1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; modifying requirements of photographs on drivers' 
1.3 	licenses and identification cards for certain individuals with a medical covering; 
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.071, subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Certain head wear permitted. If an accident involving a head injury, serious 
1.8 	illness, or treatment of the illness has resulted in hair loss or the need to maintain continuous 
1.9 	coverage of the head or scalp by an applicant for a driver's license or identification card, 
1.10 	the commissioner shall must permit the applicant to wear a hat or similar head wear or a 
1.11 	medically required covering in the photograph or electronically produced image and must 
1.12 	not require the removal of the medically required covering for the photograph or 
1.13 	electronically produced image. The hat, medically required covering, or head wear must be 
1.14 	of an appropriate size and type to allow identification of the holder of the license or card 
1.15 	and must not obscure the holder's face.