SF27 Summary

• Creates a noncompliant driver's license and identification card that does not require proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence, with applicants instead declaring their Minnesota residence address under penalty of perjury.

• Establishes primary documents for noncompliant licenses including unexpired foreign passports, foreign consular identification documents, and certified foreign birth or adoption certificates.

• Establishes secondary documents for noncompliant licenses including employment authorization documents, DACA approval notices, individual taxpayer identification numbers, and various financial and property documents.

• Prohibits state agencies and political subdivisions from using possession of a noncompliant license as evidence of citizenship or lawful presence, or as primary basis for investigation, detention, or arrest.

• Restricts data sharing on noncompliant license applicants' citizenship and lawful presence status to only the driver licensing division, prohibiting disclosure to federal agencies, state agencies, and political subdivisions.

• Appropriates $1,453,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $1,413,000 for fiscal year 2025 to implement the requirements, effective October 1, 2023.