00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 189(STA) 01 "An Act relating to issuance of identification cards and to issuance of driver's licenses; 02 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 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 05 (h) The department may not issue an identification card under (a) of this 06 section to a person who has not presented to the department valid documentary 07 evidence that the person is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United 08 States, a legal permanent resident of the United States, or a conditional resident alien 09 of the United States. 10 (i) Notwithstanding (h) of this section, the department may issue an 11 identification card to a person who presents in person valid, documentary evidence of 12 the person's legal status and presence in the United States. The identification card 13 authorized under this subsection is valid only during the period of the time of the 14 person's authorized stay in the United States and must clearly indicate that expiration 01 date. If the period of authorized stay is indefinite, the expiration date for the 02 identification card is one year from the date of issue. The identification card 03 authorized under this subsection may be renewed only upon presentation of valid, 04 documentary evidence that the status by which the person qualified for the temporary 05 identification card has been extended by the proper United States government 06 authority. The department may by regulation specify what is valid, documentary 07 evidence under this subsection except that the department may not specify that a 08 matricula consular card is valid, documentary evidence. 09  * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.031(b) is amended to read: 10 (b) The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver's license to, 11 nor renew or reinstate the driver's license of, a person 12 (1) whose license is suspended, [OR] revoked, or cancelled, or who is  13 disqualified from obtaining a license, except as otherwise provided in this chapter; 14 (2) who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain 15 vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person's appearance is required by statute, 16 regulation, or court rule; 17 (3) who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree 18 that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle; 19 (4) [REPEALED 20 (5)] when the department, based upon medical evidence, has 21 determined that, because of the person's physical or mental disability, the person is not 22 able to drive a motor vehicle safely; 23 (5) [(6)] who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as 24 displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and 25 regulations, as demonstrated by an examination; 26 (6) [(7)] who has knowingly made a false statement in the person's 27 application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person's 28 application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not 29 applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to 30 obtain a license or permit; 31 (7) [OR (8)] who is required under AS 28.20 to furnish proof of 01 financial responsibility and who has not done so; or  02 (8) who has not presented to the department  03 (A) valid documentary evidence that the person is a citizen  04 of the United States, a national of the United States, a legal permanent  05 resident of the United States, or a conditional resident alien of the United  06 States; a person who is seeking a renewal of, duplicate of, or change of  07 legal name on a license is presumed to meet the requirements of this  08 subparagraph if the license has not expired or been cancelled, suspended,  09 or revoked and the person has not been disqualified from obtaining a  10 license; if the department has been notified by a local, state, or federal  11 government agency that the person seeking a renewal of, duplicate of, or  12 change of legal name on a license is not a citizen of the United States or is  13 not legally in the United States, then the presumption available in this  14 paragraph does not apply; the department may by regulation specify what  15 is valid, documentary evidence under this subparagraph except that the  16 department may not specify that a matricula consular card is valid,  17 documentary evidence; or  18 (B) in person valid, documentary evidence of the person's  19 legal status and presence in the United States; a license issued under this  20 subparagraph may be renewed only upon presentation of valid,  21 documentary evidence that the status by which the person qualified for  22 the license has been extended by the proper United States government  23 authority; a change of name for a license issued under this subparagraph  24 may be made only upon presentation of valid, documentary evidence that  25 the person's name has been changed with regard to the status by which  26 the person qualified for the license; a duplicate license for a license issued  27 under this subparagraph may be issued only upon presentation of valid,  28 documentary evidence that the person's status by which the person  29 qualified for the license remains valid and in effect; the department may  30 by regulation specify what is valid, documentary evidence under this  31 subsection except that the department may not specify that a matricula  01 consular card is valid, documentary evidence. 02  * Sec. 3. AS 28.15.101(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in (d) of this section, a 04 driver's license expires on the licensee's birthday in the fifth year following issuance of 05 the license. A license may be renewed within one year of its expiration upon proper 06 application, payment of the required fee, and except when a license is renewed under 07 (c) of this section, successful completion of a test of the licensee's eyesight. 08  * Sec. 4. AS 28.15.101 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (d) A driver's license issued under AS 28.15.031(b)(8)(B) is valid only during 10 the period of the time the person is authorized to stay in the United States and must 11 clearly indicate the expiration date. If the period of authorized stay is indefinite, the 12 expiration date of the license is one year from the date of issue. 13  * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2007.