1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to drivers' licenses; specifying proofs of 
  1.3             identity or name change of license applicants; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 171.06, by 
  1.5             adding subdivisions. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 171.06, is 
  1.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 3b.  [PROOF OF IDENTITY.] On applying for a Minnesota 
  1.10  identification card, driver's license, or instruction permit, 
  1.11  the applicant shall submit one of the following as proof of the 
  1.12  applicant's name and date of birth: 
  1.13     (1) an original or certified copy of the applicant's birth 
  1.14  certificate issued by a state, district, territory, or 
  1.15  protectorate of the United States; 
  1.16     (2) an identification card issued to an applicant who is a 
  1.17  member of an armed service of the United States by that service; 
  1.18     (3) excluding documentation regarding a deportation or 
  1.19  exclusion proceeding, documentation verifying lawful entry into 
  1.20  the United States of America issued by the United States 
  1.21  Department of Justice, by the Immigration and Naturalization 
  1.22  Service; or 
  1.23     (4) an identification card, driver's license, or 
  1.24  instruction permit issued by the state of Minnesota, the basis 
  1.25  for which was the documentation required by clause (1) or (2). 
  2.1      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 171.06, is 
  2.2   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.3      Subd. 3c.  [PROOF OF NAME CHANGE.] (a) To verify a change 
  2.4   of name from that certified as required under subdivision 3b, 
  2.5   the applicant shall submit the documentation required by 
  2.6   subdivision 3b and: 
  2.7      (1) a certificate of marriage or a certified copy showing 
  2.8   the name before marriage, as documented under subdivision 3b, 
  2.9   and the name after marriage; or 
  2.10     (2) a certified copy of a court order showing the 
  2.11  petitioner's or respondent's name before the court order was 
  2.12  issued, as documented under subdivision 3b, and the name granted 
  2.13  by the order of the court. 
  2.14     (b) If the applicant has had more than one change of name 
  2.15  by marriage or court order, the applicant shall submit certified 
  2.16  copies of all previous marriage certificates or court orders 
  2.17  showing a continuity of names from that documented under 
  2.18  subdivision 3b to the current name.