HB 2223 Summary

• Requires child welfare agencies to obtain a nonoperating identification license within 90 days for each child adjudicated dependent and placed in their care.

• If a child does not qualify for a nonoperating identification license, the agency must obtain a photograph of the child instead.

• Establishes that children in the custody of the Department of Child Safety are exempt from fees for obtaining a nonoperating identification license.

• Amends Arizona law to allow the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue nonoperating identification licenses to dependent children without charge.