1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to transportation; allowing a person diagnosed with an autism spectrum 
1.3 	disorder or a mental health condition to request a disability designation on a driver's 
1.4 	license or identification card;amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.07, 
1.5 	by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 6a.Autism spectrum or mental health identifier. Upon the written request of 
1.10 	the applicant, the department shall issue a driver's license or Minnesota identification card 
1.11 	bearing a nondescriptive graphic or written identifier on the front of the license or card for 
1.12 	an autism spectrum disorder, as defined in section 62A.3094, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), 
1.13 	or mental health condition. The applicant must submit the written request for the identifier 
1.14 	at the time the photograph or electronically produced image is taken. The commissioner 
1.15 	must design the identifier so that the meaning of the identifier is not readily apparent to a 
1.16 	person viewing the driver's license or identification card. The meaning of the identifier must 
1.17 	only be available to law enforcement, employees at the Department of Public Safety, and 
1.18 	driver's license agents. The commissioner must not include any specific medical information 
1.19 	on the driver's license or Minnesota identification card.