as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/04/2019 03:15pm
A bill for an act
relating to local government; prohibiting municipal identification cards for
undocumented immigrants; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 415.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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(a) The terms defined in this subdivision apply to this section.
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(b) "Municipality" means a home rule charter or statutory city.
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(c) "Municipal ID" means an identification card in physical or electronic form created
and provided by a municipality to a resident of the municipality that includes the individual's
name and address and any other identifying information.
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(d) "Undocumented immigrant" means a noncitizen who resides in the United States
without the approval or acquiescence of the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the
United States Department of Justice.
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A municipality must not provide a municipal ID to an
undocumented immigrant.
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A municipal ID issued to
an undocumented immigrant before the effective date of this section is not valid for any
purpose.
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