SF3589 Summary

• Authorizes Minnesota to implement federal REAL ID Act requirements by creating a two-tier driver's license and identification card system: one tier acceptable for federal identification and another tier not acceptable for federal use.

• Requires licenses acceptable for federal identification to include specific markings and information, including a declaration under penalty of perjury; licenses not acceptable for federal identification must be marked as such with unique design or color indicators.

• Prohibits the commissioner from implementing any new federal REAL ID Act changes without legislative approval and requires notification to legislative committees of any pending federal modifications.

• Restricts data dissemination and electronic validation systems for non-federal identification licenses to only those in use as of January 1, 2018, protecting data privacy.

• Allows driver's licenses and identification cards to display resident lifetime game and fish license information received from the Department of Natural Resources and authorizes New Brighton as a full-service driver licensing office.