00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(TRA)                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to issuance of identification cards and to issuance of driver's licenses."                             
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 18.65.310 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
04            (h)  The department may not issue an identification card under (a) of this                                   
05       section to a person who is not a citizen of the United States or who is not an alien                              
06       lawfully admitted into the United States.  In this subsection, "alien" means a person                             
07       who is not a citizen or national of the United States.                                                            
08    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.15.031(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
09            (b)  The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver's license to,                              
10       nor renew or reinstate the driver's license of, a person                                                          
11                 (1)  whose license is suspended or revoked, except as otherwise                                         
12       provided in this chapter;                                                                                         
13                 (2)  who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain                                     
14       vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person's appearance is required by statute,                          
15       regulation, or court rule;                                                                                        

01                 (3)  who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree                                
02       that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;                                                   
03                 (4)  [REPEALED                                                                                          
04                 (5)]  when the department, based upon medical evidence, has                                             
05       determined that, because of the person's physical or mental disability, the person is not                 
06       able to drive a motor vehicle safely;                                                                             
07                 (5) [(6)]  who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as                          
08       displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and                                 
09       regulations, as demonstrated by an examination;                                                                   
10                 (6) [(7)]  who has knowingly made a false statement in the person's                                 
11       application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person's                                  
12       application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not                               
13       applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to                             
14       obtain a license or permit;                                                                                       
15                 (7)  [OR (8)]  who is required under AS 28.20 to furnish proof of                                   
16       financial responsibility and who has not done so; or                                                          
17                 (8)  who is not a citizen of the United States or who is not an alien                               
18       lawfully admitted into the United States; in this paragraph, "alien" means a                                  
19       person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.