      process; and
             103          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed.
             104          (3) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
             105      applicant to:
             106          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
             107      months of the date of the application;
             108          (b) a motorcycle learner permit after the motorcycle knowledge test is passed; and
             109          (c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
             110          (4) An application and fees for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitle the
             111      applicant to:
             112          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             113      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application;
             114          (b) a commercial driver instruction permit if needed after the knowledge test is passed;
             115      and
             116          (c) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
             117      applicable tests are passed.
             118          (5) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
             119          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
             120      attempts to pass a skills test within six months of the date of the application; and


             121          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
             122          (6) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
             123      test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection (4) or (5), each test may be taken
             124      two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section 53-3-105 .
             125          (7) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(f), (g), and (h), an original license
             126      expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the year the license
             127      certificate was issued.
             128          (b) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(f), (g), and (h), a renewal or an extension
             129      to a license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the fifth year following the expiration
             130      date of the license certificate renewed or extended.
             131          (c) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(f) and (g), a duplicate license expires on
             132      the same date as the last license certificate issued.
             133          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
             134      regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
             135          (e) A regular license certificate and any endorsement to the regular license certificate
             136      held by a person ordered to active duty and stationed outside Utah in any of the armed forces of
             137      the United States or by an immediate family member or dependent who is residing outside of
             138      the state, which expires during the time period the person is stationed outside of the state, is
             139      valid until 90 days after the person's orders have been terminated or the person has been
             140      discharged, unless:
             141          (i) the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by
             142      the division; or
             143          (ii) the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
             144          (f) A limited-term license certificate or a renewal to a limited-term license certificate
             145      expires:
             146          (i) on the expiration date of the period of time of the individual's authorized stay in the
             147      United States or on the date provided under this Subsection (7), whichever is sooner; or
             148          (ii) on the birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the
             149      limited-term license certificate was issued if there is no definite end to the individual's period
             150      of authorized stay.
             151          (g) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the


             152      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             153      issued or renewed.
             154          (h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of
             155      the applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
             156      required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             157          (8) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             158      Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall:
             159          (i) provide the applicant's:
             160          (A) full legal name;
             161          (B) birth date;
             162          (C) gender;
             163          (D) (I) documentary evidence of the applicant's valid Social Security number;
             164          (II) written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a Social Security number;
             165          (III) temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service for
             166      a person who:
             167          (Aa) does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             168          (Bb) is applying for a driving privilege card; or
             169          (IV) other documentary evidence approved by the division; and
             170          (E) Utah residence address as documented by a form or forms acceptable under rules
             171      made by the division under Section 53-3-104 , unless the application is for a temporary CDL
             172      issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b);
             173          (ii) provide evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by
             174      providing documentary evidence:
             175          (A) that a person is:
             176          (I) a United States citizen;
             177          (II) a national; or
             178          (III) a legal permanent resident alien; or
             179          (B) of the applicant's:
             180          (I) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United
             181      States;
             182          (II) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;


             183          (III) admission into the United States as a refugee;
             184          (IV) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
             185      States;
             186          (V) approved deferred action status; or
             187          (VI) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
             188      conditional resident;
             189          (iii) provide a description of the applicant;
             190          (iv) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             191      and, if so, when and by what state or country;
             192          (v) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             193      disqualified, or denied in the last 10 years, or whether the applicant has ever had any license
             194      application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
             195      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             196          (vi) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             197      Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (15);
             198          (vii) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
             199      77-27-21.5 ;
             200          (viii) state whether the applicant is a [military] veteran of the United States military,
             201      provide verification that the applicant was honorably discharged from the United States
             202      Military, and state whether the applicant does or does not authorize sharing the information
             203      with the state Department of Veterans' Affairs;
             204          (ix) provide all other information the division requires; and
             205          (x) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
             206      in Section 46-4-102 .
             207          (b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a
             208      temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             209          (c) Each applicant shall provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States in
             210      accordance with Subsection (8)(a)(ii), unless the application is for a driving privilege card.
             211          (d) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             212          (i) (A) Social Security number;
             213          (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or


             214          (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (8)(a)(i)(D)(IV) applies; and
             215          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             216      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             217          (9) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and birthplace
             218      by at least one of the following means:
             219          (a) current license certificate;
             220          (b) birth certificate;
             221          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             222          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             223      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             224          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(b), when an applicant receives a license
             225      in another class, all previous license certificates shall be surrendered and canceled.
             226          (b) A disqualified commercial license may not be canceled unless it expires before the
             227      new license certificate is issued.
             228          (11) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another
             229      state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record from the
             230      other state.
             231          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             232      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             233          (12) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
             234      disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by the
             235      additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .
             236          (13) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
             237      the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             238      under Section 53-3-105 .
             239          (14) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
             240      person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or Title
             241      41, Motor Vehicles.
             242          (15) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) shall be authenticated by
             243      the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             244          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and


             245      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             246      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102 , the names and addresses of all persons who
             247      under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             248          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             249          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             250          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             251          (16) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             252      Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names
             253      and addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection (8)(a)(viii).
             254          (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             255      information provided under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) or(viii), for direct or indirect:
             256          (a) loss;
             257          (b) detriment; or
             258          (c) injury.
             259          (18) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
             260      Subsection (8)(a)(vii) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             261          Section 3. Section 53-3-207 (Effective 07/01/11) is amended to read:
             262           53-3-207 (Effective 07/01/11). License certificates or driving privilege cards
             263      issued to drivers by class of motor vehicle -- Contents -- Release of anatomical gift
             264      information -- Temporary licenses or driving privilege cards -- Minors' licenses, cards,
             265      and permits -- Violation.
             266          (1) As used in this section:
             267          (a) "driving privilege" means the privilege granted under this chapter to drive a motor
             268      vehicle;
             269          (b) "governmental entity" means the state and its political subdivisions as defined in
             270      this Subsection (1);
             271          (c) "political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, public transit
             272      district, community development and renewal agency, special improvement or taxing district,
             273      local district, special service district, an entity created by an interlocal agreement adopted under
             274      Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act, or other governmental subdivision or public
             275      corporation; and


             276          (d) "state" means this state, and includes any office, department, agency, authority,
             277      commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, children's justice center, or other
             278      instrumentality of the state.
             279          (2) (a) The division shall issue to every person privileged to drive a motor vehicle, a
             280      regular license certificate, a limited-term license certificate, or a driving privilege card
             281      indicating the type or class of motor vehicle the person may drive.
             282          (b) A person may not drive a class of motor vehicle unless granted the privilege in that
             283      class.
             284          (3) (a) Every regular license certificate, limited-term license certificate, or driving
             285      privilege card shall bear:
             286          (i) the distinguishing number assigned to the person by the division;
             287          (ii) the name, birth date, and Utah residence address of the person;
             288          (iii) a brief description of the person for the purpose of identification;
             289          (iv) any restrictions imposed on the license under Section 53-3-208 ;
             290          (v) a photograph of the person;
             291          (vi) a photograph or other facsimile of the person's signature; [and]
             292          (vii) an indication whether the person intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
             293      26, Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, unless the driving privilege is extended
             294      under Subsection 53-3-214 (3)[.]; and
             295          (viii) except as provided in Subsection (3)(b), if the person states that the person is a
             296      veteran of the United States military on the application for a driver license in accordance with
             297      Section 53-3-205 and provides verification that the person was honorably discharged from the
             298      United States military, an indication that the person is a United States military veteran for a
             299      regular license certificate or limited-term license certificate issued on or after July 1, 2011.
             300          (b) A regular license certificate or limited-term license certificate issued to any person
             301      younger than 21 years on a portrait-style format as required in Subsection (5)(b)(i) is not
             302      required to include an indication that the person is a United States military veteran under
             303      Subsection (3)(a)(viii).
             304          [(b)] (c) A new license certificate issued by the division may not bear the person's
             305      Social Security number.
             306          [(c)] (d) (i) The regular license certificate, limited-term license certificate, or driving


             307      privilege card shall be of an impervious material, resistant to wear, damage, and alteration.
             308          (ii) Except as provided under Subsection (4)(b), the size, form, and color of the regular
             309      license certificate, limited-term license certificate, or driving privilege card shall be as
             310      prescribed by the commissioner.
             311          (iii) The commissioner may also prescribe the issuance of a special type of limited
             312      regular license certificate, limited-term license certificate, or driving privilege card under
             313      Subsection 53-3-220 (4).
             314          (4) (a) (i) The division, upon determining after an examination that an applicant is
             315      mentally and physically qualified to be granted a driving privilege, may issue to an applicant a
             316      receipt for the fee if the applicant is eligible for a regular license certificate or limited-term
             317      license certificate.
             318          (ii) The receipt serves as a temporary regular license certificate or limited-term license
             319      certificate allowing the person to drive a motor vehicle while the division is completing its
             320      investigation to determine whether the person is entitled to be granted a driving privilege.
             321          (b) The receipt shall be in the person's immediate possession while driving a motor
             322      vehicle, and it is invalid when the person's regular license certificate or limited-term license
             323      certificate has been issued or when, for good cause, the privilege has been refused.
             324          (c) The division shall indicate on the receipt a date after which it is not valid as a
             325      temporary license.
             326          (d) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(d)(ii), the division may not issue a receipt
             327      that serves as a temporary driving privilege card or other temporary permit to an applicant for a
             328      driving privilege card.
             329          (ii) The division may issue a learner permit issued in accordance with Section
             330      53-3-210.5 to an applicant for a driving privilege card.
             331          (5) (a) The division shall distinguish learner permits, temporary permits, regular
             332      license certificates, limited-term license certificates, and driving privilege cards issued to any
             333      person younger than 21 years of age by use of plainly printed information or the use of a color
             334      or other means not used for other regular license certificates, limited-term license certificates,
             335      or driving privilege cards.
             336          (b) The division shall distinguish a regular license certificate, limited-term license
             337      certificate, or driving privilege card issued to any person:


             338          (i) younger than 21 years of age by use of a portrait-style format not used for other
             339      regular license certificates, limited-term license certificates, or driving privilege cards and by
             340      plainly printing the date the regular license certificate, limited-term license certificate, or
             341      driving privilege card holder is 21 years of age, which is the legal age for purchasing an
             342      alcoholic beverage or alcoholic product under Section 32B-14-403 ; and
             343          (ii) younger than 19 years of age, by plainly printing the date the regular license
             344      certificate, limited-term license certificate, or driving privilege card holder is 19 years of age,
             345      which is the legal age for purchasing tobacco products under Section 76-10-104 .
             346          (6) The division shall distinguish a limited-term license certificate by clearly indicating
             347      on the document:
             348          (a) that it is temporary; and
             349          (b) its expiration date.
             350          (7) (a) The division shall only issue a driving privilege card to a person whose privilege
             351      was obtained without providing evidence of lawful presence in the United States as required
             352      under Subsection 53-3-205 (8).
             353          (b) The division shall distinguish a driving privilege card from a license certificate by:
             354          (i) use of a format, color, font, or other means; and
             355          (ii) clearly displaying on the front of the driving privilege card a phrase substantially
             356      similar to "FOR DRIVING PRIVILEGES ONLY -- NOT VALID FOR IDENTIFICATION".
             357          (8) The provisions of Subsection (5)(b) do not apply to a learner permit, temporary
             358      permit, or any other temporary permit or receipt issued by the division.
             359          (9) The division shall issue temporary license certificates of the same nature, except as
             360      to duration, as the license certificates that they temporarily replace, as are necessary to
             361      implement applicable provisions of this section and Section 53-3-223 .
             362          (10) (a) A governmental entity may not accept a driving privilege card as proof of
             363      personal identification.
             364          (b) A driving privilege card may not be used as a document providing proof of a
             365      person's age for any government required purpose.
             366          (11) A person who violates Subsection (2)(b) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
             367          (12) Unless otherwise provided, the provisions, requirements, classes, endorsements,
             368      fees, restrictions, and sanctions under this code apply to a:


             369          (a) driving privilege in the same way as a license or limited-term license issued under
             370      this chapter; and
             371          (b) limited-term license certificate or driving privilege card in the same way as a
             372      regular license certificate issued under this chapter.
             373          Section 4. Section 53-3-804 is amended to read:
             374           53-3-804. Application for identification card -- Required information -- Release
             375      of anatomical gift information.
             376          (1) To apply for an identification card or limited-term identification card, the applicant
             377      shall:
             378          (a) be a Utah resident;
             379          (b) have a Utah residence address; and
             380          (c) appear in person at any license examining station.
             381          (2) The applicant shall provide the following information to the division:
             382          (a) true and full legal name and Utah residence address;
             383          (b) date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate, or
             384      other satisfactory evidence of birth, which shall be attached to the application;
             385          (c) (i) Social Security number; or
             386          (ii) written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a Social Security number;
             387          (d) place of birth;
             388          (e) height and weight;
             389          (f) color of eyes and hair;
             390          (g) signature;
             391          (h) photograph;
             392          (i) evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by providing
             393      documentary evidence:
             394          (i) that a person is:
             395          (A) a United States citizen;
             396          (B) a national; or
             397          (C) a legal permanent resident alien; or
             398          (ii) of the applicant's:
             399          (A) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United


             400      States;
             401          (B) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
             402          (C) admission into the United States as a refugee;
             403          (D) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
             404      States;
             405          (E) approved deferred action status; or
             406          (F) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
             407      conditional resident;
             408          (j) an indication whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
             409      26, Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act;
             410          (k) an indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             411      Section 77-27-21.5 ; and
             412          (l) an indication whether the applicant is a [military] veteran of the United States
             413      military, verification that the applicant has been honorably discharged from the United States
             414      military, and an indication whether the applicant does or does not authorize sharing the
             415      information with the state Department of Veterans' Affairs.
             416          (3) The requirements of Section 53-3-234 apply to this section for each person, age 16
             417      and older, applying for an identification card. Refusal to consent to the release of information
             418      shall result in the denial of the identification card.
             419          (4) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under Subsection
             420      (2)(k) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             421          Section 5. Section 53-3-805 is amended to read:
             422           53-3-805. Identification card -- Contents -- Specifications.
             423          (1) (a) The division shall issue an identification card that bears:
             424          (i) the distinguishing number assigned to the person by the division;
             425          (ii) the name, birth date, and Utah residence address of the person;
             426          (iii) a brief description of the person for the purpose of identification;
             427          (iv) a photograph of the person;
             428          (v) a photograph or other facsimile of the person's signature; [and]
             429          (vi) an indication whether the person intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             430      Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act[.]; and


             431          (vii) if the person states that the person is a veteran of the United States military on the
             432      application for an identification card in accordance with Section 53-3-804 and provides
             433      verification that the person was honorably discharged from the United States military, an
             434      indication that the person is a United States military veteran for a regular identification card or
             435      a limited-term identification card issued on or after July 1, 2011.
             436          (b) An identification card issued by the division may not bear the person's Social
             437      Security number or place of birth.
             438          (2) (a) The card shall be of an impervious material, resistant to wear, damage, and
             439      alteration.
             440          (b) Except as provided under Section 53-3-806 , the size, form, and color of the card is
             441      prescribed by the commissioner.
             442          (3) At the applicant's request, the card may include a statement that the applicant has a
             443      special medical problem or allergies to certain drugs, for the purpose of medical treatment.
             444          (4) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j) shall be authenticated
             445      by the applicant in accordance with division rule.
             446          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             447      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             448      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102 , the names and addresses of all persons who
             449      under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             450          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             451          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             452          (B) inform applicants of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             453          (5) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             454      Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names
             455      and addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection
             456      53-3-804 (2)(l).
             457          (6) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             458      information provided under Subsection 53-3-804 (2)(j) or (l), for direct or indirect:
             459          (a) loss;
             460          (b) detriment; or
             461          (c) injury.


             462          Section 6. Effective date.
             463          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2011.




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