Indiana 2023 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1565 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1565
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 9-24-11.
7	7	Synopsis: Indicia of firearms restrictions on license. Provides that the
8	8	bureau of motor vehicles, when issuing a driver's license or learner's
9	9	permit, shall place an identifying symbol in a prominent location on the
10	10	driver's license or learner's permit of an individual prohibited from
11	11	carrying a handgun to indicate that the individual is prohibited from
12	12	carrying a handgun.
13	13	Effective: July 1, 2023.
14	14	Rowray
15	15	January 19, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Roads and Transportation.
16	16	2023 IN 1565—LS 6287/DI 139 Introduced
17	17	First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
18	18	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
19	19	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
20	20	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
21	21	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
22	22	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
23	23	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
24	24	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
25	25	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
26	26	between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
27	27	HOUSE BILL No. 1565
28	28	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
29	29	motor vehicles.
30	30	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. IC 9-24-11-5, AS AMENDED BY P.L.120-2020,
32	32	2 SECTION 28, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
33	33	3 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), a
34	34	4 learner's permit or driver's license issued under this article must contain
35	35	5 the following information:
36	36	6 (1) The full legal name of the permittee or licensee.
37	37	7 (2) The date of birth of the permittee or licensee.
38	38	8 (3) The address of the principal residence of the permittee or
39	39	9 licensee.
40	40	10 (4) The hair color and eye color of the permittee or licensee.
41	41	11 (5) The date of issue and expiration date of the permit or license.
42	42	12 (6) The gender of the permittee or licensee.
43	43	13 (7) The unique identifying number of the permit or license.
44	44	14 (8) The weight of the permittee or licensee.
45	45	15 (9) The height of the permittee or licensee.
46	46	16 (10) A reproduction of the signature of the permittee or licensee.
47	47	17 (11) If the permittee or licensee is less than eighteen (18) years of
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49	49	1 age at the time of issuance, the dates, notated prominently, on
50	50	2 which the permittee or licensee will become:
51	51	3 (A) eighteen (18) years of age; and
52	52	4 (B) twenty-one (21) years of age.
53	53	5 (12) If the permittee or licensee is at least eighteen (18) years of
54	54	6 age but less than twenty-one (21) years of age at the time of
55	55	7 issuance, the date, notated prominently, on which the permittee or
56	56	8 licensee will become twenty-one (21) years of age.
57	57	9 (13) Except as provided in subsection (b), a digital photograph of
58	58	10 the permittee or licensee.
59	59	11 (14) An identifying symbol that notates that the permittee or
60	60	12 licensee is prohibited from carrying a handgun as described
61	61	13 in section 6.5 of this chapter, if applicable.
62	62	14 (b) The bureau may provide for the omission of a photograph or
63	63	15 computerized image from any driver's license or learner's permit if
64	64	16 there is good cause for the omission. However, a driver's license or
65	65	17 learner's permit issued without a digital photograph must include a
66	66	18 statement that indicates that the driver's license or learner's permit may
67	67	19 not be accepted by a federal agency for federal identification or any
68	68	20 other federal purpose.
69	69	21 (c) A driver's license or learner's permit issued to an individual who:
70	70	22 (1) has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or has nonimmigrant
71	71	23 visa status for entry in the United States;
72	72	24 (2) has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
73	73	25 (3) has a pending or approved application for temporary protected
74	74	26 status in the United States;
75	75	27 (4) has approved deferred action status; or
76	76	28 (5) has a pending application for adjustment of status to that of an
77	77	29 alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
78	78	30 States or conditional permanent residence status in the United
79	79	31 States;
80	80	32 must be clearly identified as a temporary driver's license or learner's
81	81	33 permit. A temporary driver's license or learner's permit issued under
82	82	34 this subsection may not be renewed without the presentation of valid
83	83	35 documentary evidence proving that the licensee's or permittee's
84	84	36 temporary status has been extended.
85	85	37 (d) For purposes of subsection (a), an individual certified as a
86	86	38 program participant in the address confidentiality program under
87	87	39 IC 5-26.5 is not required to provide the address of the individual's
88	88	40 principal residence, but may provide an address designated by the
89	89	41 office of the attorney general under IC 5-26.5 as the address of the
90	90	42 individual's principal residence.
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92	92	1 (e) Notwithstanding the July 1, 2021, effective date in HEA
93	93	2 1506-2019, SECTION 49 (P.L.178-2019), this section takes effect July
94	94	3 1, 2020 (rather than July 1, 2021).
95	95	4 SECTION 2. IC 9-24-11-6.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
96	96	5 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
97	97	6 1, 2023]: Sec. 6.5. (a) This section applies to an individual who is
98	98	7 prohibited from carrying a handgun as described in IC 35-47-2-1.5.
99	99	8 (b) The bureau, when issuing a driver's license or learner's
100	100	9 permit, shall place an identifying symbol in a prominent location
101	101	10 on the driver's license or learner's permit of an individual
102	102	11 described in subsection (a) to indicate that the individual is
103	103	12 prohibited from carrying a handgun. The bureau shall include
104	104	13 information on the individual's driver's license or learner's permit
105	105	14 that briefly describes why the individual is prohibited from
106	106	15 carrying a handgun. The information must be notated in a manner
107	107	16 that alerts a person reading the driver's license or learner's permit
108	108	17 to the fact that the individual is prohibited from carrying a
109	109	18 handgun.
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