HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1252

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2021

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to state identification cards.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to exempt individuals sixty-five years or older from the renewal process for state identification cards.

     SECTION 2.  Section 286-303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

     "(b)  [Application for renewal of an identification card issued after November 1, 1998, for an individual eighty years of age or older may be done by mailing in or electronically submitting a completed application and fee, if there is no change in name and citizenship status.]  The director shall adopt rules to allow for renewal by mail or electronic methods for individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities for whom application in person presents a serious burden.  For an individual who has a letter from a licensed primary care provider certifying that a severe disability causes the individual to be homebound, the director shall adopt rules allowing for application for renewal of an identification card under this section by means other than in-person appearance.  A non-compliant identification card shall be issued in accordance with section 286-301.5 for renewal applications not made in person."

     SECTION 3.  Section 286-306, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Every identification card issued under this part, whether an original or a renewal, shall bear an expiration date that shall be the date and month of the individual's birthday eight years after the year of issuance; provided that identification cards issued to an individual that will be sixty-five years of age or older before the scheduled renewal date under this section, shall be exempt from the expiration requirements of this section; provided further that if the individual is a legal nonimmigrant, the certificate shall bear an expiration date that is the same as the expiration date on the individual's arrival-departure record, CBP Form I-94.  A cardholder may renew the cardholder's identification card within six months before the day on which it expires by filing an application in accordance with section 286-303 and paying the prescribed fee [[]established[]] by rules of the director."

     SECTION 4.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

DOT; State Identification Cards; Renewal

 

Description:

Exempts individuals sixty-five years or older from the requirement to renew state identification cards.

 

 

 

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