HCS HB 361 -- FEDERAL REAL ID ACT OF 2005

This bill prohibits the Department of Revenue from amending
procedures for applying for a driver's license or identification
card in order to comply with the goals or standards of the
federal REAL ID Act of 2005 and from selling any data derived
from a person's license or permit application for commercial
purposes.

An applicant for a driver's license, nondriver's license, or
instruction permit cannot have his or her privacy rights violated
in order to obtain or renew the license or permit.

Any biometric data previously collected, obtained, or retained by
any state department or agency responsible for motor vehicle
registration or operation or the issuance or renewal of driver's
licenses or identification cards must be retrieved and deleted
from all databases.  This does not apply to data collected,
obtained, or retained for purposes other than complying with the
federal act.

Currently, the department must verify that an applicant for a
driver's license is lawfully present in the United States before
accepting the application, and the license cannot be issued for a
period that exceeds the applicant's lawful presence.  The bill
requires the department to verify that an applicant for a
driver's license is a Missouri resident or national of the United
States or a noncitizen with a lawful immigration status before
accepting the application.  The license cannot be issued for a
period that exceeds the duration of the applicant's lawful
immigration status.

For the renewal of a noncommercial driver's license,
noncommercial instruction permit, or nondriver's license, a
photocopy of an applicant's United States birth certificate along
with another form of identification approved by the department,
including any United States military identification or discharge
papers, will be sufficient proof of Missouri citizenship.

If an applicant for the renewal of a noncommercial driver's
license or instruction permit or a nondriver's license is not at
least 65 years of age with a previously issued Missouri
noncommercial license or instruction permit or nondriver's
license or does not have the required documents to prove Missouri
residency, United States naturalization, or lawful immigration
status but has held a Missouri noncommercial license or
instruction permit or nondriver's license for at least 15 years,
the department may issue a one-time only, one-year renewal
license or permit.

Missouri House of Representatives
95th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated November 17, 2009 at 9:24 am