CHAPTER 277
HB 901 – FINAL VERSION
02Jan2008… 2518h
04Jun2008… 1949eba
2008 SESSION
03/10
HOUSE BILL 901
AN ACT relative to nondriver’s identification cards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mooney, Hills 19; Rep. Barry, Hills 19; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19; Rep. C. Christensen, Hills 19; Rep. Crane, Hills 21; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Kenney, Dist 3
This bill specifies materials that the department of safety shall accept in order to issue a nondriver’s identification card. This bill also requires the issuance of a nondriver’s picture identification card to certain prison inmates upon release.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02Jan2008… 2518h
04Jun2008… 1949eba
07-0381
03/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to nondriver’s identification cards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
277:1 Identification Cards; Requirements. Amend RSA 260:21, II to read as follows:
II. The department shall, before issuing a card to an applicant, require the applicant to furnish proof of his or her name, age, and residence. The department shall accept the following forms of proof unless there is evidence that the item is not genuine:
(a) A current United States passport.
(b) An armed services identification, or other photo identification issued or authenticated by the United States government, the state of New Hampshire, or a New Hampshire municipality.
(c) Two or more of the following:
(1) A certified or original birth certificate.
(2) A utility bill that is postmarked to the applicant.
(3) A lease or deed or a letter from the town or city clerk verifying the applicant’s residency in the town or city.
(4) A marriage certificate or official court document if the person has changed his or her name.
(5) A non-photo identification issued or authenticated by the United States government, the state of New Hampshire, or a New Hampshire municipality.
(6) Other documentation recognized by the department for other purposes.
(d) A notarized statement mailed to the department by registered mail by the department of health and human services verifying the applicant’s name, age, and residence and that the applicant is or has been in the custody of the department of health and human services under RSA 463 or under the custody or legal supervision of the department of health and human services pursuant to a proceeding under RSA 169-B, 169-C, or 169-D. This subparagraph shall only apply to applicants under 21 years of age and over 18 years of age or, in the case of a person found delinquent, over 17 years of age. The department shall also accept such a statement that does not verify residence if the applicant provides a notarized statement verifying residence from a homeless shelter or agency or organization receiving federal or state funding for homeless services on the letterhead of the shelter, agency, or organization.
277:2 Identification Cards; Validity. Amend RSA 260:21, IV to read as follows:
IV. The identification card shall be valid for 5 years from the date of issuance; provided, however, that a card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, I(c) shall be valid for as long as the holder is a resident of the state and a card issued pursuant to RSA 260:21, XI shall be valid for 2 years from the date of issuance.
277:3 New Paragraph; Identification Cards; Released Inmates. Amend RSA 260:21 by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraph:
XI. The department shall issue a nondriver’s picture identification card to an inmate about to be released pursuant to RSA 651-A:6, IV, without requiring any proof of name, age, or residence. The card need not bear the inmate’s new address if it is unknown prior to release.
277:4 New Paragraph; Terms of Release; Identification Card. Amend RSA 651-A:6 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Prior to the release of any inmate on parole from the state prison, or upon termination of the inmate’s sentence to the state prison, the commissioner and the department of safety shall provide a nondriver’s picture identification card pursuant to RSA 260:21 to the inmate upon release if the inmate does not already possess a valid driver license or nondriver’s picture identification card. The failure of the commissioner and the department of safety to provide the inmate with the required nondriver’s picture identification card prior to appearance before the parole board shall not constitute a cause for delaying the inmate’s release on parole, if approved.
277:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 27, 2008
Effective Date: August 26, 2008