Proof of name, age and social security number; authority of Department to refuse to accept certain documents; regulations; consular identification cards.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, every applicant for an identification card must furnish proof of his name and age by presenting a birth certificate issued by a state, a political subdivision of a state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States, or other proof of the applicant’s date of birth, including, but not limited to, a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States, or such other corroboration of the matters stated in his application as are required of applicants for a driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.290.
2. Every applicant who has been assigned a social security number must furnish proof of his social security number by displaying:
(a) An original card issued to the applicant by the Social Security Administration bearing the social security number of the applicant; or
(b) Other proof acceptable to the Department, including, without limitation, records of employment or federal income tax returns.
3. The Department may refuse to accept a driver’s license or identification card issued by another state, the District of Columbia or any territory of the United States if the Department determines that the other state, the District of Columbia or the territory of the United States has less stringent standards than the State of Nevada for the issuance of a driver’s license or identification card.
4. With respect to any document described in subsection 1, the Department may, if the document has expired, refuse to accept the document or refuse to issue an identification card to the person presenting the document, or both.
5. The Director shall adopt regulations setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue an identification card in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of a foreign country. The criteria must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an identification card. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.
Last modified: February 25, 2006