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7	5		General Assembly Governor's Bill No. 5057
8	6		February Session, 2024
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12	10		Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
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15	13		Introduced by:
16		-	Request of the Governor
17		-	Pursuant to Joint Rule 9
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22	21		AN ACT STANDARDIZING DRIVE-ONLY LICENSES.
23	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	23		Assembly convened:
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26	25		Section 1. Section 14-36m of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	26		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 1, 2025): 2
28	27		(a) As used in this section: 3
29	28		(1) "Primary proof of identity" means documentation indicating the 4
30	29		identity of an applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license in the form 5
31	30		of (A) a valid foreign passport issued by an applicant's country of 6
32	31		citizenship that is unexpired or expired for less than three years before 7
33	32		an application for such motor vehicle operator's license, or (B) a valid, 8
34	33		unexpired consular identification document issued by an applicant's 9
35	34		country of citizenship. 10
36	35		(2) "Secondary proof of identity" means documentation indicating the 11
37	36		identity of an applicant for a motor vehicle operator's license in the form 12
38		-	of (A) a valid, unexpired motor vehicle operator's license, with security 13 Bill No. 5057
	37	+	of (A) a valid, unexpired motor vehicle operator's license, with security 13
	38	+	features, issued by another state or country, (B) a valid foreign national 14 Governor's Bill No. 5057
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46	44		identification card, (C) a certified copy of a marriage certificate issued 15
47	45		by any state or territory of the United States, or any political subdivision 16
48	46		thereof, including any county, city or town, or (D) an original birth 17
49	47		certificate with a raised seal issued by a foreign country. 18
50	48		(3) "Proof of residency" means a piece of mail or electronic mail that 19
51	49		includes an applicant's name and address, indicates that such applicant 20
52	50		resides in the state and is dated, unless otherwise indicated, not earlier 21
53	51		than ninety days before an application for a motor vehicle operator's 22
54	52		license, from any two of the following sources: (A) A bill from a bank or 23
55	53		mortgage company, utility company, credit card company, doctor or 24
56	54		hospital, (B) a bank statement or bank transaction receipt showing the 25
57	55		bank's name and mailing address, (C) a preprinted pay stub, (D) a 26
58	56		property or excise tax bill dated not earlier than twelve months before 27
59	57		such application, (E) an annual benefits summary statement from the 28
60	58		Social Security Administration or other pension or retirement plan 29
61	59		dated not earlier than twelve months before such application, (F) a 30
62	60		Medicaid or Medicare benefit statement, (G) a current homeowners 31
63	61		insurance or renter's insurance policy or motor vehicle insurance card 32
64	62		or policy dated not earlier than twelve months before such application, 33
65	63		(H) a residential mortgage or similar loan contract, lease or rental 34
66	64		contract showing signatures from all parties needed to execute the 35
67	65		agreement dated not earlier than twelve months before such 36
68	66		application, (I) any postmarked mail, (J) a change of address 37
69	67		confirmation from the United States Postal Service indicating an 38
70	68		applicant's current and prior address, (K) a survey of an applicant's real 39
71	69		property issued by a licensed surveyor, or (L) any official school records 40
72	70		showing enrollment. 41
73	71		(b) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any 42
74	72		regulation, the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall not decline to 43
75	73		issue a motor vehicle operator's license to any applicant who meets the 44
76	74		licensure requirements provided in section 14-36 but who cannot 45
77		-	establish that he or she is legally present in the United States or does not 46 Bill No. 5057
	75	+	establish that he or she is legally present in the United States or does not 46
	76	+	have a Social Security number if such applicant (A) submits proof of 47
	77	+	residency in the state, (B) submits either two forms of primary proof of 48 Governor's Bill No. 5057
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86	83		identity or one form of primary proof of identity and one form of 49
87	84		secondary proof of identity, and (C) files an affidavit with the 50
88	85		commissioner attesting that such applicant has filed an application to 51
89	86		legalize his or her immigration status or will file such an application as 52
90	87		soon as he or she is eligible to do so. Any form of primary proof of 53
91	88		identity, secondary proof of identity or proof of residency submitted to 54
92	89		the commissioner that is in a language other than English shall be 55
93	90		accompanied by a certified English translation of such document 56
94	91		prepared by a translator approved by the commissioner. No photocopy, 57
95	92		notarized photocopy or noncertified document is acceptable as a form 58
96	93		of primary proof of identity or secondary proof of identity. 59
97	94		(2) The commissioner shall not issue a motor vehicle operator's 60
98	95		license under this section to any applicant who has been convicted of 61
99	96		any felony in Connecticut. 62
100	97		(3) The commissioner shall administer a class D motor vehicle 63
101	98		operator's license knowledge test to any such applicant after such 64
102	99		applicant has submitted proof of residency and proof of identity that 65
103	100		satisfy the requirements of this section. Not later than thirty days after 66
104	101		such applicant has passed such knowledge test, the commissioner shall 67
105	102		determine whether such applicant has been convicted of any felony in 68
106	103		Connecticut by searching the electronic criminal record system 69
107	104		maintained on the Internet web site of the Judicial Department for 70
108	105		convictions matching such applicant's name and date of birth. If such 71
109	106		applicant has not been convicted of any such felony, the commissioner 72
110	107		shall mail the applicant an adult instruction permit or youth instruction 73
111	108		permit. The commissioner shall not refund the application fee of any 74
112	109		applicant who fails a knowledge test or has been convicted of any such 75
113	110		felony. 76
114	111		(c) Any motor vehicle operator's license issued pursuant to this 77
115	112		section shall include an indication on such license that such license shall 78
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	113	+	not be acceptable for federal identification purposes. 79
	114	+	(d) Any motor vehicle operator's license issued or renewed under this 80 Governor's Bill No. 5057
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124	120		section shall expire [from three to six] within a period not exceeding 81
125	121		eight years after the date of issuance [and may be renewed every three 82
126	122		years thereafter] or renewal. The fee for the issuance or renewal of an 83
127	123		operator's license that expires [six] eight years from the date of issuance 84
128	124		or renewal shall be [seventy-two] ninety-six dollars. The commissioner 85
129	125		shall charge a prorated amount of such fee for an operator's license that 86
130	126		expires less than [six] eight years from the date of issuance or renewal. 87
131	127		The commissioner shall not renew any such operator's license unless the 88
132	128		holder of such operator's license makes personal appearance and 89
133	129		demonstrates proof of residency at the time of renewal. [The fee for the 90
134	130		renewal of any such operator's license shall be thirty-six dollars.] 91
135	131		(e) No motor vehicle operator's license issued pursuant to this section 92
136	132		shall be used as identification for voting purposes. [The back of such 93
137	133		license shall contain language indicating that it cannot be used for 94
138	134		voting purposes. For any such license issued prior to July 1, 2016, the 95
139	135		language required by this subsection shall be added upon renewal of 96
140	136		such license.] 97
141	137		[(f) The commissioner shall place a restriction on each motor vehicle 98
142	138		operator's license issued pursuant to this section, indicating that such 99
143	139		motor vehicle operator's license is "for driving purposes only".] 100
144	140		[(g)] (f) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with 101
145	141		the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section. 102
146	142		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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149	145		Section 1 January 1, 2025 14-36m
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151		-	TRA Joint Favorable
	147	+	Statement of Purpose:
	148	+	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
	149	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	150	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	151	+	underlined.]
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