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SENATE BILL NO. 162
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY SENATOR COSTELLO
Introduced: 1/24/20
Referred: State Affairs
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to names on state-issued identification."
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
3 * Section 1. AS 18.65.310(a) is amended to read:
4 (a) Upon payment of a $15 fee, the department shall issue a card identical to
5 the motor vehicle operator's license provided for in AS 28.15.111, except that the card
6 shall be of a different color and shall state in bold type letters across the face of it that
7 it is for identification purposes only. The identification card must display the
8 licensee's full legal name, including any numeric characters, as it appears on the
9 licensee's birth certificate, United States passport, or other identification
10 document. Upon request of a person and upon payment of an additional $20 fee, the
11 department may issue an identification card under this section that is federally
12 compliant. In this subsection, "identification document" has the meaning given in
13 AS 11.81.900.
14 * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.111(a) is amended to read:
15 (a) Upon successful completion of the application and all required
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1 examinations, and upon payment of the required fee, the department shall issue to
2 every qualified applicant a driver's license indicating the type or general class of
3 vehicles that the licensee may drive. The license must (1) display a distinguishing
4 number assigned to the license; (2) display the licensee's full legal name, including
5 any numeric characters, as it appears on the licensee's birth certificate, United
6 States passport, or other identification document accepted by the department to
7 verify a licensee's identity, and the licensee's address, date of birth, brief physical
8 description, and photograph; (3) display either a facsimile of the signature of the
9 licensee or a space in [UPON] which the licensee must write the licensee's usual
10 signature with pen and ink; (4) display physical security features designed to prevent
11 tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the document for fraudulent purposes; (5)
12 display, for a qualified applicant who is under 21 years of age, the words "UNDER
13 21"; and (6) to the extent the department is able, be designed to allow the electronic
14 reading and electronic display of the information described under (2) of this
15 subsection and the electronic reading and display and a physical display on the license
16 that the person is restricted from purchasing alcoholic beverages under AS 04.16.160.
17 A license may not display the licensee's social security number and is not valid until
18 signed by the licensee. If facilities are not available for the taking of the photograph
19 required under this section, the department shall endorse on the license, the words
20 "valid without photograph." In this subsection, "identification document" has the
21 meaning given in AS 11.81.900.
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Statutes affected:
SB0162A, AM SB 162, introduced 01/24/2020: 18.65.310, 28.15.111, 11.81.900