1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; modifying requirements for accepting driver's license 
1.3 	from another state or jurisdiction as valid form of identification;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 171.06, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 7.License from another state or jurisdiction. When documenting or 
1.9 	proving identity in an application for a license, the commissioner may not accept a driver's 
1.10 	license from a state or jurisdiction outside of Minnesota that allows issuance of a driver's 
1.11 	license without documented proof of lawful residency in the United States. If a state 
1.12 	or jurisdiction allows issuance of a driving privilege card without documented proof 
1.13 	of lawful residency in the United States, and the card is not considered a valid form of 
1.14 	identification by the issuing state, the commissioner shall accept a driver's license but not a 
1.15 	driving privilege card from that state for documenting or proving identity in an application 
1.16 	for a Minnesota license. For purposes of this section, "license" means a temporary license, 
1.17 	instruction permit, provisional license, or driver's license.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008.

1.19 	Sec. 2. RULEMAKING; DRIVER'S LICENSE FROM ANOTHER STATE OR 
1.20 	JURISDICTION.
 1.21 	As required under section 1, the commissioner of public safety must amend 
1.22 	Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, subpart 3, to exclude a driver's license from the 
1.23 	following states as a valid secondary document: Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, 
2.1 	New Mexico, and Oregon. The commissioner may amend the rules using the good cause 
2.2 	exemption in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, under authority of section 14.388, 
2.3 	subdivision 1, clause (3).

2.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.