HF 3886

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; providing for use of tribal identification cards;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 1;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 171.02, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License required.

Except when expressly exempted, a person
shall not drive a motor vehicle upon a street or highway in this state unless the person
has a license valid under this chapter for the type or class of vehicle being driven. The
department shall not issue a driver's license to a person unless and until the person's license
from any jurisdiction has been invalidated. The department shall provide to the issuing
department of any jurisdiction, information that the licensee is now licensed in Minnesota.
A person is not permitted to have more than one valid driver's license at any time. The
department shall not issue to a person to whom a current Minnesota identification card has
been issued a driver's license, other than a limited license, unless the person's Minnesota
identification card has been invalidated. new text begin This subdivision does not require invalidation of
a tribal identification card as a condition of receiving a driver's license.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [171.072] TRIBAL IDENTIFICATION CARD.
new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "tribal identification card" means an unexpired
identification card issued by the tribal government of a Minnesota tribe recognized by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the legal
name, date of birth, signature, and picture of the enrolled tribal member.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a Minnesota identification card is
deemed an acceptable form of identification in Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules, a
tribal identification card is also an acceptable form of identification. A tribal identification
card shall be recognized as a primary document for purposes of Minnesota Rules, part
7410.0400, and successor rules.
new text end

new text begin (c) The tribal identification card must contain security features that make it as
impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable in its design and quality of material
and technology. The security features must utilize materials that are not readily available
to the general public. The tribal identification card must not be susceptible to reproduction
by photocopying or simulation and must be highly resistant to data or photograph
substitution and other tampering. The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to
tribal identification cards used to prove an individual's residence for purposes of section
201.061, subdivision 3.
new text end