1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; governing use of tribal identification cards;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 171.06, is amended by adding a 
1.6 	subdivision to read:
1.7 		Subd. 7.Tribal identification card; rules. (a) For purposes of application for a 
1.8 	driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card, the commissioner 
1.9 	of public safety shall adopt rules for recognition of a tribal identification card in a like 
1.10 	manner as a driver's license, instruction permit, or Minnesota identification card.
1.11 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "tribal identification card" means an unexpired 
1.12 	identification card issued by the tribal government of a tribe recognized by the Bureau of 
1.13 	Indian Affairs, United States Department of the Interior, that contains the name, signature, 
1.14 	and picture of the individual.

1.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.