Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1371

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Title

Description: Driver's licenses; require additional documentation of legal status of applicants.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Transportation
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Lott

Code Sections: A 063-0001-0019, A 063-0001-0035, A 045-0035-0005, A 045-0035-0007, A 045-0035-0011, A 045-0035-0003, A 045-0035-0009, A 063-0001-0009, A 063-0001-0017, A 063-0001-0021, A 063-0001-0023, A 063-0001-0031, A 063-0001-0033, A 063-0001-0037, A 063-0001-0043, A 063-0001-0045, A 063-0001-0047, A 063-0001-0049, A 063-0001-0065, A 063-0010-0001

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY UPON APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO VERIFY THE LEGAL STATUS OF A PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND VERIFYING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING LEGAL STATUS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OR NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHO HAS CERTAIN LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE ISSUED ONLY A TEMPORARY DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST APPEAR ON DRIVER'S LICENSES AND PERMITS; TO PROVIDE THAT A TEMPORARY LICENSE OR PERMIT SHALL INDICATE CLEARLY ON ITS FACE THAT THE LICENSE OR PERMIT IS TEMPORARY AND SHALL STATE THE EXPIRATION DATE; TO AMEND SECTION 45-35-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION THAT MUST BE PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY UPON APPLICATION FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO VERIFY THE LEGAL STATUS OF A PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR AN IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING AND VERIFYING INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS REGARDING LEGAL STATUS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS NOT A CITIZEN OR NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES AND WHO HAS CERTAIN LEGAL STATUS IN THE UNITED STATES MAY BE ISSUED ONLY A TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION CARD; TO AMEND SECTION 45-35-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXPIRATION DATE FOR TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION CARDS; TO REDUCE FROM TEN YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT AN INITIAL OR RENEWAL OF AN IDENTIFICATION CARD ISSUED TO A BLIND PERSON MAY BE VALID; TO AMEND SECTION 45-35-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE CERTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT MUST APPEAR ON IDENTIFICATION CARDS; TO PROVIDE THAT A TEMPORARY IDENTIFICATION CARD SHALL INDICATE CLEARLY ON ITS FACE THAT THE CARD IS TEMPORARY AND SHALL STATE THE EXPIRATION DATE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-35-3, 45-35-9, 63-1-9, 63-1-17, 63-1-21, 63-1-23, 63-1-31, 63-1-33, 63-1-37, 63-1-43, 63-1-45, 63-1-47, 63-1-49, 63-1-65 AND 63-10-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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