00                            SENATE BILL NO. 162                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to names on state-issued identification."                                                              
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 18.65.310(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04 (a)  Upon payment of a $15 fee, the department shall issue a card identical to                                          
05 the motor vehicle operator's license provided for in AS 28.15.111, except that the card                                 
06 shall be of a different color and shall state in bold type letters across the face of it that                           
07 it is for identification purposes only. The identification card must display the                                    
08 licensee's full legal name, including any numeric characters, as it appears on the                                  
09 licensee's birth certificate, United States passport, or other identification                                       
10 document. Upon request of a person and upon payment of an additional $20 fee, the                                   
11 department may issue an identification card under this section that is federally                                        
12 compliant. In this subsection, "identification document" has the meaning given in                                   
13       AS 11.81.900.                                                                                                 
14    * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.111(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
15            (a)  Upon successful completion of the application and all required                                          

01 examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to                                       
02 every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of                                    
03 vehicles that the licensee may drive. The license must (1) display a distinguishing                                     
04 number assigned to the license; (2) display the licensee's full legal name, including                           
05 any numeric characters, as it appears on the licensee's birth certificate, United                                   
06 States passport, or other identification document accepted by the department to                                     
07 verify a licensee's identity, and the licensee's address, date of birth, brief physical                             
08 description, and photograph; (3) display either a facsimile of the signature of the                                     
09 licensee or a space in [UPON] which the licensee must write the licensee's usual                                    
10 signature with pen and ink; (4) display physical security features designed to prevent                                  
11 tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; (5)                                  
12 display, for a qualified applicant who is under 21 years of age, the words "UNDER                                       
13 21"; and (6) to the extent the department is able, be designed to allow the electronic                                  
14 reading and electronic display of the information described under (2) of this                                           
15 subsection and the electronic reading and display and a physical display on the license                                 
16 that the person is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160.                                   
17 A license may not display the licensee's social security number and is not valid until                                  
18 signed by the licensee. If facilities are not available for the taking of the photograph                                
19 required under this section, the department shall endorse on the license, the words                                     
20 "valid without photograph." In this subsection, "identification document" has the                                   
21       meaning given in AS 11.81.900.