HOUSE BILL No. 4957

 

June 20, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Rocca, Garfield, Moss, Meekhof, Palsrok, Nofs, Rick Jones, Moore, Emmons, Calley, Marleau, Pavlov, Green, Hildenbrand, Shaffer, Casperson, Moolenaar, Booher, Walker, Elsenheimer, Stakoe, LaJoy, Pastor, Horn, Hoogendyk, Nitz, Pearce, Stahl, Hune, Gaffney, Sheen, DeRoche, David Law, Hansen, Knollenberg, Palmer, Acciavatti, Meadows, Ward, Caul and Ball and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

 

     A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled

 

"An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to

provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and

disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the

powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to

prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an

appropriation for certain purposes,"

 

by amending sections 1, 1a, and 2 (MCL 28.291, 28.291a, and

 

28.292), sections 1 and 2 as amended by 2005 PA 143 and section 1a

 

as added by 1997 PA 99, and by adding sections 2a and 2b.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) A person who is a resident of this state may apply

 

to the department of state for an official state personal

 

identification card. Upon application the applicant shall supply a

 

birth certificate attesting to his or her age, or a photo identity

 

document, a nonphoto identity document if it includes both the


 

person's full legal name and date of birth, proof of the person's

 

social security number or verification that the person is not

 

eligible for a social security number, documentation showing the

 

person's name and the address of his or her principal residence,

 

any valid documentary evidence of lawful status, and any other

 

sufficient documents or identification as the secretary of state

 

may require. The secretary of state shall not accept a document

 

issued by another country, other than an official passport, to

 

satisfy these requirements. An application for a state personal

 

identification card shall be made in a manner prescribed by the

 

secretary of state and shall contain the applicant's full name,

 

date of birth, residence address, height, sex, eye color,

 

signature, and, beginning January 1, 2007, intent to be an organ

 

donor, and other information required or permitted on the official

 

state personal identification card. The applicant may provide a

 

mailing address if the applicant receives mail at an address

 

different from his or her residence address.

 

     (2) The secretary of state shall not issue an official state

 

personal identification card to a person who holds an operator's or

 

chauffeur's license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA

 

300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, unless the license has been suspended,

 

revoked, or restricted. The secretary of state shall not issue an

 

official state personal identification card to a person who does

 

not have lawful status in this state.

 

     Sec. 1a. (1) As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Highly restricted personal information" includes an

 

individual's photograph or image, social security number, digitized


 

signature, and medical and disability information.

 

     (b) "Lawful status" means that the person meets 1 of the

 

following criteria:

 

     (i) He or she is a citizen or national of the United States.

 

     (ii) He or she is an alien lawfully admitted for permanent or

 

temporary residence in the United States.

 

     (iii) He or she has conditional permanent resident status in the

 

United States.

 

     (iv) He or she has an approved application for asylum in the

 

United States or has entered into the Unites States in refugee

 

status.

 

     (v) He or she has a valid, unexpired nonimmigrant visa or

 

nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States.

 

     (vi) He or she has a pending application for asylum in the

 

United States.

 

     (vii) He or she has a pending or approved application for

 

temporary protected status in the United States.

 

     (viii) He or she has approved deferred action status.

 

     (ix) He or she has a pending application for adjustment of

 

status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent

 

residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident

 

status in the United States.

 

     (c) (b) "Personal information" means information that

 

identifies an individual, including the individual's photograph or

 

image, name, address (but not the 5-digit zip code), driver license

 

number, social security number, telephone number, digitized

 

signature, and medical and disability information.


 

     (d) "Resident" means every person who has lawful status in the

 

United States and who resides in a settled or permanent home or

 

domicile with the intention of remaining in this state. A person

 

who obtains employment in this state is presumed to have the

 

intention of remaining in this state. This definition applies to

 

the provisions of this act only.

 

     (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1)(b)(v) through (ix), a person

 

who is a foreign exchange student does not have lawful status in

 

the United States for the purposes of this act.

 

     Sec. 2. (1) The official state personal identification card

 

shall contain the following:

 

     (a) An identification number permanently assigned to the

 

person.

 

     (b) The full name, date of birth, sex, residential address,

 

height, weight, eye color, image, and signature of the person to

 

whom the identification card is issued.

 

     (c) An indication that the identification card contains 1 or

 

more of the following:

 

     (i) The blood type of the person.

 

     (ii) Immunization data of the person.

 

     (iii) Medication data of the person.

 

     (iv) A statement that the person is deaf.

 

     (v) Until January 1, 2007, a statement that the person is an

 

organ and tissue donor under part 101 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109. If the identification card

 

contains such a statement, the statement shall include the

 

signature of the person, along with the signature of at least 1


 

witness.

 

     (vi) Emergency contact information of the person.

 

     (vii) A sticker or decal as specified by the secretary of state

 

to indicate that the holder of the official state personal

 

identification card has designated 1 or more patient advocates in

 

accordance with section 5506 of the estates and protected

 

individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506, or a statement that he

 

or she carries an emergency medical information card, as described

 

in subsection (5).

 

     (d) In the case of a person who is less than 18 years of age

 

at the time of issuance of the identification card, the dates on

 

which the person will become 18 years of age and 21 years of age.

 

     (e) In the case of a person who is not less than 18 years of

 

age but less than 21 years of age at the time of issuance of the

 

identification card, the date on which the person will become 21

 

years of age.

 

     (f) Beginning January 1, 2007, in the case of a holder of an

 

official state personal identification card who has indicated his

 

or her wish to participate in the organ and tissue donor registry

 

under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 

333.10101 to 333.10109, a heart insignia on the front of the

 

official state personal identification card.

 

     (2) In conjunction with the application for or, until January

 

1, 2007, the issuance of an official state personal identification

 

card, the secretary of state shall do all of the following:

 

     (a) Provide the applicant with all of the following:

 

     (i) Information explaining the applicant's right to make an


 

anatomical gift in the event of death under part 101 of the public

 

health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109, and in

 

accordance with this section.

 

     (ii) Information describing the organ, tissue, and eye donor

 

registry program maintained by Michigan's federally designated

 

organ procurement organization or its successor organization. The

 

information required under this subparagraph includes the address

 

and telephone number of Michigan's federally designated organ

 

procurement organization or its successor organization.

 

     (iii) Information giving the applicant the opportunity to have

 

his or her name placed on the registry described in subparagraph

 

(ii).

 

     (b) Provide the applicant with the opportunity to specify on

 

his or her official state personal identification card that he or

 

she is willing to make an anatomical gift in the event of death

 

pursuant to under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368,

 

MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109, and in accordance with this section.

 

     (c) Inform the applicant that, if he or she indicates to the

 

secretary of state under this section a willingness to have his or

 

her name placed on the registry described in subdivision (a)(ii),

 

the secretary of state will mark the applicant's record for the

 

registry.

 

     (3) The secretary of state may fulfill the requirements of

 

subsection (2) by 1 or more of the following methods:

 

     (a) Providing printed material enclosed with a mailed notice

 

for the issuance or renewal of an official state personal

 

identification card.


 

     (b) Providing printed material to an applicant who personally

 

appears at a secretary of state branch office.

 

     (c) Through electronic information transmittals for

 

applications processed by electronic means.

 

     (4) Until January 1, 2007, if an applicant indicates a

 

willingness under this section to have his or her name placed on

 

the registry described in subsection (2)(a)(ii), the secretary of

 

state shall within 10 days forward the applicant's name, address,

 

and date of birth to the organ donor registry maintained by

 

Michigan's federally designated organ procurement organization or

 

its successor organization. The secretary of state may forward

 

information under this subsection by mail or by electronic means.

 

The secretary of state shall not maintain a record of the name or

 

address of an individual who indicates a willingness to have his or

 

her name placed on the organ donor registry after forwarding that

 

information to the organ donor registry under this subsection.

 

Information about an applicant's indication of a willingness to

 

have his or her name placed on the organ donor registry obtained by

 

the secretary of state under subsection (2) and forwarded under

 

this subsection is exempt from disclosure under section 13(1)(d) of

 

the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243.

 

     (5) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of the

 

identification card. The secretary of state shall designate on the

 

identification card a space where the applicant may place a sticker

 

or decal of the uniform size as the secretary may specify to

 

indicate that the cardholder carries a separate emergency medical

 

information card. The sticker or decal may be provided by any


 

person, hospital, school, medical group, or association interested

 

in assisting in implementing the emergency medical information

 

card, but shall meet the specifications of the secretary of state.

 

The sticker or decal also may be used to indicate that the

 

cardholder has designated 1 or more patient advocates in accordance

 

with section 5506 of the estates and protected individuals code,

 

1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5506. The emergency medical information card,

 

carried separately by the cardholder, may contain the information

 

described in subsection (2)(c), information concerning the

 

cardholder's patient advocate designation, other emergency medical

 

information, or an indication as to where the cardholder has stored

 

or registered emergency medical information. An original

 

identification card or the renewal of an existing identification

 

card issued to a person less than 21 years of age shall be portrait

 

or vertical in form and an identification card issued to a person

 

21 years of age or over shall be landscape or horizontal in form.

 

Except as otherwise required in this act, other information

 

required on the identification card under this act may appear on

 

the identification card in a form prescribed by the secretary of

 

state.

 

     (6) The identification card shall not contain a fingerprint or

 

finger image of the applicant.

 

     (7) Except as provided in this subsection, the secretary of

 

state may retain and use a person's image and signature described

 

in subsection (1)(b) only for programs administered by the

 

secretary of state. Except as provided in this subsection, the

 

secretary of state shall not use a person's image unless written


 

permission for that purpose is granted by the person to the

 

secretary of state or specific enabling legislation permitting the

 

use is enacted into law. A law enforcement agency of this state

 

shall have access to any information retained by the secretary of

 

state under this subsection. The information may be utilized for

 

any law enforcement purpose unless otherwise prohibited by law. The

 

department of state police shall provide to the secretary of state

 

updated lists of persons required under section 5a of the sex

 

offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a, to maintain a

 

valid operator's or chauffeur's license or an official state

 

personal identification card and the secretary of state shall make

 

images of those persons available to the department of state police

 

as provided in the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL

 

28.721 to 28.732 28.736.

 

     (8) If a person presents evidence of statutory blindness as

 

provided in 1978 PA 260, MCL 393.351 to 393.368, and is issued or

 

is the holder of an official state personal identification card,

 

the secretary of state shall mark the person's identification card

 

in a manner that clearly indicates that the cardholder is legally

 

blind.

 

     (9) Beginning January 1, 2007, the secretary of state shall

 

maintain a record of an individual who indicates a willingness to

 

have his or her name placed on the registry described in subsection

 

(2)(a)(ii). Information about a person's indication of a willingness

 

to have his or her name placed on the registry that is obtained by

 

the secretary of state and forwarded under this section is exempt

 

from disclosure under section 13(1)(d) of the freedom of


 

information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.243. The secretary of state

 

shall establish and maintain the organ, tissue, and eye donor

 

registry in a manner that provides electronic access, including,

 

but not limited to, the transfer of data to this state's federally

 

designated organ procurement organizations, their successor

 

organizations, and tissue and eye banks with limitations on the use

 

of and access to the donor registry as determined by the secretary

 

of state.

 

     (10) An official state personal identification card may

 

contain an identifier for voter registration purposes. An official

 

state personal identification card may contain information

 

appearing in electronic or machine readable codes needed to conduct

 

a transaction with the secretary of state. The information shall be

 

limited to the person's identification card number, birth date,

 

expiration date, and other information necessary for use with

 

electronic devices, machine readers, or automatic teller machines

 

and shall not contain the person's name, address, driving record,

 

or other personal identifier. The identification card shall

 

identify the encoded information.

 

     (11) An official state personal identification card shall be

 

issued only upon authorization of the secretary of state, and shall

 

be manufactured in a manner to prohibit as nearly as possible the

 

ability to reproduce, alter, counterfeit, forge, or duplicate the

 

identification card without ready detection.

 

     (12) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an applicant

 

shall pay a fee of $10.00 to the secretary of state for each

 

original or renewal identification card issued. The department of


 

treasury shall deposit the fees received and collected under this

 

section in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund.

 

The legislature shall appropriate the fees credited to the general

 

fund under this act to the secretary of state for the

 

administration of this act. Appropriations from the Michigan

 

transportation fund created under section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL

 

247.660, shall not be used to compensate the secretary of state for

 

costs incurred and services performed under this section.

 

     (13) An original or renewal official state personal

 

identification card expires on the birthday of the person to whom

 

it is issued in the fourth year following the date of issuance. The

 

secretary of state shall not issue an official state personal

 

identification card under this act for a period greater than 4

 

years. Except as provided in this subsection, a person may apply

 

for a renewal of an official state personal identification card by

 

mail or by other methods prescribed by the secretary of state. The

 

secretary of state shall require renewal in person by a person

 

requiring a class 2 license or by a person required under section

 

5a of the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.725a,

 

to maintain a valid operator's or chauffeur's license or official

 

state personal identification card.

 

     (14) The secretary of state shall waive the fee under this

 

section if the applicant is any of the following:

 

     (a) A person 65 years of age or older.

 

     (b) A person who has had his or her operator's or chauffeur's

 

license suspended, revoked, or denied under the Michigan vehicle

 

code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, because of a mental or


 

physical infirmity or disability.

 

     (c) A person who presents evidence of statutory blindness as

 

provided in 1978 PA 260, MCL 393.351 to 393.368.

 

     (d) A person who presents other good cause for a fee waiver.

 

     (e) Beginning January 1, 2007, a person who wishes to add or

 

remove a heart insignia described in subsection (1)(f).

 

     (15) A person who has been issued an official state personal

 

identification card shall apply for a renewal official state

 

personal identification card if the person changes his or her name.

 

     (16) A person who has been issued an official state personal

 

identification card shall apply for a corrected identification card

 

if he or she changes his or her residential address. The secretary

 

of state may correct the address on an identification card by a

 

method prescribed by the secretary of state. A fee shall not be

 

charged for a change of residential address.

 

     (17) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (15) and

 

(16), a person who has been issued an official state personal

 

identification card may apply for a renewal official state personal

 

identification card for 1 or more of the following reasons:

 

     (a) The person wants to change any information on the

 

identification card.

 

     (b) An identification card issued under this act is lost,

 

destroyed, or mutilated, or becomes illegible.

 

     (18) A person may indicate on an official state personal

 

identification card in a place designated by the secretary of state

 

his or her blood type, emergency contact information, immunization

 

data, medication data, a statement that the person is deaf, or,


 

until January 1, 2007, a statement that the person has made an

 

anatomical gift under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA

 

368, MCL 333.10101 to 333.10109.

 

     (19) If an applicant provides proof to the secretary of state

 

that he or she is a minor who has been emancipated under 1968 PA

 

293, MCL 722.1 to 722.6, the official state personal identification

 

card shall bear the designation of the individual's emancipated

 

status in a manner prescribed by the secretary of state.

 

     (20) Beginning January 1, 2007, the secretary of state shall

 

inquire of each person who applies for or who holds an official

 

state personal identification card, in person or by mail, whether

 

he or she agrees to participate in the organ, tissue, and eye donor

 

registry under part 101 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 

333.10101 to 333.10109. A person who has agreed to participate in

 

that registry shall not be considered to have revoked that

 

agreement solely because the person's official state personal

 

identification card has expired. Enrollment in the organ, tissue,

 

and eye donor registry constitutes a legal agreement that remains

 

binding and in effect after the donor's death regardless of the

 

expressed desires of the deceased donor's next of kin who may

 

oppose the donor's organ, tissue, or eye donation.

 

     (21) A valid official state personal identification card

 

presented by the person to whom the card is issued shall be

 

considered the same as a valid state of Michigan driver license

 

when identification is requested except as otherwise specifically

 

provided by law.

 

     Sec. 2a. Before issuing an official state personal


 

identification card, the secretary of state shall verify, in real

 

time, that the applicant's social security number matches the

 

applicant's name. Before issuing an official state personal

 

identification card, the secretary of state shall verify, with the

 

issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and completeness of each

 

document required to be presented by the person under section 1(1).

 

     Sec. 2b. (1) If a person presents documents to show lawful

 

status under section 1a(1)(b)(v) through (ix), the secretary of

 

state may only issue a class 2 state personal identification card

 

to the person. A class 2 state personal identification card is

 

valid only during the period of time the applicant is authorized to

 

stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the

 

period of authorized stay, a period not to exceed 1 year. A class 2

 

state personal identification card shall clearly indicate that it

 

is temporary, shall be of a different color than other state

 

personal identification cards, and shall prominently display the

 

date on which it expires.

 

     (2) A class 2 state personal identification card may only be

 

renewed upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the

 

status by which the applicant qualified for the class 2 state

 

personal identification card has been extended by the United States

 

secretary of homeland security.