HF 960

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This Document can be made available
in alternative formats upon request  State of Minnesota
  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
  H. F. No.   960
02/17/2025     Authored by Baker, Knudsen, Perryman, Harder and Zeleznikar
  The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy
1.1A bill for an act
1.2relating to transportation; modifying design of certain drivers' licenses and
1.3identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07,
1.4subdivisions 1, 3.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7Subdivision 1. License; contents and design. (a) Upon the payment of the required fee,
1.8the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or
1.9class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear:
1.10(1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date
1.11of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under
1.12section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems
1.13necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as
1.14provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee.
1.15Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the
1.16licensee.
1.17(b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
1.18address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United
1.19States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and
1.20that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant
1.21provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use
1.22the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and
1.23mailings to the applicant.
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2.1      (c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing
2.2  color and plainly marked "Under-21."
2.3      (d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if
2.4  requested by the applicant.
2.5      (e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for
2.6  compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
2.7      (f) A noncompliant license must:
2.8      (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
2.9  portion;
2.10     (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
2.11     (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of
2.12 the license holder.
2.13     (g) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (f), a noncompliant license must be
2.14 designed with a vertical layout and a unique background color and must be marked "not for
2.15 voting" on the front side if issuance is under any of the following circumstances:
2.16     (1) the application is for first-time issuance of a license in Minnesota and the applicant
2.17 has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
2.18     (2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is
2.19 marked as required in this paragraph or subdivision 3, paragraph (g), and the applicant has
2.20 not demonstrated United States citizenship; or
2.21     (3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
2.22 period.
2.23     (g) (h) A REAL ID compliant license issued to a person with temporary lawful status
2.24 or admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the machine-readable
2.25 portion.
2.26     (h) (i) A license must display the licensee's full name or no fewer than 39 characters of
2.27 the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character of the middle name
2.28 and proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by the last character of
2.29 the first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.
2.30     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for driver's license
2.31 applications and issuance on or after that date.
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3.1    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
3.2      Subd. 3. Identification card; content and design; fee. (a) Upon payment of the required
3.3  fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card.
3.4  The department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a
3.5  driver's license, other than a limited license. The department may not issue an enhanced
3.6  identification card to an individual who is under 16 years of age, not a resident of this state,
3.7  or not a citizen of the United States of America. The card must bear: (1) a distinguishing
3.8  number assigned to the applicant; (2) a colored photograph or an electronically produced
3.9  image of the applicant; (3) the applicant's full name and date of birth; (4) either (i) the
3.10 licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under section 5B.05; (5) a
3.11 description of the applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; (6) the
3.12 usual signature of the applicant; and (7) designations and markings provided under this
3.13 section.
3.14     (b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
3.15 address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall provide
3.16 verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the
3.17 applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing
3.18 address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision,
3.19 the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence
3.20 address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
3.21     (c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a
3.22 distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
3.23     (d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota identification
3.24 card - not a driver's license."
3.25     (e) Except for a noncompliant identification card, a Minnesota identification card must
3.26 bear a distinguishing indicator for compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
3.27     (f) A noncompliant identification card must:
3.28     (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
3.29 portion;
3.30     (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
3.31     (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of
3.32 the identification card holder.
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4.1      (g) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (f), a noncompliant identification card
4.2  must be designed with a vertical layout and a unique background color and must be marked
4.3  "not for voting" on the front side if issuance is under any of the following circumstances:
4.4      (1) the application is for first-time issuance of a Minnesota identification card and the
4.5  applicant has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
4.6      (2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is
4.7  marked as required in this paragraph or subdivision 1, paragraph (g), and the applicant has
4.8  not demonstrated United States citizenship; or
4.9      (3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
4.10 period.
4.11     (g) (h) A REAL ID compliant Minnesota identification card issued to a person with
4.12 temporary lawful status or admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and
4.13 in the machine-readable portion.
4.14     (h) (i) A Minnesota identification card must display the cardholder's full name or no
4.15 fewer than 39 characters of the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last
4.16 character of the middle name and proceed through the second letter of the middle name,
4.17 followed by the last character of the first name and proceeding through the second letter of
4.18 the first name.
4.19     (i) (j) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person
4.20 who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a physically
4.21 disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with mental
4.22 illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).
4.23     EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective October 1, 2025, for Minnesota
4.24 identification card applications and issuance on or after that date.
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