Senator Todd D. Weiler proposes the following substitute bill:


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DRIVING PRIVILEGE CARD FINGERPRINTING

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REQUIREMENTS

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2023 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Todd D. Weiler

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House Sponsor: Norman K Thurston

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8     LONG TITLE
9     General Description:
10          This bill allows an approved private fingerprint vendor to take and submit digital
11     fingerprint scans and a photograph of an applicant to the Bureau of Criminal
12     Identification for driving privilege card purposes.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     allows a private fingerprint vendor to request approval from the Driver License
16     Division to take digital fingerprint scans of an applicant for purposes of a driving
17     privilege card application;
18          ▸     requires the Driver License Division to review a request from a private vendor and
19     authorize the vendor to provide finger printing services for driving privilege card
20     application purposes;
21          ▸     allows an approved fingerprint vendor to take digital fingerprint scans and a
22     photograph and submit the scans to the Bureau of Criminal Identification for
23     purposes of a driving privilege card application;
24          ▸     requires the Driver License Division to create and maintain a list of approved
25     fingerprint vendors on the Driver License Division's website; and

26          ▸     makes technical changes.
27     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
28          None
29     Other Special Clauses:
30          None
31     Utah Code Sections Affected:
32     AMENDS:
33          53-3-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2022, Chapter 46
34          53-3-205.5, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2016, Chapter 29
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36     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
37          Section 1. Section 53-3-205 is amended to read:
38          53-3-205. Application for license or endorsement -- Fee required -- Tests --
39     Expiration dates of licenses and endorsements -- Information required -- Previous
40     licenses surrendered -- Driving record transferred from other states -- Reinstatement --
41     Fee required -- License agreement.
42          (1) An application for an original license, provisional license, or endorsement shall be:
43          (a) made upon a form furnished by the division; and
44          (b) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set under Section 53-3-105.
45          (2) An application and fee for an original provisional class D license or an original
46     class D license entitle the applicant to:
47          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and the skills tests for a
48     class D license within six months after the date of the application;
49          (b) a learner permit if needed pending completion of the application and testing
50     process; and
51          (c) an original class D license and license certificate after all tests are passed and
52     requirements are completed.
53          (3) An application and fee for a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement entitle the
54     applicant to:
55          (a) not more than three attempts to pass both the knowledge and skills tests within six
56     months after the date of the application;

57          (b) a motorcycle learner permit after the motorcycle knowledge test is passed; and
58          (c) a motorcycle or taxicab endorsement when all tests are passed.
59          (4) An application for a commercial class A, B, or C license entitles the applicant to:
60          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test when accompanied by the fee
61     provided in Subsection 53-3-105(18);
62          (b) not more than two attempts to pass a skills test when accompanied by a fee in
63     Subsection 53-3-105(19) within six months after the date of application;
64          (c) both a commercial driver instruction permit and a temporary license permit for the
65     license class held before the applicant submits the application if needed after the knowledge
66     test is passed; and
67          (d) an original commercial class A, B, or C license and license certificate when all
68     applicable tests are passed.
69          (5) An application and fee for a CDL endorsement entitle the applicant to:
70          (a) not more than two attempts to pass a knowledge test and not more than two
71     attempts to pass a skills test within six months after the date of the application; and
72          (b) a CDL endorsement when all tests are passed.
73          (6) (a) If a CDL applicant does not pass a knowledge test, skills test, or an endorsement
74     test within the number of attempts provided in Subsection (4) or (5), each test may be taken
75     two additional times within the six months for the fee provided in Section 53-3-105.
76          (b) (i) An out-of-state resident who holds a valid CDIP issued by a state or jurisdiction
77     that is compliant with 49 C.F.R. Part 383 may take a skills test administered by the division if
78     the out-of-state resident pays the fee provided in Subsection 53-3-105(19).
79          (ii) The division shall:
80          (A) electronically transmit skills test results for an out-of-state resident to the licensing
81     agency in the state or jurisdiction in which the out-of-state resident has obtained a valid CDIP;
82     and
83          (B) provide the out-of-state resident with documentary evidence upon successful
84     completion of the skills test.
85          (7) (a) (i) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(a)(ii), (f), and (g), an original class
86     D license expires on the birth date of the applicant in the eighth year after the year the license
87     certificate was issued.

88          (ii) An original provisional class D license expires on the birth date of the applicant in
89     the fifth year following the year the license certificate was issued.
90          (iii) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(f), a limited term class D license expires on
91     the birth date of the applicant in the fifth year the license certificate was issued.
92          (b) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(f) and (g), a renewal or an extension to a
93     license expires on the birth date of the licensee in the eighth year after the expiration date of the
94     license certificate renewed or extended.
95          (c) Except as provided under Subsections (7)(f) and (g), a duplicate license expires on
96     the same date as the last license certificate issued.
97          (d) An endorsement to a license expires on the same date as the license certificate
98     regardless of the date the endorsement was granted.
99          (e) (i) A regular license certificate and an endorsement to the regular license certificate
100     held by an individual described in Subsection (7)(e)(ii), that expires during the time period the
101     individual is stationed outside of the state, is valid until 90 days after the individual's orders are
102     terminated, the individual is discharged, or the individual's assignment is changed or
103     terminated, unless:
104          (A) the license is suspended, disqualified, denied, or has been cancelled or revoked by
105     the division; or
106          (B) the licensee updates the information or photograph on the license certificate.
107          (ii) The provisions in Subsection (7)(e)(i) apply to an individual:
108          (A) ordered to active duty and stationed outside of Utah in any of the armed forces of
109     the United States;
110          (B) who is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described in
111     Subsection (7)(e)(ii)(A) and is residing outside of Utah;
112          (C) who is a civilian employee of the United States State Department or United States
113     Department of Defense and is stationed outside of the United States; or
114          (D) who is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described in
115     Subsection (7)(e)(ii)(C) and is residing outside of the United States.
116          (f) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(f)(ii), a limited-term license certificate or a
117     renewal to a limited-term license certificate expires:
118          (A) on the expiration date of the period of time of the individual's authorized stay in

119     the United States or on the date provided under this Subsection (7), whichever is sooner; or
120          (B) on the date of issuance in the first year following the year that the limited-term
121     license certificate was issued if there is no definite end to the individual's period of authorized
122     stay.
123          (ii) A limited-term license certificate or a renewal to a limited-term license certificate
124     issued to an approved asylee or a refugee expires on the birth date of the applicant in the fifth
125     year following the year that the limited-term license certificate was issued.
126          (g) A driving privilege card issued or renewed under Section 53-3-207 expires on the
127     birth date of the applicant in the first year following the year that the driving privilege card was
128     issued or renewed.
129          (8) (a) In addition to the information required by Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative
130     Procedures Act, for requests for agency action, an applicant shall:
131          (i) provide:
132          (A) the applicant's full legal name;
133          (B) the applicant's birth date;
134          (C) the applicant's sex;
135          (D) (I) documentary evidence of the applicant's valid social security number;
136          (II) written proof that the applicant is ineligible to receive a social security number;
137          (III) the applicant's temporary identification number (ITIN) issued by the Internal
138     Revenue Service for an individual who:
139          (Aa) does not qualify for a social security number; and
140          (Bb) is applying for a driving privilege card; or
141          (IV) other documentary evidence approved by the division;
142          (E) the applicant's Utah residence address as documented by a form or forms
143     acceptable under rules made by the division under Section 53-3-104, unless the application is
144     for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407(2)(b); and
145          (F) fingerprints, or a fingerprint confirmation form described in Subsection
146     53-3-205.5(1)(a)(ii), and a photograph in accordance with Section 53-3-205.5 if the applicant is
147     applying for a driving privilege card;
148          (ii) provide evidence of the applicant's lawful presence in the United States by
149     providing documentary evidence:

150          (A) that the applicant is:
151          (I) a United States citizen;
152          (II) a United States national; or
153          (III) a legal permanent resident alien; or
154          (B) of the applicant's:
155          (I) unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for admission into the United
156     States;
157          (II) pending or approved application for asylum in the United States;
158          (III) admission into the United States as a refugee;
159          (IV) pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United
160     States;
161          (V) approved deferred action status;
162          (VI) pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident or
163     conditional resident; or
164          (VII) conditional permanent resident alien status;
165          (iii) provide a description of the applicant;
166          (iv) state whether the applicant has previously been licensed to drive a motor vehicle
167     and, if so, when and by what state or country;
168          (v) state whether the applicant has ever had a license suspended, cancelled, revoked,
169     disqualified, or denied in the last 10 years, or whether the applicant has ever had a license
170     application refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, cancellation,
171     revocation, disqualification, denial, or refusal;
172          (vi) state whether the applicant intends to make an anatomical gift under Title 26,
173     Chapter 28, Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, in compliance with Subsection (15);
174          (vii) state whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender in accordance
175     with Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry;
176          (viii) state whether the applicant is a veteran of the United States military, provide
177     verification that the applicant was granted an honorable or general discharge from the United
178     States Armed Forces, and state whether the applicant does or does not authorize sharing the
179     information with the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs;
180          (ix) provide all other information the division requires; and

181          (x) sign the application which signature may include an electronic signature as defined
182     in Section 46-4-102.
183          (b) Unless the applicant provides acceptable verification of homelessness as described
184     in rules made by the division, an applicant shall have a Utah residence address, unless the
185     application is for a temporary CDL issued under Subsection 53-3-407(2)(b).
186          (c) An applicant shall provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States in
187     accordance with Subsection (8)(a)(ii), unless the application is for a driving privilege card.
188          (d) The division shall maintain on the division's computerized records an applicant's:
189          (i) (A) social security number;
190          (B) temporary identification number (ITIN); or
191          (C) other number assigned by the division if Subsection (8)(a)(i)(D)(IV) applies; and
192          (ii) indication whether the applicant is required to register as a sex offender in
193     accordance with Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.
194          (9) The division shall require proof of an applicant's name, birth date, and birthplace by
195     at least one of the following means:
196          (a) current license certificate;
197          (b) birth certificate;
198          (c) Selective Service registration; or
199          (d) other proof, including church records, family Bible notations, school records, or
200     other evidence considered acceptable by the division.
201          (10) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (10)(c), if an applicant receives a license in a
202     higher class than what the applicant originally was issued:
203          (i) the license application is treated as an original application; and
204          (ii) license and endorsement fees is assessed under Section 53-3-105.
205          (b) An applicant that receives a downgraded license in a lower license class during an
206     existing license cycle that has not expired:
207          (i) may be issued a duplicate license with a lower license classification for the
208     remainder of the existing license cycle; and
209          (ii) shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection 53-3-105(25) if a
210     duplicate license is issued under Subsection (10)(b)(i).
211          (c) An applicant who has received a downgraded license in a lower license class under

212     Subsection (10)(b):
213          (i) may, when eligible, receive a duplicate license in the highest class previously issued
214     during a license cycle that has not expired for the remainder of the existing license cycle; and
215          (ii) shall be assessed a duplicate license fee under Subsection 53-3-105(25) if a
216     duplicate license is issued under Subsection (10)(c)(i).
217          (11) (a) When an application is received from an applicant previously licensed in
218     another state to drive a motor vehicle, the division shall request a copy of the driver's record
219     from the other state.
220          (b) When received, the driver's record becomes part of the driver's record in this state
221     with the same effect as though entered originally on the driver's record in this state.
222          (12) An application for reinstatement of a license after the suspension, cancellation,
223     disqualification, denial, or revocation of a previous license is accompanied by the additional
224     fee or fees specified in Section 53-3-105.
225          (13) An individual who has an appointment with the division for testing and fails to
226     keep the appointment or to cancel at least 48 hours in advance of the appointment shall pay the
227     fee under Section 53-3-105.
228          (14) An applicant who applies for an original license or renewal of a license agrees that
229     the individual's license is subject to a suspension or revocation authorized under this title or
230     Title 41, Motor Vehicles.
231          (15) (a) A licensee shall authenticate the indication of intent under Subsection
232     (8)(a)(vi) in accordance with division rule.
233          (b) (i) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
234     Management Act, the division may, upon request, release to an organ procurement
235     organization, as defined in Section 26-28-102, the names and addresses of all applicants who,
236     under Subsection (8)(a)(vi), indicate that they intend to make an anatomical gift.
237          (ii) An organ procurement organization may use released information only to:
238          (A) obtain additional information for an anatomical gift registry; and
239          (B) inform licensees of anatomical gift options, procedures, and benefits.
240          (16) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
241     Management Act, the division may release to the Department of Veterans and Military Affairs
242     the names and addresses of all applicants who indicate their status as a veteran under

243     Subsection (8)(a)(viii).
244          (17) Notwithstanding Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
245     Management Act, the division shall, upon request, release to the Sex and Kidnap Offender
246     Registry office in the Department of Corrections, the names and addresses of all applicants
247     who, under Subsection (8)(a)(vii), indicate they are required to register as a sex offender in
248     accordance with Title 77, Chapter 41, Sex and Kidnap Offender Registry.
249          (18) The division and its employees are not liable, as a result of false or inaccurate
250     information provided under Subsection (8)(a)(vi) or (viii), for direct or indirect:
251          (a) loss;
252          (b) detriment; or
253          (c) injury.
254          (19) An applicant who knowingly fails to provide the information required under
255     Subsection (8)(a)(vii) is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
256          (20) A person may not hold both an unexpired Utah license certificate and an
257     unexpired identification card.
258          (21) (a) An applicant who applies for an original motorcycle endorsement to a regular
259     license certificate is exempt from the requirement to pass the knowledge and skills test to be
260     eligible for the motorcycle endorsement if the applicant:
261          (i) is a resident of the state of Utah;
262          (ii) (A) is ordered to active duty and stationed outside of Utah in any of the armed
263     forces of the United States; or
264          (B) is an immediate family member or dependent of an individual described in
265     Subsection (21)(a)(ii)(A) and is residing outside of Utah;
266          (iii) has a digitized driver license photo on file with the division;
267          (iv) provides proof to the division of the successful completion of a certified
268     Motorcycle Safety Foundation rider training course; and
269          (v) provides the necessary information and documentary evidence required under
270     Subsection (8).
271          (b) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
272     division shall make rules:
273          (i) establishing the procedures for an individual to obtain a motorcycle endorsement

274     under this Subsection (21); and
275          (ii) identifying the applicable restrictions for a motorcycle endorsement issued under
276     this Subsection (21).
277          Section 2. Section 53-3-205.5 is amended to read:
278          53-3-205.5. Fingerprint and photograph submission requirements for driving
279     privilege card applicants and cardholders -- Approved private fingerprint vendor
280     requests -- Division approval of a vendor.
281          (1) (a) Every applicant for an original driving privilege card shall submit[: (i)] an
282     application to the division[; and (ii) fingerprints and a photograph] and, in a sealed envelope
283     provided by the Bureau of Criminal Identification, an approved fingerprint vendor, or a law
284     enforcement agency, either:
285          (i) a photograph of the applicant and the applicant's fingerprints; or
286          (ii) a photograph of the applicant and a confirmation form from an approved
287     fingerprint vendor, described in Subsection (1)(c), stating that:
288          (A) the vendor attests that the vendor verified the photograph to be placed in the
289     envelope is a photograph of the individual whose fingerprints were digitally taken; and
290          (B) the vendor attests to have electronically submitted the digital fingerprint scans of
291     the photographed individual directly to the Bureau of Criminal Identification's fingerprint
292     database.
293          (b) If an applicant for a renewal of a driving privilege card has not previously
294     submitted [fingerprints and a photograph] the required materials listed in Subsection (1)(a) to
295     the division, the applicant shall submit [fingerprints and a photograph] the required materials
296     listed in Subsection (1)(a) in a sealed envelope provided by the Bureau of Criminal
297     Identification or a law enforcement agency.
298          (c) (i) The division shall create and maintain on the division's website a list of
299     approved fingerprint vendors and each vendor's contact information.
300          (ii) The division shall review an approval request from a fingerprint vendor and
301     determine whether to approve the vendor and add the vendor to the approved fingerprint
302     vendor website list.
303          (iii) The division shall approve a fingerprint vendor and add the vendor to the
304     division's website list if the vendor:

305          (A) uses digital fingerprint technology that can submit digital fingerprints directly to
306     the Bureau of Criminal Identification's database;
307          (B) agrees to verify the identity of the individual by visually inspecting a
308     government-issued photograph identification, as described in Subsection (1)(c)(iv), that the
309     individual is required to present to the vendor;
310          (C) agrees to certify on the fingerprint confirmation form that the individual
311     fingerprinted and the individual photographed under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) are the same
312     individual; and
313          (D) agrees to place the photograph and fingerprint confirmation form inside the
314     envelope described in Subsection (1)(a) and to seal the envelope.
315          (iv) A fingerprint vendor may accept a government-issued form of identification
316     described in Subsection (1)(c)(v) for purposes of Subsection (1)(c)(iii)(B) if the identification
317     includes the individual's name and photograph.
318          (v) A fingerprint vendor may accept the following photographic identifications
319     required in Subsection (1)(c)(iv):
320          (A) a driver license from any state or country;
321          (B) an identification card from any state or country;
322          (C) a passport from any country;
323          (D) a passport card from any country;
324          (E) a border crossing card;
325          (F) a consulate card from any country;
326          (G) a visa;
327          (H) an employment authorization card;
328          (I) a foreign voter's registration card;
329          (J) a military identification card; and
330          (K) other forms of identification approved by the division.
331          [(c)] (d) (i) The Bureau of Criminal Identification, an approved fingerprint vendor, or a
332     law enforcement agency that has the capability of handling fingerprint and photograph
333     submissions shall take the applicant's fingerprints and photo for submission under Subsection
334     (1).
335          (ii) An approved fingerprint vendor shall take the applicant's fingerprints via digital

336     fingerprint technology and electronically submit the digital fingerprint scans directly to the
337     Bureau of Criminal Identification's database.
338          (2) The division shall submit fingerprints or a fingerprint confirmation form for each
339     person described in Subsection (1) to the Bureau of Criminal Identification established in
340     Section 53-10-201.
341          (3) The Bureau of Criminal Identification shall:
342          (a) check the fingerprints submitted under Subsection (1) against the applicable state
343     and regional criminal records databases;
344          (b) maintain a separate file of fingerprints submitted under Subsection (1) for search by
345     future submissions to the local, state, and regional criminal records databases, including latent
346     prints; and
347          (c) provide notice to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency of the
348     United States Department of Homeland Security of any new or existing criminal history record
349     or new or existing warrant information contained in or entered in local, state, or regional
350     databases.
351          (4) In addition to any other fees authorized by this chapter, the division shall:
352          (a) impose on individuals submitting fingerprints in accordance with this section the
353     fees that the Bureau of Criminal Identification is authorized to collect for the services the
354     Bureau of Criminal Identification or other authorized agency provides under this section; and
355          (b) remit the fees collected under Subsection (4)(a) to the Bureau of Criminal
356     Identification.