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IN SB0070
Bill
AI Summary
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State agencies and political subdivisions must accept consular identification documents as valid identification for most purposes, subject to specified exceptions.
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Consular identification documents cannot be used for voter registration or obtaining a driver's license.
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Acceptance is prohibited when federal law requires different identification, preempts Indiana's regulation, or would cause loss of federal funding.
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Information from consular identification documents receives the same privacy protections and disclosure limitations as information from driver's licenses and state identification cards.
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Consular identification documents do not establish, indicate, or validate lawful United States immigration status or a foreign national's right to remain in the United States; effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Consular identification. Requires a state agency, a political subdivision, or an employee of a state agency or political subdivision to accept a consular identification document submitted by an individual as valid identification of the individual in most situations. Provides that a consular identification document may not be accepted: (1) from an individual registering to vote or obtaining a driver's license; (2) when acceptance is not permitted under federal law; or (3) when acceptance would jeopardize funding from a particular source. Provides that information collected from or appearing on a consular identification document is subject to the same privacy protections and
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
1/3/2017