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HB 1639 2023
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to driver licenses and identification
3 cards; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring proof of a
4 specified identification number for certain applicants
5 for a driver license; deleting a provision authorizing
6 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
7 require applicants to produce certain documents from
8 the United States Department of Homeland Security for
9 certain purposes; authorizing additional specified
10 documents issued by foreign governments to satisfy
11 proof-of-identity requirements; providing that a
12 driver license or temporary permit issued based on
13 specified documents is valid for a specified period;
14 deleting a provision authorizing applications to
15 include fingerprints and other unique biometric means
16 of identity; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; prohibiting the
17 department from waiving certain tests for applicants
18 who provide proof of identity using specified foreign
19 documents; amending s. 322.142, F.S.; providing a
20 short title; defining the term "agency that primarily
21 enforces immigration law" by identifying specific
22 agencies that are included within the use of the term;
23 prohibiting the department from disclosing or making
24 accessible certain photographs and related information
25 to any agency that primarily enforces immigration law
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26 or to any employee or agent of such agency; providing
27 exceptions; requiring that the department notify a
28 person about whom certain information was requested,
29 subject to certain requirements; requiring that the
30 department require a person or entity to certify
31 specified information before any such person or entity
32 receives or has access to certain information;
33 requiring such person or entity to keep certain
34 records for a specified period; requiring that such
35 records be maintained in a manner and form prescribed
36 by department rule and be available for inspection by
37 the department; amending ss. 322.17, 322.18, and
38 322.19, F.S.; prohibiting a licensee from obtaining a
39 duplicate or replacement instruction permit or driver
40 license, renewing a driver license, or changing his or
41 her name or address, respectively, except in person
42 and upon submission of specified identification
43 documents under certain circumstances; conforming
44 provisions to changes made by the act; creating s.
45 760.45, F.S.; prohibiting a person or entity from
46 discriminating against an individual because the
47 individual holds or presents a driver license that
48 does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005;
49 prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to
50 present a driver license; providing exceptions;
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51 providing construction; prohibiting the state or a
52 local government, an agent acting on behalf of the
53 state or a local government, or a program or activity
54 that receives financial assistance from the state from
55 discriminating against an individual because the
56 individual holds or presents a driver license that
57 does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005;
58 providing an effective date.
59
60 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
61
62 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 322.08, Florida
63 Statutes, is amended to read:
64 322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
65 and identification card forms.—
66 (2) Each such application shall include the following
67 information regarding the applicant:
68 (a) Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), g ender,
69 proof of social security card number satisfactory to the
70 department, which may include a military identification card,
71 county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential
72 address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a
73 brief description. An applicant who cannot provide a social
74 security card must provide proof of a number associated with a
75 document establishing identity, as specified in paragraph (c).
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76 (b) Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department.
77 (c) Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. Such
78 proof must include one of the following documents issued to the
79 applicant:
80 1. A driver license record or identification card record
81 from another jurisdiction that required the applicant to submit
82 a document for identification which is substantially similar to
83 a document required under subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3.,
84 subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., subparagraph 6., subparagraph
85 7., or subparagraph 8.;
86 2. A certified copy of a United States birth certificate.;
87 3. A valid, unexpired United States passport.;
88 4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United
89 States Department of Homeland Security.;
90 5. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card
91 (green card).;
92 6. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the
93 United States Department of State.;
94 7. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by
95 the United States Department of Homeland Security.; or
96 8. Proof of any of the following documents nonimmigrant
97 classification provided by the United States Department of
98 Homeland Security, for an original driver license. In order to
99 prove nonimmigrant classification, an applicant must provide at
100 least one of the following documents. In addition, the
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101 department may require applicants to produce United States
102 Department of Homeland Security documents for the sole purpose
103 of establishing the maintenance of, or efforts to maintain,
104 continuous lawful presence:
105 a. A notice of hearing from an immigration court
106 scheduling a hearing on any proceeding.
107 b. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals
108 acknowledging pendency of an appeal.
109 c. A notice of the approval of an application for
110 adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and
111 Immigration Services.
112 d. An official documentation confirming the filing of a
113 petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued
114 by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
115 e. A notice of action transferring any pending matter from
116 another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States
117 Citizenship and Immigration Services.
118 f. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer
119 granting relief which that authorizes the alien to live and work
120 in the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum.
121 g. Evidence that an application is pending for adjustment
122 of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
123 residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident
124 status in the United States, if a visa number is available
125 having a current priority date for processing by the United
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126 States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
127 h. On or after January 1, 2010, an unexpired foreign
128 passport with an unexpired United States Visa affixed,
129 accompanied by an approved I-94, documenting the most recent
130 admittance into the United States.
131 9. A passport issued by a foreign government.
132 10. A birth certificate issued by a foreign government.
133 11. A consular identification document.
134 12. A national identification card issued by a foreign
135 government.
136 13. A driver license issued by a foreign government. If
137 the foreign driver license is in a language other than English,
138 it must be accompanied by a certified translation or an
139 affidavit of translation into English.
140 14. A school document, including any document issued by a
141 public or private primary or secondary school or a postsecondary
142 institution, college, or university, which either includes the
143 applicant's date of birth or, if a foreign school document, is
144 sealed by the school and includes a photograph of the applicant
145 at the age the record was issued.
146 15. A court document issued by or filed with a government
147 within the United States in which the applicant is named as a
148 party to the court proceeding.
149 16. An income tax return.
150 17. A marriage license on which the applicant is named as
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151 a party. If the language on the marriage license is a language
152 other than English, the marriage license must be accompanied by
153 a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into
154 English.
155 18. A judgment for the dissolution of a marriage on which
156 the applicant is named as a party. If the language on the
157 judgment is a language other than English, the judgment must be
158 accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of
159 translation into English.
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161 A driver license or temporary permit issued based on documents
162 required in subparagraph 7., or subparagraph 8., subparagraph
163 9., subparagraph 10., subparagraph 11., subparagraph 12., or
164 subparagraph 13. is valid for a period not to exceed the
165 expiration date of the document presented or 8 years, whichever
166 date first occurs 1 year. A driver license or temporary permit
167 issued based on documents required in subparagraph 14.,
168 subparagraph 15., subparagraph 16., subparagraph 17., or
169 subparagraph 18. is valid for 8 years.
170 (d) Whether the applicant has previously been licensed to
171 drive, and, if so, when and by what state, and whether any such
172 license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified,
173 revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been
174 refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such
175 disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal.
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176 (e) Each such application may include fingerprints and
177 other unique biometric means of identity.
178 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida
179 Statutes, is amended to read:
180 322.12 Examination of applicants.—
181 (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every
182 applicant for an original driver license in this state be
183 required to pass an examination pursuant to this section.
184 However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement,
185 and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified ,
186 except for an applicant who provides proof of identity under s.
187 322.08(2)(c)9., 10., 11., 12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., or 18.,
188 and who surrenders a valid driver license from another state or
189 a province of Canada, or a valid driver license issued by the
190 United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida
191 license of an equal or lesser classification. An applicant who
192 fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $10 fee for
193 each subsequent test, to be deposited into the Highway Safety
194 Operating Trust Fund, except that if a subsequent test is
195 administered by the tax collector, the tax collector shall
196 retain such $10 fee, less the general revenue service charge set
197 forth in s. 215.20(1). An applicant who fails to pass the
198 initial skills test incurs a $20 fee for each subsequent test,
199 to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund,
200 except that if a subsequent test is administered by the tax
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201 collector, the tax collector shall retain such $20 fee, less the
202 general revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). A
203 person who seeks to retain a hazardous-materials endorsement,
204 pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(e), must pass the hazardous-materials
205 test, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, if
206 the person has not taken and passed the hazardous-materials test
207 within 2 years before applying for a commercial driver license
208 in this state.
209 Section 3. Section 322.142, Florida Statutes, is amended
210 to read:
211 322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses;
212 protection of personal information.—
213 (1) The department shall, upon receipt of the required