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HB 340: "An Act relating to the issuance and duration of drivers' licenses and identification cards; and providing for an effective date."

00 HOUSE BILL NO. 340 01 "An Act relating to the issuance and duration of drivers' licenses and identification 02 cards; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 18.65.310(p) is amended to read: 05 (p) An identification card expires on the person's birthday in the eighth year 06 following issuance of the identification card. An identification card may be renewed 07 within one year of its expiration upon proper application and payment of the required 08 fee. An identification card may be renewed by mail or on the department's Internet 09 website, except that an identification card may not be renewed by mail or on the 10 department's Internet website if the most recent renewal of the applicant's 11 identification card was by mail or on the department's Internet website. [UNDER 12 REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT MAY 13 ISSUE TO A PERSON AN IDENTIFICATION CARD WITH A DURATION OF 14 LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS IF THE PERSON IS AUTHORIZED TO STAY IN

01 THE UNITED STATES FOR LESS THAN EIGHT YEARS OR IF THE PERIOD OF 02 AUTHORIZED STAY IS INDEFINITE. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ISSUE THE 03 IDENTIFICATION CARD FOR THE PERIOD OF THE AUTHORIZED STAY. IF 04 THE PERIOD OF AUTHORIZED STAY IS INDEFINITE, THE DEPARTMENT 05 SHALL ISSUE THE IDENTIFICATION CARD WITH A VALIDITY OF UP TO 06 EIGHT YEARS.] 07 * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.101(d) is repealed. 08 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).