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2 2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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3 HOUSE BILL 3231 By: Lawson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to children; enacting the Improving
7 Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth
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8 whether certain children and youth are homeless;
9 providing procedural requirements; providing
9 specifics for written verification; amending 47 O.S.
10 2021, Section 6-105.3, as last amended by Section 6,
10 Chapter 47, 1st Extraordinary Session, O.S.L. 2023
11 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 6-105.3), which relates
11 to identification cards; providing exception to age
12 requirement; providing exception to fee charge;
12 providing for noncodification; providing for
13 codification; and providing an effective date.
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law not to be
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18 codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
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19 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Improving
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20 Employment and Education Outcomes for Homeless Youth Act".
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21 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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22 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 601.6d of Title 10, unless there
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23 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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 1 A. Persons who are believed to be homeless children and youth
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2 as defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes may
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3 be verified as being homeless by:
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4 1. The director or designee of a homeless shelter;
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5 2. The director or designee of a transitional living program;
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6 3. The McKinney-Vento homeless liaison of a public school; or
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7 4. A continuum of care lead agency or its designee.
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8 B. Verification that a child or youth is homeless shall
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9 consist, at a minimum, of the following steps:
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10 1. The child or youth shall be known to the person verifying
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11 his or her housing status;
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12 2. If verifying the status of a child or youth under eighteen
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13 (18) years of age, the person verifying shall:
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14 a. check the National Missing and Unidentified Persons
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15 System (NamUs) referenced in Section 151.3 of Title 74
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16 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the name of the child or
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17 youth,
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18 b. send a letter by return receipt mail to the last known
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19 address of the parent or legal guardian of the child
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20 or youth informing the parent or legal guardian that
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21 the person verifying is assisting the child or youth
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22 in obtaining a REAL ID noncompliant identification
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23 card, and
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 1 c. if no response from the parent or legal guardian
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2 objecting to the child or youth obtaining a REAL ID
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3 noncompliant identification card is received within
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4 fifteen (15) business days, the person may prepare
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5 written verification stating that the child or youth
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6 is homeless.
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7 The written verification shall be printed on the letterhead of
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8 the entity authorized to verify the housing status of the child or
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9 youth and shall be dated, signed by the person verifying, and
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10 notarized.
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11 SECTION 3. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 6-105.3, as
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12 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 47, 1st Extraordinary Session,
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13 O.S.L. 2023 (47 O.S. Supp. 2023, Section 6-105.3), is amended to
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15 Section 6-105.3 A. In addition to the licenses to operate
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16 motor vehicles, the Department of Public Safety may issue cards to
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17 Oklahoma residents for purposes of identification only. The
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18 identification cards shall be issued, renewed, replaced, canceled
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19 and denied in the same manner as driver licenses in this state. A
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20 licensee whose record reflects a notation of the person's proof of
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21 legal presence, verified by the U.S. Department of Homeland
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22 Security, or proof of U.S. citizenship, may obtain a REAL ID
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23 Compliant Identification Card or a Noncompliant Identification Card
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24 from a motor license agent or the Department of Public Safety,
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 1 regardless of the status of the license held by the licensee.
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2 Provided, the licensee must comply with all REAL ID documentation
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3 requirements to obtain a REAL ID Compliant Identification Card. A
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4 person shall not apply for or possess more than one state-issued or
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5 territory-issued REAL ID Compliant Identification Card pursuant to
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6 the provisions of Section 6-101 of this title.
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7 The application for an identification card by any person under
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8 the age of eighteen (18) years shall be signed and verified by a
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9 custodial legal parent or legal guardian, either in person before a
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10 person authorized to administer oaths or electronically if
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11 completing an online application, or a notarized affidavit signed by
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12 a custodial legal parent or legal guardian submitted before a person
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13 authorized to administer oaths by the person under the age of
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14 eighteen (18) years with the application. Provided, that persons
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15 under eighteen (18) years of age who are homeless children and
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16 youth, as defined in Section 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma
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17 Statutes and verified as such through the process established in
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18 Section 1 of this act, shall be allowed to apply for a REAL ID
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19 Noncompliant Identification Card without the signature of their
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20 parent or legal guardian. Except as otherwise provided in this
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21 section, the identification cards shall be valid for a period of
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22 either four (4) years from the month of issuance or eight (8) years
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23 from the month of issuance; however, the identification cards issued
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 1 to persons sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be valid
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2 indefinitely from the month of issuance.
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3 B. 1. The Department of Corrections shall coordinate with the
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4 Department of Public Safety to provide REAL ID Noncompliant
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5 Identification Cards to all inmates who do not have a current state-
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6 issued identification card or driver license upon their release from
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7 custody. The identification cards shall be issued, replaced,
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8 canceled and denied in the same manner as driver licenses in this
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9 state.
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10 2. The Department of Public Safety shall allow the use of a
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11 certified copy of a birth certificate coupled with a Department of
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12 Corrections-issued consolidated record card to serve as a valid form
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13 of photo identification documentation to obtain a REAL ID
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14 Noncompliant Identification Card.
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15 3. REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Cards issued with a
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16 consolidated record card from the Department of Corrections for
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17 inmates shall be valid for a period of four (4) years from the month
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18 of issuance for an allowable fee to be determined by the Department
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19 of Public Safety and are nonrenewable and nontransferable.
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20 4. The fee charged for the issuance or replacement of a REAL ID
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21 Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to this subsection shall
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22 be deposited in the Department of Public Safety Revolving Fund.
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23 Provided, however, REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Cards issued
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 1 Registration Act shall only be valid for a period of one (1) year.
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2 No person sixty-five (65) years of age or older shall be charged a
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3 fee for a REAL ID Noncompliant Identification Card.
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4 5. The Department of Public Safety is authorized to promulgate
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5 rules and procedures to implement the provisions of this subsection.
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6 C. No person shall hold more than one state-issued or
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7 territory-issued REAL ID Compliant Driver License or REAL ID
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8 Compliant Identification Card, as defined in subsection G of Section
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9 6-101 of this title. The Department shall not issue a REAL ID
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10 Compliant Identification Card to any applicant who has been
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11 previously issued a REAL ID Compliant Driver License or REAL ID
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12 Compliant Identification Card unless such license or identification
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13 card has been surrendered to the Department by the applicant. The
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14 Department may promulgate rules related to the issuance of
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15 replacement REAL ID Compliant Identification Cards in the event of
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16 loss or theft.
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17 D. The fee charged for the issuance or renewal of a REAL ID
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18 Compliant Identification Card shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00)
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19 for a 4-year card and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for an 8-year card.
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20 The fee charged for the issuance or renewal of a REAL ID
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21 Noncompliant Identification Card pursuant to this section shall be
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22 Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) for a 4-year card and Fifty Dollars
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23 ($50.00) for an 8-year card; however, no person sixty-five (65)
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24 years of age or older, or one hundred percent (100%) disabled
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 1 veteran described in subsection P of Section 6-101 of this title, or
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2 persons who are homeless children and youth as defined in Section
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3 600 of Title 10 of the Oklahoma Statutes and verified through the
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4 process established in Section 1 of this act shall be charged a fee
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5 for an identification card. Of each fee charged pursuant to the
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6 provisions of this subsection:
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7 1. Seven Dollars ($7.00) of a 4-year card and Fourteen Dollars
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8 ($14.00) of an 8-year card shall be apportioned as provided in
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9 Section 1104 of this title;
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10 2. Three Dollars ($3.00) of a 4-year card and Six Dollars
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11 ($6.00) of an 8-year card shall be credited to the Department of
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12 Public Safety Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used
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13 solely for the purpose of the administration and maintenance of the
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14 computerized imaging system of the Department;
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15 3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) of a 4-year card and Twenty Dollars
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16 ($20.00) of an 8-year card shall be deposited in the Department of
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17 Public Safety Revolving Fund;
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18 4. Three Dollars ($3.00) of a 4-year card and Six Dollars
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19 ($6.00) of an 8-year card shall be deposited to the State Public
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20 Safety Fund created in Section 2-147 of this title; and
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21 5. Two Dollars ($2.00) for a 4-year card and Four Dollars
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22 ($4.00) for an 8-year card of the fee authorized by this subsection
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23 related to the issuance or renewal of an identification card by a
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24 motor license agent that does process approved applications or
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 1 renewals for REAL ID Compliant and REAL ID Non-Compliant Driver
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2 Licenses or Identification Cards shall be retained by the licensed
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3 operator through June 30, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2023, these
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4 monies shall be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to
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5 subsection E of Section 1141.1 of this title.
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6 E. The fee charged for replacement of a REAL ID Compliant
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7 Identification Card, or REAL ID Non-Compliant Identification Card,
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8 shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00); however, no person sixty-five
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9 (65) years of age or older shall be charged a fee for an
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10 identification card replacement. Of each fee charged pursuant to
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12 1. Seven Dollars ($7.00) shall be apportioned as provided in
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13 Section 1104 of this title;
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14 2. Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be credited to the Department of
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15 Public Safety Computer Imaging System Revolving Fund to be used
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16 solely for the purpose of the administration and maintenance of the
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17 computerized imaging system of the Department;
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18 3. Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be deposited in the Department of
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19 Public Safety Revolving Fund;
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20 4. Three Dollars ($3.00) shall be deposited to the State Public
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21 Safety Fund created in Section 2-147 of this title; and
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22 5. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the fee authorized by this subsection
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23 related to the replacement of an identification card by a motor
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24 license agent that does process approved applications or renewals
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 1 for REAL ID Compliant or REAL ID Non-Compliant Driver Licenses or
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2 Identification Cards shall be retained by the licensed operator
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3 through June 30, 2023. Beginning July 1, 2023, these monies shall
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4 be retained by the licensed operator pursuant to subsection E of
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5 Section 1141.1 of this title.
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6 F. The Oklahoma Tax Commission is hereby authorized to
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7 reimburse, from funds available to that agency, each motor license
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8 agent issuing an identification card to a person sixty-five (65)
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9 years of age or older, an amount not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00)
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10 for each card or driver license so issued through June 30, 2023.
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11 The Tax Commission shall develop procedures for claims for
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12 reimbursement.
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13 G. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a person
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14 makes application for a new identification card, or makes
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15 application to renew an identification card, and the person has been
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16 convicted of, or received a deferred judgment for, any offense
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17 required to register pursuant to the Sex Offenders Registration Act,
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18 the identification card shall be valid for a period of one (1) year
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19 from the month of issuance, but may be renewed yearly during the
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20 time the person is subject to registration on the Sex Offender
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21 Registry. The cost for such identification card shall be the same
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22 as for other identification cards and renewals.
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23 H. Nothing in this section requires or authorizes the
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 1 Identification Card without the documentation required by the
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4 SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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