Minnesota SF 182: Biomass business compensation authorization

Bill Text

1.1 A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to drivers' licenses; providing an applicant for a driver's license or​
1.3 identification card may declare citizenship or immigration status; requiring markings​
1.4 on certain drivers' licenses and identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes​
1.5 2024, sections 171.06, subdivision 8; 171.07, subdivisions 1, 3; proposing coding​
1.6 for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 171.​
1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.8 Section 1. [171.025] LIMITATIONS ON USE.​
1.9 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a noncompliant driver's license or​
1.10 identification card marked as provided in section 171.07, subdivision 1, paragraph (g), or​
1.11 3, paragraph (g), is not valid identification for purposes of any services or form of benefit​
1.12 under Minnesota Statutes.​
1.13 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:​
1.14 Subd. 8.Noncompliant license or identification card; residence, lawful status.(a)​
1.15 A person who applies for a noncompliant driver's license or identification card:​
1.16 (1) must declare the applicant's residence address in Minnesota; and​
1.17 (2) is not required may choose to demonstrate United States citizenship or lawful presence​
1.18 in the United States.​
1.19 (b) Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0410, or any successor rule, does not apply for a​
1.20 noncompliant driver's license or identification card.​
1​Sec. 2.​
25-00687 as introduced​11/26/24 REVISOR KRB/MI​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 182​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: JASINSKI, Rasmusson, Lang, Howe and Coleman)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​88​01/16/2025​
Referred to Transportation​

2.1 (c) Nothing in this section allows the commissioner to issue a commercial driver's license​
2.2 to an applicant who does not demonstrate proof of citizenship or immigration status if​
2.3 required by federal law.​
2.4 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 171.07, subdivision 1, is amended to read:​
2.5 Subdivision 1.License; contents and design.(a) Upon the payment of the required fee,​
2.6 the department shall issue to every qualifying applicant a license designating the type or​
2.7 class of vehicles the applicant is authorized to drive as applied for. This license must bear:​
2.8 (1) a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; (2) the licensee's full name and date​
2.9 of birth; (3) either (i) the licensee's residence address, or (ii) the designated address under​
2.10 section 5B.05; (4) a description of the licensee in a manner as the commissioner deems​
2.11 necessary; (5) the usual signature of the licensee; and (6) designations and markings as​
2.12 provided in this section. No license is valid unless it bears the usual signature of the licensee.​
2.13 Every license must bear a colored photograph or an electronically produced image of the​
2.14 licensee.​
2.15 (b) If the United States Postal Service will not deliver mail to the applicant's residence​
2.16 address as listed on the license, then the applicant shall provide verification from the United​
2.17 States Postal Service that mail will not be delivered to the applicant's residence address and​
2.18 that mail will be delivered to a specified alternate mailing address. When an applicant​
2.19 provides an alternate mailing address under this subdivision, the commissioner shall use​
2.20 the alternate mailing address in lieu of the applicant's residence address for all notices and​
2.21 mailings to the applicant.​
2.22 (c) Every license issued to an applicant under the age of 21 must be of a distinguishing​
2.23 color and plainly marked "Under-21."​
2.24 (d) A license issued to an applicant age 65 or over must be plainly marked "senior" if​
2.25 requested by the applicant.​
2.26 (e) Except for a noncompliant license, a license must bear a distinguishing indicator for​
2.27 compliance with requirements of the REAL ID Act.​
2.28 (f) A noncompliant license must:​
2.29 (1) be marked "not for federal identification" on the face and in the machine-readable​
2.30 portion;​
2.31 (2) have a unique design or color indicator for purposes of the REAL ID Act; and​
2​Sec. 3.​
25-00687 as introduced​11/26/24 REVISOR KRB/MI​

3.1 (3) bear no indicator or design that relates to the lawful presence or the citizenship of​
3.2 the license holder.​
3.3 (g) A noncompliant license must be marked "not for voting" on the front side and "not​
3.4 for benefits" on the back side commensurate with other text if the license is issued under​
3.5 any of the following circumstances:​
3.6 (1) the application is for a first-time issuance of a license in Minnesota and the applicant​
3.7 has not demonstrated United States citizenship;​
3.8 (2) the applicant's most recently issued noncompliant license or identification card is​
3.9 marked as required under this paragraph or subdivision 3, paragraph (g), and the applicant​
3.10 has not demonstrated Unite