Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House Bill HF960 Compare Versions

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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to transportation; modifying design of certain drivers' licenses and
3	3	1.3 identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07,
4	4	1.4 subdivisions 1, 3.
5	5	1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
6	6	1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
7	7	1.7 Subdivision 1.License; contents and design.(a) Upon the payment of the required fee,
8	8	1.8the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or
9	9	1.9class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear:
10	10	1.10(1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date
11	11	1.11of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under
12	12	1.12section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems
13	13	1.13necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as
14	14	1.14provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee.
15	15	1.15Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the
16	16	1.16licensee.
17	17	1.17 (b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
18	18	1.18address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United
19	19	1.19States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and
20	20	1.20that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant
21	21	1.21provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use
22	22	1.22the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and
23	23	1.23mailings to the applicant.
24	24	1Section 1.
25	25	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0160612/26/24
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. 960
31	31	NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
32	32	Authored by Baker, Knudsen, Perryman, Harder and Zeleznikar02/17/2025
33	33	The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance and Policy 2.1 (c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing
34	34	2.2color and plainly marked "Under-21."
35	35	2.3 (d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if
36	36	2.4requested by the applicant.
37	37	2.5 (e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for
38	38	2.6compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
39	39	2.7 (f) A noncompliant license must:
40	40	2.8 (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
41	41	2.9portion;
42	42	2.10 (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
43	43	2.11 (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of
44	44	2.12the license holder.
45	45	2.13 (g) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (f), a noncompliant license must be
46	46	2.14designed with a vertical layout and a unique background color and must be marked "not for
47	47	2.15voting" on the front side if issuance is under any of the following circumstances:
48	48	2.16 (1) the application is for first-time issuance of a license in Minnesota and the applicant
49	49	2.17has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
50	50	2.18 (2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is
51	51	2.19marked as required in this paragraph or subdivision 3, paragraph (g), and the applicant has
52	52	2.20not demonstrated United States citizenship; or
53	53	2.21 (3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
54	54	2.22period.
55	55	2.23 (g) (h) A REAL ID compliant license issued to a person with temporary lawful status
56	56	2.24or admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and in the machine-readable
57	57	2.25portion.
58	58	2.26 (h) (i) A license must display the licensee's full name or no fewer than 39 characters of
59	59	2.27the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last character of the middle name
60	60	2.28and proceed through the second letter of the middle name, followed by the last character of
61	61	2.29the first name and proceeding through the second letter of the first name.
62	62	2.30 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for driver's license
63	63	2.31applications and issuance on or after that date.
64	64	2Section 1.
65	65	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0160612/26/24 3.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66	66	3.2 Subd. 3.Identification card; content and design; fee.(a) Upon payment of the required
67	67	3.3fee, the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a Minnesota identification card.
68	68	3.4The department may not issue a Minnesota identification card to an individual who has a
69	69	3.5driver's license, other than a limited license. The department may not issue an enhanced
70	70	3.6identification card to an individual who is under 16 years of age, not a resident of this state,
71	71	3.7or not a citizen of the United States of America. The card must bear: (1) a distinguishing
72	72	3.8number assigned to the applicant; (2) a colored photograph or an electronically produced
73	73	3.9image of the applicant; (3) the applicant's full name and date of birth; (4) either (i) the
74	74	3.10licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under section 5B.05; (5) a
75	75	3.11description of the applicant in the manner as the commissioner deems necessary; (6) the
76	76	3.12usual signature of the applicant; and (7) designations and markings provided under this
77	77	3.13section.
78	78	3.14 (b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence
79	79	3.15address as listed on the Minnesota identification card, then the applicant shall provide
80	80	3.16verification from the United States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the
81	81	3.17applicant's residence address and that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing
82	82	3.18address. When an applicant provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision,
83	83	3.19the commissioner shall use the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence
84	84	3.20address for all notices and mailings to the applicant.
85	85	3.21 (c) Each identification card issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a
86	86	3.22distinguishing color and plainly marked "Under-21."
87	87	3.23 (d) Each Minnesota identification card must be plainly marked "Minnesota identification
88	88	3.24card - not a driver's license."
89	89	3.25 (e) Except for a noncompliant identification card, a Minnesota identification card must
90	90	3.26bear a distinguishing indicator for compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.
91	91	3.27 (f) A noncompliant identification card must:
92	92	3.28 (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable
93	93	3.29portion;
94	94	3.30 (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and
95	95	3.31 (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of
96	96	3.32the identification card holder.
97	97	3Sec. 2.
98	98	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0160612/26/24 4.1 (g) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (f), a noncompliant identification card
99	99	4.2must be designed with a vertical layout and a unique background color and must be marked
100	100	4.3"not for voting" on the front side if issuance is under any of the following circumstances:
101	101	4.4 (1) the application is for first-time issuance of a Minnesota identification card and the
102	102	4.5applicant has not demonstrated United States citizenship;
103	103	4.6 (2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is
104	104	4.7marked as required in this paragraph or subdivision 1, paragraph (g), and the applicant has
105	105	4.8not demonstrated United States citizenship; or
106	106	4.9 (3) the applicant submits a document that identifies a temporary lawful status or admission
107	107	4.10period.
108	108	4.11 (g) (h) A REAL ID compliant Minnesota identification card issued to a person with
109	109	4.12temporary lawful status or admission period must be marked "temporary" on the face and
110	110	4.13in the machine-readable portion.
111	111	4.14 (h) (i) A Minnesota identification card must display the cardholder's full name or no
112	112	4.15fewer than 39 characters of the name. Any necessary truncation must begin with the last
113	113	4.16character of the middle name and proceed through the second letter of the middle name,
114	114	4.17followed by the last character of the first name and proceeding through the second letter of
115	115	4.18the first name.
116	116	4.19 (i) (j) The fee for a Minnesota identification card is 50 cents when issued to a person
117	117	4.20who is developmentally disabled, as defined in section 252A.02, subdivision 2; a physically
118	118	4.21disabled person, as defined in section 169.345, subdivision 2; or, a person with mental
119	119	4.22illness, as described in section 245.462, subdivision 20, paragraph (c).
120	120	4.23 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective October 1, 2025, for Minnesota
121	121	4.24identification card applications and issuance on or after that date.
122	122	4Sec. 2.
123	123	REVISOR KRB/DG 25-0160612/26/24