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DRIVER LICENSE AND IDENTIFICATION CARD

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AMENDMENTS

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2012 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Kevin T. Van Tassell

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House Sponsor: Stephen E. Sandstrom

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             8      LONG TITLE
             9      General Description:
             10          This bill modifies the Traffic Code and the Uniform Driver License Act by amending
             11      provisions relating to driver license and identification cards.
             12      Highlighted Provisions:
             13          This bill:
             14          .    prohibits a person from holding both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an
             15      unexpired Utah identification card;
             16          .    provides that if certain persons hold an unexpired Utah license certificate and an
             17      unexpired Utah identification card, the person shall surrender either the Utah license
             18      certificate or the Utah identification card within certain time frames, or the Driver
             19      License Division shall cancel the person's Utah identification card;
             20          .    provides that certain limited-term license certificates or identification cards expire
             21      on the date of issuance in the first year following the year that the limited-term
             22      license certificate or identification card was issued;
             23          .    authorizes the Driver License Division to extend certain license certificates by
             24      electronic means or other means determined by the division; and
             25          .    makes technical changes.
             26      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             27          None
             28      Other Special Clauses:
             29          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.


             30      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             31      AMENDS:
             32          53-3-204, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 356
             33          53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 152, 190, 415, and 428
             34          53-3-214, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 315
             35          53-3-215, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
             36          53-3-803, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 1993, Chapter 234
             37          53-3-804, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 152 and 415
             38          53-3-807, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 366
             39     
             40      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             41          Section 1. Section 53-3-204 is amended to read:
             42           53-3-204. Persons who may not be licensed.
             43          (1) (a) The division may not license a person who:
             44          (i) is younger than 16 years of age;
             45          (ii) has not completed a course in driver training approved by the commissioner;
             46          (iii) if the person is a minor, has not completed the driving requirement under Section
             47      53-3-211 ;
             48          (iv) is not a resident of the state, unless the person is issued a temporary CDL under
             49      Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b); or
             50          (v) if the person is 17 years of age or younger, has not held a learner permit issued
             51      under Section 53-3-210.5 for six months.
             52          (b) Subsections (1)(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) do not apply to a person:
             53          (i) who has been licensed before July 1, 1967; or
             54          (ii) who is 16 years of age or older making application for a license who has been
             55      licensed in another state or country.
             56          (2) The division may not issue a license certificate to a person:
             57          (a) whose license has been suspended, denied, cancelled, or disqualified during the


             58      period of suspension, denial, cancellation, or disqualification;
             59          (b) whose privilege has been revoked, except as provided in Section 53-3-225 ;
             60          (c) who has previously been adjudged mentally incompetent and who has not at the
             61      time of application been restored to competency as provided by law;
             62          (d) who is required by this chapter to take an examination unless the person
             63      successfully passes the examination; [or]
             64          (e) whose driving privileges have been denied or suspended under:
             65          (i) Section 78A-6-606 by an order of the juvenile court; or
             66          (ii) Section 53-3-231 [.]; or
             67          (f) beginning on or after July 1, 2012, who holds an unexpired Utah identification card
             68      issued under Part 8, Identification Cards, unless:
             69          (i) the Utah identification card is canceled; and
             70          (ii) if the Utah identification card is in the person's possession, the Utah identification
             71      card is surrendered to the division.
             72          (3) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(c), the division may not grant a motorcycle
             73      endorsement to a person who:
             74          (i) has not been granted an original or provisional class D license, a CDL, or an
             75      out-of-state equivalent to an original or provisional class D license or a CDL; and
             76          (ii) if the person is under 19 years of age, has not held a motorcycle learner permit for
             77      two months unless Subsection (3)(b) applies.
             78          (b) The division may waive the two month motorcycle learner permit holding period
             79      requirement under Subsection (3)(a)(ii) if the person proves to the satisfaction of the division
             80      that the person has completed a motorcycle rider education program that meets the
             81      requirements under Section 53-3-903 .
             82          (c) The division may grant a motorcycle endorsement to a person under 19 years of age
             83      who has not held a motorcycle learner permit for two months if the person was issued a
             84      motorcycle endorsement prior to July 1, 2008.
             85          (4) The division may grant a class D license to a person whose commercial license is


             86      disqualified under Part 4, Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, if the person is not
             87      otherwise sanctioned under this chapter.
             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) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(f)(ii), a limited-term license certificate or a
             145      renewal to a limited-term license certificate expires:
             146          (A) on the expiration date of the period of time of the individual's authorized stay in
             147      the United States or on the date provided under this Subsection (7), whichever is sooner; or
             148          (B) on the [birth date of the applicant] date of issuance in the first year following the
             149      year that the limited-term license certificate was issued if there is no definite end to the
             150      individual's period of authorized stay.
             151          (ii) A limited-term license certificate or a renewal to a limited-term license certificate
             152      issued to an approved asylee or a refugee expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fourth
             153      year following the year that the limited-term license certificate was issued.
             154          (g) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the
             155      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
             156      issued or renewed.
             157          (h) An original license or a renewal to an original license expires on the birth date of
             158      the applicant in the first year following the year that the license was issued if the applicant is
             159      required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .
             160          (8) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
             161      Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, each applicant shall:
             162          (i) provide [the applicant's]:
             163          (A) the applicant's full legal name;
             164          (B) the applicant's birth date;
             165          (C) the applicant's gender;
             166          (D) (I) documentary evidence of the applicant's valid Social Security number;
             167          (II) written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a Social Security number;
             168          (III) the applicant's temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal
             169      Revenue Service for a person who:


             170          (Aa) does not qualify for a Social Security number; and
             171          (Bb) is applying for a driving privilege card; or
             172          (IV) other documentary evidence approved by the division;
             173          (E) the applicant's Utah residence address as documented by a form or forms
             174      acceptable under rules made by the division under Section 53-3-104 , unless the application is
             175      for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b); and
             176          (F) [submit] fingerprints and a photograph in accordance with Section 53-3-205.5 if the
             177      person is applying for a driving privilege card;
             178          (ii) provide evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by
             179      providing documentary evidence:
             180          (A) that a person is:
             181          (I) a United States citizen;
             182          (II) a United States national; or
             183          (III) a legal permanent resident alien; or
             184          (B) of the applicant's:
             185          (I) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United
             186      States;
             187          (II) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
             188          (III) admission into the United States as a refugee;
             189          (IV) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
             190      States;
             191          (V) approved deferred action status;
             192          (VI) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
             193      conditional resident; or
             194          (VII) conditional permanent resident alien status;
             195          (iii) provide a description of the applicant;
             196          (iv) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
             197      and, if so, when and by what state or country;


             198          (v) state whether the applicant has ever had any license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
             199      disqualified, or denied in the last 10 years, or whether the applicant has ever had any license
             200      application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
             201      revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
             202          (vi) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
             203      Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (15);
             204          (vii) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section
             205      77-27-21.5 ;
             206          (viii) state whether the applicant is a veteran of the United States military, provide
             207      verification that the applicant was honorably discharged from the United States military, and
             208      state whether the applicant does or does not authorize sharing the information with the state
             209      Department of Veterans' Affairs;
             210          (ix) provide all other information the division requires; and
             211          (x) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
             212      in Section 46-4-102 .
             213          (b) Each applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the application is for a
             214      temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407 (2)(b).
             215          (c) Each applicant shall provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States in
             216      accordance with Subsection (8)(a)(ii), unless the application is for a driving privilege card.
             217          (d) The division shall maintain on its computerized records an applicant's:
             218          (i) (A) Social Security number;
             219          (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
             220          (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (8)(a)(i)(D)(IV) applies; and
             221          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             222      Section 77-27-21.5 .
             223          (9) The division shall require proof of every applicant's name, birthdate, and birthplace
             224      by at least one of the following means:
             225          (a) current license certificate;


             226          (b) birth certificate;
             227          (c) Selective Service registration; or
             228          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
             229      other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
             230          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(c), if an applicant receives a license in a
             231      higher class than what the applicant originally was issued:
             232          (i) the license application shall be treated as an original application; and
             233          (ii) license and endorsement fees shall be assessed under Section 53-3-105 .
             234          (b) An applicant that receives a downgraded license in a lower license class during an
             235      existing license cycle that has not expired:
             236          (i) may be issued a duplicate license with a lower license classification for the
             237      remainder of the existing license cycle; and
             238          (ii) shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection 53-3-105 (22) if a
             239      duplicate license is issued under Subsection (10)(b)(i).
             240          (c) An applicant who has received a downgraded license in a lower license class under
             241      Subsection (10)(b):
             242          (i) may, when eligible, receive a duplicate license in the highest class previously issued
             243      during a license cycle that has not expired for the remainder of the existing license cycle; and
             244          (ii) shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection 53-3-105 (22) if a
             245      duplicate license is issued under Subsection (10)(c)(i).
             246          (11) (a) When an application is received from a person previously licensed in another
             247      state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record from the
             248      other state.
             249          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
             250      with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
             251          (12) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
             252      disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license shall be accompanied by the
             253      additional fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105 .


             254          (13) A person who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to keep
             255      the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the fee
             256      under Section 53-3-105 .
             257          (14) A person who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that the
             258      person's license is subject to any suspension or revocation authorized under this title or Title
             259      41, Motor Vehicles.
             260          (15) (a) The indication of intent under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) shall be authenticated by
             261      the licensee in accordance with division rule.
             262          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             263      Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
             264      organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102 , the names and addresses of all persons who
             265      under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
             266          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
             267          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
             268          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
             269          (16) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             270      Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans' Affairs the names
             271      and addresses of all persons who indicate their status as a veteran under Subsection (8)(a)(viii).
             272          (17) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
             273      information provided under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) or (viii), for direct or indirect:
             274          (a) loss;
             275          (b) detriment; or
             276          (c) injury.
             277          (18) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
             278      Subsection (8)(a)(vii) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             279          (19) (a) Until December 1, 2014, a person born on or after December 1, 1964, may
             280      hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah identification card.
             281          (b) On or after December 1, 2014, a person born on or after December 1, 1964:


             282          (i) may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired
             283      identification card; and
             284          (ii) if the person has both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah
             285      identification card in the person's possession, shall be required to surrender either the unexpired
             286      Utah license certificate or the unexpired Utah identification card.
             287          (c) If a person has not surrendered either the Utah license certificate or the Utah
             288      identification card as required under this Subsection (19), the division shall cancel the Utah
             289      identification card on December 1, 2014.
             290          (20) (a) Until December 1, 2017, a person born prior to December 1, 1964, may hold
             291      both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah identification card.
             292          (b) On or after December 1, 2017, a person born prior to December 1, 1964:
             293          (i) may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired
             294      identification card; and
             295          (ii) if the person has both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah
             296      identification card in the person's possession, shall be required to surrender either the unexpired
             297      Utah license certificate or the unexpired Utah identification card.
             298          (c) If a person has not surrendered either the Utah license certificate or the Utah
             299      identification card as required under this Subsection (20), the division shall cancel the Utah
             300      identification card on December 1, 2017.
             301          Section 3. Section 53-3-214 is amended to read:
             302           53-3-214. Renewal -- Fees required -- Extension without examination.
             303          (1) (a) The holder of a valid license may renew the holder's license and any
             304      endorsement to the license by applying:
             305          (i) at any time within six months before the license expires; or
             306          (ii) more than six months prior to the expiration date if the applicant furnishes proof
             307      that the applicant will be absent from the state during the six-month period prior to the
             308      expiration of the license.
             309          (b) The application for a renewal of, extension of, or any endorsement to a license shall


             310      be accompanied by a fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             311          (2) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (2)(b) and (3), upon application for
             312      renewal of a regular license certificate, provisional license, and any endorsement to a regular
             313      license certificate, the division shall reexamine each applicant as if for an original license and
             314      endorsement to the license, if applicable.
             315          (b) Except as provided under Subsection (2)(c), upon application for renewal of a
             316      limited-term license certificate, limited-term provisional license certificate, and any
             317      endorsement to a limited-term license certificate, the division shall:
             318          (i) reexamine each applicant as if for an original limited-term license certificate and
             319      endorsement to the limited-term license certificate, if applicable; and
             320          (ii) verify through valid documentary evidence that the status by which the individual
             321      originally qualified for the limited-term license certificate has been extended by the United
             322      States Citizenship and Immigration Services or other authorized agency of the United States
             323      Department of Homeland Security.
             324          (c) The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the
             325      applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.
             326          (3) (a) Except as provided under Subsections (3)(b) and (c), the division may extend a
             327      regular license certificate, any endorsement to the regular license certificate, a provisional
             328      license, and any endorsement to a provisional license for five years without examination for
             329      licensees whose driving records for the five years immediately preceding the determination of
             330      eligibility for extension show:
             331          (i) no suspensions;
             332          (ii) no revocations;
             333          (iii) no conviction for reckless driving under Section 41-6a-528 ; and
             334          (iv) no more than four reportable violations in the preceding five years.
             335          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3)(g), after the expiration of a regular license
             336      certificate, a new regular license certificate and any endorsement to a regular license certificate
             337      may not be issued until the person has again passed the tests under Section 53-3-206 and paid


             338      the required fee.
             339          (c) After the expiration of a limited-term license certificate, a new limited-term license
             340      certificate and any endorsement to a limited-term license certificate may not be issued until the
             341      person has:
             342          (i) again passed the tests under Section 53-3-206 and paid the required fee; and
             343          (ii) presented documentary evidence that the status by which the individual originally
             344      qualified for the limited-term license certificate has been extended by the United States
             345      Citizenship and Immigration Services or other authorized agency of the United States
             346      Department of Homeland Security.
             347          (d) A person 65 years of age or older shall take and pass the eye examination specified
             348      in Section 53-3-206 .
             349          (e) An extension may not be granted to any person:
             350          (i) who is identified by the division as having a medical impairment that may represent
             351      a hazard to public safety;
             352          (ii) holding a CDL or limited-term CDL issued under Part 4, Uniform Commercial
             353      Driver License Act;
             354          (iii) who is holding a limited-term license certificate; or
             355          (iv) who is holding a driving privilege card issued in accordance with Section
             356      53-3-207 .
             357          (f) The division shall allow extensions:
             358          (i) by mail, electronic means, or other means as determined by the division at the
             359      appropriate extension fee rate under Section 53-3-105 ;
             360          (ii) only if the applicant qualifies under this section; and
             361          (iii) for only one extension.
             362          (g) The division may waive any or all portions of the test designed to demonstrate the
             363      applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control driving a motor vehicle.
             364          Section 4. Section 53-3-215 is amended to read:
             365           53-3-215. Duplicate license certificate -- Fee.


             366          (1) (a) If a license certificate issued under this chapter is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the
             367      person to whom the license certificate was issued may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing proof
             368      satisfactory to the division that the license certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed and
             369      upon payment of a duplicate fee under Section 53-3-105 .
             370          (b) A person may not be issued a duplicate license certificate under this section unless
             371      the person complies with Subsection 53-3-204 (2)(f).
             372          (2) When the division is advised that a license certificate has been lost, stolen, or
             373      destroyed, the license certificate is then void.
             374          Section 5. Section 53-3-803 is amended to read:
             375           53-3-803. Application for identification card -- Age requirements -- Application
             376      on behalf of others.
             377          (1) A person at least 16 years of age or older may apply to the division for an
             378      identification card.
             379          (2) A person younger than 16 years of age may apply to the division for an
             380      identification card with the consent of the applicant's parent or guardian.
             381          (3) (a) If a person is unable to apply for the card due to his youth or incapacitation, the
             382      application may be made on behalf of that person by his parent or guardian.
             383          (b) A parent or guardian applying for an identification card on behalf of a child or
             384      incapacitated person shall provide:
             385          (i) identification, as required by the commissioner; and
             386          (ii) the consent of the incapacitated person, as required by the commissioner.
             387          (4) Beginning on or after July 1, 2012, a person who holds an unexpired Utah license
             388      certificate issued under Part 2, Driver Licensing Act, may not be issued a Utah Identification
             389      card unless:
             390          (a) the Utah license certificate is canceled; and
             391          (b) if the Utah license certificate is in the person's possession, the Utah license
             392      certificate is surrendered to the division.
             393          Section 6. Section 53-3-804 is amended to read:


             394           53-3-804. Application for identification card -- Required information -- Release
             395      of anatomical gift information.
             396          (1) To apply for an identification card or limited-term identification card, the applicant
             397      shall:
             398          (a) be a Utah resident;
             399          (b) have a Utah residence address; and
             400          (c) appear in person at any license examining station.
             401          (2) The applicant shall provide the following information to the division:
             402          (a) true and full legal name and Utah residence address;
             403          (b) date of birth as set forth in a certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate, or
             404      other satisfactory evidence of birth, which shall be attached to the application;
             405          (c) (i) Social Security number; or
             406          (ii) written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a Social Security number;
             407          (d) place of birth;
             408          (e) height and weight;
             409          (f) color of eyes and hair;
             410          (g) signature;
             411          (h) photograph;
             412          (i) evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by providing
             413      documentary evidence:
             414          (i) that a person is:
             415          (A) a United States citizen;
             416          (B) a United States national; or
             417          (C) a legal permanent resident alien; or
             418          (ii) of the applicant's:
             419          (A) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United
             420      States;
             421          (B) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;


             422          (C) admission into the United States as a refugee;
             423          (D) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
             424      States;
             425          (E) approved deferred action status;
             426          (F) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
             427      conditional resident; or
             428          (G) conditional permanent resident alien status;
             429          (j) an indication whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title
             430      26, Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act;
             431          (k) an indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under
             432      Section 77-27-21.5 ; and
             433          (l) an indication whether the applicant is a veteran of the United States military,
             434      verification that the applicant has been honorably discharged from the United States military,
             435      and an indication whether the applicant does or does not authorize sharing the information with
             436      the state Department of Veterans' Affairs.
             437          (3) The requirements of Section 53-3-234 apply to this section for each person, age 16
             438      and older, applying for an identification card. Refusal to consent to the release of information
             439      shall result in the denial of the identification card.
             440          (4) A person who knowingly fails to provide the information required under Subsection
             441      (2)(k) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             442          (5) (a) Until December 1, 2014, a person born on or after December 1, 1964, may hold
             443      both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah identification card.
             444          (b) On or after December 1, 2014, a person born on or after December 1, 1964:
             445          (i) may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired
             446      identification card; and
             447          (ii) if the person has both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah
             448      identification card in the person's possession, shall be required to surrender either the unexpired
             449      Utah license certificate or the unexpired Utah identification card.


             450          (c) If a person has not surrendered either the Utah license certificate or the Utah
             451      identification card as required under this Subsection (5), the division shall cancel the Utah
             452      identification card on December 1, 2014.
             453          (6) (a) Until December 1, 2017, a person born prior to December 1, 1964, may hold
             454      both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah identification card.
             455          (b) On or after December 1, 2017, a person born prior to December 1, 1964:
             456          (i) may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired
             457      identification card; and
             458          (ii) if the person has both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an unexpired Utah
             459      identification card in the person's possession, shall be required to surrender either the unexpired
             460      Utah license certificate or the unexpired Utah identification card.
             461          (c) If a person has not surrendered either the Utah license certificate or the Utah
             462      identification card as required under this Subsection (6), the division shall cancel the Utah
             463      identification card on December 1, 2017.
             464          Section 7. Section 53-3-807 is amended to read:
             465           53-3-807. Expiration -- Address and name change -- Extension for a person with
             466      a disability.
             467          (1) (a) An identification card issued on or after July 1, 2006, expires on the birth date
             468      of the applicant in the fifth year following the issuance of the identification card.
             469          (b) A limited-term identification card expires on:
             470          (i) the expiration date of the period of time of the individual's authorized stay in the
             471      United States or on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year following the issuance of the
             472      limited-term identification card, whichever is sooner; or
             473          (ii) on the [birth date of the applicant] date of issuance in the first year following the
             474      year that the limited-term identification card was issued if there is no definite end to the
             475      individual's period of authorized stay.
             476          (2) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
             477      moves from the address shown on the application or on the card, the person shall within 10


             478      days notify the division in a manner specified by the division of the person's new address.
             479          (3) If a person has applied for and received an identification card and subsequently
             480      changes the person's name under Title 42, Chapter 1, Change of Name, the person:
             481          (a) shall surrender the card to the division; and
             482          (b) may apply for a new card in the person's new name by:
             483          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             484      and
             485          (ii) paying the fee required under Section 53-3-105 .
             486          (4) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), if a person has applied for and received
             487      an identification card and is currently required to register as a sex offender under Section
             488      77-27-21.5 :
             489          (i) the person's identification card expires annually on the next birth date of the
             490      cardholder, on and after July 1, 2006;
             491          (ii) the person shall surrender the person's identification card to the division on or
             492      before the cardholder's next birth date beginning on July 1, 2006; and
             493          (iii) the person may apply for an identification card with an expiration date identified in
             494      Subsection (8) by:
             495          (A) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             496      and
             497          (B) paying the fee for an identification card required under Section 53-3-105 .
             498          (b) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(c), if a person has applied for and received an
             499      identification card and is subsequently convicted of any offense listed in Subsection
             500      77-27-21.5 (1)(n), the person shall surrender the card to the division on the person's next birth
             501      date following the conviction and may apply for a new card with an expiration date identified
             502      in Subsection (8) by:
             503          (i) furnishing proper documentation to the division as provided in Section 53-3-804 ;
             504      and
             505          (ii) paying the fee required under Section 53-3-105 .


             506          (c) A person who is unable to comply with the provisions of Subsection (4)(a) or (4)(b)
             507      because the person is in the custody of the Department of Corrections or Division of Juvenile
             508      Justice Services, confined in a correctional facility not operated by or under contract with the
             509      Department of Corrections, or committed to a state mental facility, shall comply with the
             510      provisions of Subsection (4)(a) or (b) within 10 days of being released from confinement.
             511          (5) A person older than 21 years of age with a disability, as defined under the
             512      Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-336, may extend the expiration date on
             513      an identification card for five years if the person with a disability or an agent of the person with
             514      a disability:
             515          (a) requests that the division send the application form to obtain the extension or
             516      requests an application form in person at the division's offices;
             517          (b) completes the application;
             518          (c) certifies that the extension is for a person 21 years of age or older with a disability;
             519      and
             520          (d) returns the application to the division together with the identification card fee
             521      required under Section 53-3-105 .
             522          (6) (a) (i) An identification card may only be extended once, except as prohibited under
             523      Subsection (6)(b).
             524          (ii) After an extension an application for an identification card must be applied for in
             525      person at the division's offices.
             526          (b) An identification card issued to a person required to register as a sex offender under
             527      Section 77-27-21.5 may not be extended.
             528          (7) An identification card issued prior to July 1, 2006, to a person 65 years of age or
             529      older [does not expire, but continues in effect until the death of that person] expires on
             530      December 1, 2017.
             531          (8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, an identification card expires on the
             532      birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the identification card was
             533      issued if the applicant is required to register as a sex offender under Section 77-27-21.5 .


             534          (9) A person who knowingly fails to surrender an identification card under Subsection
             535      (4) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
             536          Section 8. Effective date.
             537          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2012.


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