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 photographic identity document, a birth certificate or other nonphotographic identity document, and other sufficient documents as the secretary of state may require to verify the identity and citizenship of the applicant. If an applicant for an official state personal identification card is not a citizen of the United States, the applicant shall supply a photographic identity document and other sufficient documents to verify the identity of the applicant and the applicant's legal presence in the United States under subsection (5). The documents required under this subsection shall include the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, address, and residency and demonstrate that the applicant is a citizen of the United States or is legally present in the United States. If the applicant's full legal name differs from the name of the applicant that appears on a document presented under this subsection, the applicant shall present documents to verify his or her current full legal name. 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 legal name, date of birth, residence address, height, sex, eye color, signature, intent to be an organ donor, other information required or permitted on the official state personal identification card and, only to the extent to comply with federal law, the applicant's social security number. 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 accept as 1 of the identification documents required under subsection (1) an identification card issued by the department of corrections to prisoners who are placed on parole or released from a correctional facility, containing the prisoner's legal name, photograph, and other information identifying the prisoner as provided in section 37(4) of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.237.
(3) The secretary of state shall have electronic access to prisoner information maintained by the department of corrections for the purpose of verifying the identity of a prisoner who applies for an official state identification card under subsection (1).
(4) 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.
(5) If the applicant is not a citizen of the United States, the applicant shall provide, and the department shall verify, documents demonstrating his or her legal presence in the United States. Nothing in this act shall obligate or be construed to obligate this state to comply with title II of the real ID act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. The secretary of state may adopt rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, as are necessary for the administration of this subsection. A determination by the secretary of state that an applicant is not legally present in the United States may be appealed under section 631 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.631.
(6) The secretary of state shall not disclose a social security number obtained under subsection (1) to another person except for use for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(a) Compliance with 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and regulations and rules related to this act.
(b) To carry out the purposes of section 466(a) of the social security act, 42 USC 666, in connection with matters relating to paternity, child support, or overdue child support.
(c) With the department of community health, for comparison with vital records maintained by the department of community health under part 28 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2801 to 333.2899.
(d) As otherwise required by law.
(7) The secretary of state shall not display a person's social security number on the person's official state personal identification card.
(8) A requirement under this section to include a social security number on an application does not apply to an applicant who demonstrates he or she is exempt under law from obtaining a social security number.
(9) The secretary of state, with the approval of the state administrative board created under 1921 PA 2, MCL 17.1 to 17.3, may enter into agreements with the United States government to verify whether an applicant for an official state personal identification card under this section who is not a citizen of the United States is authorized under federal law to be present in the United States.
(10) The secretary of state shall not issue an official state personal identification card to a person holding an official state personal identification card issued by another state without confirmation that the person is terminating or has terminated the official state personal identification card issued by the other state.
(11) The secretary of state shall do all of the following:
(a) Ensure the physical security of locations where official state personal identification cards are produced and the security of document materials and papers from which official state personal identification cards are produced.
(b) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture or produce official state personal identification cards and all persons who have the ability to affect the identity information that appears on official state personal identification cards to appropriate security clearance requirements. The security requirements of this subdivision and subdivision (a) may require that official state personal identification cards be manufactured or produced in this state.
(c) Provide fraudulent document recognition programs to department of state employees engaged in the issuance of official state personal identification cards.
History: 1972, Act 222, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 307, Eff. Jan. 1, 1976 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Aug. 7, 1997 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 143, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2005 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 31, Imd. Eff. Mar. 13, 2008 ;-- Am. 2011, Act 158, Imd. Eff. Sept. 30, 2011 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 25, Imd. Eff. Feb. 23, 2012
Last modified: October 10, 2016