The bill amends the Revised Code to require community-based correctional facilities, programs, and halfway house organizations to assist inmates in obtaining state identification cards prior to their release. It mandates these facilities to verify the age and identity of inmates nearing the end of their sentences and to provide them with the necessary application for a state-issued identification card. The completed applications, along with supporting documents, must be submitted to the registrar of motor vehicles. The bill also updates definitions and processes related to identification cards, allowing individuals under the custody of these facilities to apply for cards without fees, thereby facilitating their reintegration into society.

Additionally, the bill revises existing laws concerning the issuance and management of identification cards, including stipulations that cards must not display the cardholder's social security number unless requested and must include a photograph. It introduces limited-term identification cards for temporary residents and outlines the process for obtaining duplicate or replacement cards, with fee exemptions for certain individuals, such as disabled veterans. The bill also mandates the cancellation of unlawfully obtained cards and prohibits state agents from conditioning benefits on the possession of an identification card. Several existing sections of the Revised Code are repealed to streamline the legal framework surrounding identification cards.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52
As Reported By House Committee: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52
As Passed By House: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52
As Reported By Senate Committee: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52, 5120.102
As Passed By Senate: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52, 5120.102
As Enrolled: 4507.01, 4507.50, 4507.51, 4507.52, 5120.102, 2301.551, 5120.106