August 9, 2006, Introduced by Rep. Waters and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, Elections, and Ethics.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 222, entitled
"An act to provide for an official personal identification card; to
provide for its form, issuance and use; to regulate the use and
disclosure of information obtained from the card; to prescribe the
powers and duties of the secretary of state; to prescribe fees; to
prescribe certain penalties for violations; and to provide an
appropriation for certain purposes,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 28.291), as amended by 2005 PA 143.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
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
birth certificate attesting to his or her age or other sufficient
documents or identification as the secretary of state may require.
If a person signs an affidavit stating that he or she is homeless,
the secretary of state shall accept that person's thumbprint as
identification of the person. 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 name,
date of birth, residence address, height, sex, eye color,
signature, and, beginning January 1, 2007, intent to be an organ
donor, and other information required or permitted on the official
state personal identification card. 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 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.