HB0522_H_Amend

AMEND by striking the underlined language on line 21.

AMEND FURTHER by changing the word "domicile" on line 29 to "residence"

AMEND FURTHER by deleting the language beginning with the word "The" on line 29 through the period on line 34 and by inserting the following in lieu thereof: "An applicant for an original license may show proof of residence in this state by presenting to the license examiner at least two (2) of the following documents:

(i) A utility bill, including telephone service, showing a valid residential address;

(ii) A bank statement showing a valid Mississippi address;

(iii) An acceptable employer verification, such as an employment identification card, a letter from the employer on its official letterhead or a payroll check or payroll check stub;

(iv) An automobile, life or health insurance policy showing a valid Mississippi address;

(v) A driver's license issued by the State of Mississippi to a parent, legal guardian or spouse;

(vi) A Mississippi motor vehicle registration showing a valid Mississippi address;

(vii) An Internal Revenue Service Tax Reporting W-2 Form;

(viii) A receipt for personal or real estate taxes paid within the last year showing a valid Mississippi address;

(ix) A copy of a residential lease showing a valid Mississippi address; or

(x) If the applicant is a student enrolled in a public or private school in Mississippi, a photo student identification and acceptable documentation that the student resides on campus.

(c) If an applicant is unable to provide at least two (2) of the documents described in subsection (2) of this section, he may provide one of the documents described in subsection (2) of this section and one of the following documents:

(i) The Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service;

(ii) Form I-94 issued to the applicant by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service;

(iii) An Employment Authorization Card (EAD) issued to the applicant by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service;

(iv) A Permanent Residence Card issued to the applicant by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service; or

(v) A stamp in a foreign passport issued by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service showing evidence of lawful admission for permanent residence.

(d) The documents described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection must include the applicant's name or the name of the applicant's spouse, if the applicant has a spouse, or if the applicant is a minor, the name of a parent or legal guardian. These documents must also show the valid residence address of the applicant being used on the application for the Mississippi driver's license."

AMEND FURTHER line 35 by changing "(c)" to "(e)"

AMEND FURTHER line 35 by inserting the following after the word "section": ", except as otherwise provided under paragraph (f) of this subsection,"

AMEND FURTHER by inserting the following after line 37:

"(f) An applicant who establishes proof of residence in this state under this subsection and who does not have, or who states that he has never been issued, a social security number, shall not be required to have a social security number in order to be issued a license or permit but shall complete an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, affirming that he has never been issued a social security number."

AMEND FURTHER the title by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 8: "TO PRESCRIBE THE TYPES OF DOCUMENTS THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A MISSISSIPPI DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY PROVIDE TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINER IN ORDER TO SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE PRESENT HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SHALL NOT BE APPLICABLE TO A PERSON WHO FILES AN AFFIDAVIT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AFFIRMING THAT HE HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER;"