00 HOUSE BILL NO. 3 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(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) Upon payment of a $15 fee, the department shall issue a card identical to 06 the motor vehicle operator's license provided for in AS 28.15.111, except that the card 07 shall be of a different color and shall state in bold type letters across the face of it that 08 it is for identification purposes only. Except as provided in (g) and (i) of this  09 section, an identification card expires on the person's birthday in the fifth year  10 following issuance of the card. 11  * Sec. 2. AS 18.65.310(g) is amended to read: 12 (g) If the person applying for the identification card provided for in (a) of this 13 section is 60 years of age or older, charge may not be made for issuance of the card. 14 Except as provided in (i) of this section, an identification card issued to a person  01 who is 60 years of age or older expires on the person's birthday in the eighth year  02 following issuance of the card.  03  * Sec. 3. AS 18.65.310 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 04 (k) The department may not issue an identification card under (a) of this 05 section to a person who has not presented to the department valid documentary 06 evidence that the person is a citizen of the United States, a national of the United 07 States, a legal permanent resident of the United States, or a conditional resident alien 08 of the United States. 09 (l) Notwithstanding (k) of this section, the department may issue an 10 identification card to a person who presents in person valid, documentary evidence of 11 (1) a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the 12 United States, (2) a pending or approved application for asylum in the United States, 13 (3) entry into the United States in refugee status, (4) a pending or approved application 14 for temporary protected status in the United States, (5) approved deferred action 15 status, or (6) a pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent 16 residence status or conditional resident status. The identification card authorized under 17 this subsection is valid only during the period of the time of the person's authorized 18 stay in the United States and must clearly indicate that expiration date. If the period of 19 authorized stay is indefinite, the expiration date for the identification card is one year 20 from the date of issue. The identification card authorized under this subsection may be 21 renewed only on presentation of valid, documentary evidence that the status by which 22 the person qualified for the temporary identification card has been extended by the 23 proper United States government authority. The department may by regulation specify 24 what is valid, documentary evidence under this subsection except that the department 25 may not specify that a matricula consular card is valid, documentary evidence. 26  * Sec. 4. AS 28.15.031(b) is amended to read: 27 (b) The department may not issue an original or duplicate driver's license to, 28 nor renew or reinstate the driver's license of, a person 29 (1) whose license is suspended, revoked, canceled, or withdrawn, or  30 who is disqualified from obtaining a license, in this or any other jurisdiction except 31 as otherwise provided in this chapter; 01 (2) who fails to appear in court for the adjudication of a certain 02 vehicle, driver, or traffic offense when the person's appearance is required by statute, 03 regulation, or court rule; 04 (3) who is an habitual user of alcohol or another drug to such a degree 05 that the person is incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle; 06 (4) when the department, based upon medical evidence, has 07 determined that, because of the person's physical or mental disability, the person is not 08 able to drive a motor vehicle safely; 09 (5) who is unable to understand official traffic control devices as 10 displayed in this state or who does not have a fair knowledge of traffic laws and 11 regulations, as demonstrated by an examination; 12 (6) who has knowingly made a false statement in the person's 13 application for a license or has committed fraud in connection with the person's 14 application for, or in obtaining or attempting to obtain, a license, or who has not 15 applied under oath on the form provided for the purpose of obtaining or attempting to 16 obtain a license or permit; [OR] 17 (7) who is required under AS 28.20 to furnish proof of financial 18 responsibility and who has not done so; or  19 (8) who has not presented to the department  20 (A) valid documentary evidence that the person is a citizen  21 of the United States, a national of the United States, a legal permanent  22 resident of the United States, or a conditional resident alien of the United  23 States; a person who is seeking a renewal of, duplicate of, or change of  24 legal name on a license is presumed to meet the requirements of this  25 subparagraph if the license has not been expired for more than 90 days or  26 been cancelled, suspended, or revoked and the person has not been  27 disqualified from obtaining a license; if the department has been notified  28 by a local, state, or federal government agency that the person seeking a  29 renewal of, duplicate of, or change of legal name on a license is not a  30 citizen of the United States or is not legally in the United States, then the  31 presumption available in this subparagraph does not apply; the  01 department may by regulation specify what is valid, documentary  02 evidence under this subparagraph except that the department may not  03 specify that a matricula consular card is valid, documentary evidence; or  04 (B) in person valid, documentary evidence of (i) a valid,  05 unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into  06 the United States, (ii) a pending or approved application for asylum in the  07 United States, (iii) entry into the United States in refugee status, (iv) a  08 pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the  09 United States, (v) approved deferred action status, or (vi) a pending  10 application for adjustment of status to legal permanent residence status or  11 conditional resident status; a license issued under this subparagraph may  12 be renewed only on presentation of valid, documentary evidence that the  13 status by which the person qualified for the license has been extended by  14 the proper United States government authority; a change of name for a  15 license issued under this subparagraph may be made only on presentation  16 of valid, documentary evidence that the person's name has been changed  17 with regard to the status by which the person qualified for the license; a  18 duplicate license for a license issued under this subparagraph may be  19 issued only on presentation of valid, documentary evidence that the  20 person's status by which the person qualified for the license remains valid  21 and in effect; the department may by regulation specify what is valid,  22 documentary evidence under this subsection except that the department  23 may not specify that a matricula consular card is valid, documentary  24 evidence. 25  * Sec. 5. AS 28.15.101(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter and in (d) of this section, a 27 driver's license expires on the licensee's birthday in the fifth year following issuance of 28 the license. A license may be renewed within one year of its expiration upon proper 29 application, payment of the required fee, and except when a license is renewed under 30 (c) of this section, successful completion of a test of the licensee's eyesight. 31  * Sec. 6. AS 28.15.101 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 01 (d) A driver's license issued under AS 28.15.031(b)(8)(B) is valid only during 02 the period of the time the person is authorized to stay in the United States and must 03 clearly indicate the expiration date. If the period of authorized stay is indefinite, the 04 expiration date of the license is one year from the date of issue. 05  * Sec. 7. This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.