Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF560 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to public safety; requiring use of facial recognition technology as part of
3	3	1.3 the driver's license and Minnesota identification card application process; proposing
4	4	1.4 coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. [171.0602] FRAUD DETECTION; FACIAL RECOGNITION.
7	7	1.7 (a) The commissioner must, for each driver's license or Minnesota identification card
8	8	1.8application or renewal, use facial recognition technology as a means to (1) ensure no
9	9	1.9individual is issued multiple licenses or identification cards, (2) prevent identification fraud,
10	10	1.10and (3) expedite application processing times.
11	11	1.11 (b) When evaluating a driver's license or Minnesota identification card application under
12	12	1.12this section, the commissioner must incorporate facial recognition software that uses
13	13	1.13mathematical algorithms to identify features of the applicant's face and compare the features
14	14	1.14against the photographs, algorithms, and other data stored in (1) the Department of Public
15	15	1.15Safety's driver and identification card records, (2) relevant Federal Bureau of Investigation
16	16	1.16records, and (3) any other relevant databases or record systems that provide law enforcement
17	17	1.17or criminal history information.
18	18	1.18 (c) If a possible identity match is identified by the facial recognition software under
19	19	1.19paragraph (b), the application and record must be reviewed by a department employee to
20	20	1.20determine whether the match is valid. If the department employee determines the match is
21	21	1.21valid, the commissioner (1) is prohibited from issuing a driver's license or Minnesota
22	22	1.22identification card to the applicant subject to the identity match until the match is invalidated,
23	23	1.23and (2) must refer the matter to an appropriate law enforcement entity.
24	24	1Section 1.
25	25	REVISOR KRB/AC 25-0351902/07/25
26	26	State of Minnesota
27	27	This Document can be made available
28	28	in alternative formats upon request
29	29	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
30	30	H. F. No. 560
31	31	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32	Authored by Quam02/13/2025
33	33	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 (d) Upon receipt of an identity match confirmed by the department under paragraph (c),
34	34	2.2the law enforcement entity receiving the referral must reevaluate the identity match to
35	35	2.3determine whether the match is valid. The law enforcement entity must notify the
36	36	2.4commissioner of the evaluation results under this paragraph. If the law enforcement entity
37	37	2.5determines the identity match is valid, it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution. The
38	38	2.6commissioner is prohibited from issuing a driver's license or Minnesota identification card
39	39	2.7to an applicant if the law enforcement entity determines the referred identity match is valid.
40	40	2.8The commissioner may issue a driver's license or Minnesota identification card to an applicant
41	41	2.9if the law enforcement entity determines the referred identity match is invalid, subject to
42	42	2.10the other requirements of this chapter.
43	43	2.11 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2027, and applies to driver's
44	44	2.12license and Minnesota identification card applications and renewals occurring on or after
45	45	2.13that date.
46	46	2Section 1.
47	47	REVISOR KRB/AC 25-0351902/07/25