00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 40(STA)                                                                     
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, who is not an alien                                
06       lawfully admitted into the United States, or is not an alien with an application or                               
07       appeal pending seeking lawful admission to the United States.  The department shall                               
08       by regulation establish the proof required under this subsection for a person to show                             
09       that the person is a citizen, an alien lawfully admitted to the United States, or an alien                        
10       with an application or appeal pending seeking lawful admission to the United States.                              
11       In this subsection, "alien" means a person who is not a citizen or national of the United                         
12       States.                                                                                                           
13    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.15.031(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
14            (b)  The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver's license to,                              
15       nor renew or reinstate the driver's license of, a person                                                          

01                 (1)  whose license is suspended or revoked, except as otherwise                                         
02       provided in this chapter;                                                                                         
03                 (2)  who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain                                     
04       vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person's appearance is required by statute,                          
05       regulation, or court rule;                                                                                        
06                 (3)  who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree                                
07       that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;                                                   
08                 (4)  [REPEALED                                                                                          
09                 (5)]  when the department, based upon medical evidence, has                                             
10       determined that, because of the person's physical or mental disability, the person is not                 
11       able to drive a motor vehicle safely;                                                                             
12                 (5) [(6)]  who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as                          
13       displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and                                 
14       regulations, as demonstrated by an examination;                                                                   
15                 (6) [(7)]  who has knowingly made a false statement in the person's                                 
16       application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person's                                  
17       application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not                               
18       applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to                             
19       obtain a license or permit;                                                                                       
20                 (7)  [OR (8)]  who is required under AS 28.20 to furnish proof of                                   
21       financial responsibility and who has not done so; or                                                          
22                 (8)  who is not a citizen of the United States or who is not an alien                               
23       lawfully admitted into the United States; in this paragraph, "alien" means a                                  
24       person who is not a citizen or national of the United States; this paragraph does                             
25       not apply to a person who possesses a valid driver's license who is seeking a                                 
26       renewal of that license, a duplicate of that license, or a change of legal names on                           
27       that license.                                                                                                 
28    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
29 read:                                                                                                                   
30       DIRECTION TO DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.  The director of the Division                                            
31 of Motor Vehicles shall provide appropriate training to employees of the division so as to                              

01 properly implement the provisions of this Act.