Bill Text: FL S0096 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requirements for Driver Licenses
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-05-02 - Died in Transportation [S0096 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S0096-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2014 SB 96 By Senator Soto 14-00056-14 201496__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to requirements for driver licenses; 3 amending s. 322.08, F.S.; including notice of the 4 approval of an application for Deferred Action for 5 Childhood Arrivals status issued by United States 6 Citizenship and Immigration Services as valid proof of 7 identity for purposes of applying for a driver 8 license; reenacting ss. 322.17(3), 322.18(2)(d) and 9 (4)(c), and 322.19(4), F.S., relating to conditions 10 and limitations with respect to obtaining a duplicate 11 or replacement instruction permit or driver license, 12 expiration of and renewal of a driver license, and 13 change of name or address on a driver license for 14 licensees who establish their identity in a specified 15 manner, to incorporate the amendment made by the act 16 to s. 322.08, F.S., in references thereto; providing 17 an effective date. 18 19 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20 21 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 22 322.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 23 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license 24 and identification card forms.— 25 (2) Each such application shall include the following 26 information regarding the applicant: 27 (c) Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such 28 proof must include one of the following documents issued to the 29 applicant: 30 1. A driver license record or identification card record 31 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit 32 a document for identification which is substantially similar to 33 a document required under subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., 34 subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., subparagraph 6., subparagraph 35 7., or subparagraph 8.; 36 2. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate; 37 3. A valid, unexpired United States passport; 38 4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United States 39 Department of Homeland Security; 40 5. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 41 (green card); 42 6. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the United 43 States Department of State; 44 7. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by the 45 United States Department of Homeland Security; or 46 8. Proof of nonimmigrant classification provided by the 47 United States Department of Homeland Security, for an original 48 driver license. In order to prove nonimmigrant classification, 49 an applicant must provide at least one of the following 50 documents. In addition, the department may require applicants to 51 produce United States Department of Homeland Security documents 52 for the sole purpose of establishing the maintenance of, or 53 efforts to maintain, continuous lawful presence: 54 a. A notice of hearing from an immigration court scheduling 55 a hearing on any proceeding. 56 b. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 57 acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 58 c. A notice of the approval of an application for 59 adjustment of status issued by the United States Bureau of 60 Citizenship and Immigration Services. 61 d. An official documentation confirming the filing of a 62 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 63 by the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 64 Services. 65 e. A notice of action transferring any pending matter from 66 another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States 67 Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. 68 f. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer 69 granting relief that authorizes the alien to live and work in 70 the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum. 71 g. Evidence that an application is pending for adjustment 72 of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 73 residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident 74 status in the United States, if a visa number is available 75 having a current priority date for processing by the United 76 States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. 77 h. On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign 78 passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed, 79 accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent 80 admittance into the United States. 81 i. A notice of the approval of an application for Deferred 82 Action for Childhood Arrivals status issued by United States 83 Citizenship and Immigration Services. 84 85 A driver license or temporary permit issued based on documents 86 required in subparagraph 7. or subparagraph 8. is valid for a 87 period not to exceed the expiration date of the document 88 presented or 1 year. 89 Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 90 made by this act to section 322.08, Florida Statutes, in 91 references thereto, subsection (3) of section 322.17, Florida 92 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 93 322.17 Replacement licenses and permits.— 94 (3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, 95 if a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver’s 96 license using an identification document authorized under s. 97 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8., the licensee may not obtain a duplicate or 98 replacement instruction permit or driver’s license except in 99 person and upon submission of an identification document 100 authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. 101 Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 102 made by this act to section 322.08, Florida Statutes, in 103 references thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and 104 paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section 322.18, Florida 105 Statutes, are reenacted to read: 106 322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 107 expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses.— 108 (2) Each applicant who is entitled to the issuance of a 109 driver license, as provided in this section, shall be issued a 110 driver license, as follows: 111 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 112 an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver 113 license using a document authorized in s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8., 114 the driver license shall expire 1 year after the date of 115 issuance or upon the expiration date cited on the United States 116 Department of Homeland Security documents, whichever date first 117 occurs. 118 (4) 119 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 120 a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver license 121 using an identification document authorized under s. 122 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8., the licensee may not renew the driver 123 license except in person and upon submission of an 124 identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. 125 A driver license renewed under this paragraph expires 1 year 126 after the date of issuance or upon the expiration date cited on 127 the United States Department of Homeland Security documents, 128 whichever date first occurs. 129 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 130 made by this act to section 322.08, Florida Statutes, in 131 references thereto, subsection (4) of section 322.19, Florida 132 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 133 322.19 Change of address or name.— 134 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 135 a licensee established his or her identity for a driver’s 136 license using an identification document authorized under s. 137 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8., the licensee may not change his or her 138 name or address except in person and upon submission of an 139 identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. 140 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.