Amendment No. 783

 

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 312  First Reprint                                                (BDR 19‑823)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

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     Amend sec. 3, page 3, by deleting line 21 and inserting:

     “1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 483.290, 483.860 and 486.081, with respect”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 4 as sec. 7 and adding new sections designated sections 4 through 6, following sec. 3, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 4. NRS 483.290 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     483.290  1.  Every application for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license must:

     (a) Be made upon a form furnished by the Department.

     (b) Be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.

     (c) Be accompanied by the required fee.

     (d) State the full name, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant and briefly describe the applicant.

     (e) State whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation or refusal.

     (f) Include such other information as the Department may require to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

     2.  Every applicant must furnish proof of his age by displaying:

     (a) If the applicant was born in the United States, a birth certificate issued by a state or the District of Columbia or other proof of the date of birth of the applicant, including, but not limited to, a driver’s license issued by another state or the District of Columbia, or a baptismal certificate and other proof that is determined to be necessary and is acceptable to the Department; or

     (b) If the applicant was born outside the United States, a Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Arrival-Departure Record, Alien Registration Receipt Card, United States Citizen Identification Card or Letter of Authorization issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the United States Department of Justice or a Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen Child issued by the Department of State, a driver’s license issued by another state or the District of Columbia or other proof acceptable to the Department other than a passport issued by a foreign government.

     3.  At the time of applying for a driver’s license, an applicant may, if eligible, register to vote pursuant to NRS 293.524.

     4.  Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of his social security number by displaying:

     (a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or

     (b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, but not limited to, records of employment or federal income tax returns.

     5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an instruction permit or for a driver’s license. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 3 of this act.

     Sec. 5. NRS 483.860 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     483.860  1.  Every applicant for an identification card must furnish proof of his age by presenting a birth certificate issued by a state or the District of Columbia or other proof of the applicant’s date of birth, including, but not limited to, a driver’s license issued by another state or the District of Columbia, or a baptismal certificate and such other corroboration of the matters stated in his application as are required of applicants for a driver’s license.

     2.  Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of his social security number by displaying:

     (a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the applicant’s social security number; or

     (b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, but not limited to, records of employment or federal income tax returns.

     3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an identification card. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 3 of this act.

     Sec. 6. NRS 486.081 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     486.081  1.  Every application for a motorcycle driver’s license must be made upon a form furnished by the Department and must be verified by the applicant before a person authorized to administer oaths. Officers and employees of the Department may administer those oaths without charge.

     2.  Every application must:

     (a) State the full name, date of birth, sex and residence address of the applicant;

     (b) Briefly describe the applicant;

     (c) State whether the applicant has previously been licensed as a driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country;

     (d) State whether any such license has ever been suspended or revoked, or whether an application has ever been refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such suspension, revocation or refusal; and

     (e) Give such other information as the Department requires to determine the competency and eligibility of the applicant.

     3.  Every applicant shall furnish proof of his age by displaying:

     (a) If he was born in the United States, a certified state-issued birth certificate, baptismal certificate, driver’s license issued by another state or the District of Columbia or other proof acceptable to the Department; or

     (b) If he was born outside the United States, a:

          (1) Certificate of Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, Arrival-Departure Record, Alien Registration Receipt Card, United States Citizen Identification Card or Letter of Authorization issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice;

          (2) Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen Child issued by the Department of State;

          (3) Driver’s license issued by another state or the District of Columbia; or

          (4) Passport issued by the United States Government.

     4.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for a motorcycle driver’s license. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 3 of this act.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, sixth line, after “benefits;” by inserting:

“prohibiting the Department of Motor Vehicles from accepting a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an instruction permit, driver’s license, identification card or motorcycle driver’s license;”.