BILL REQ. #:  S-0189.1 

Read first time 01/20/11.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to verifying citizenship or lawful presence of individuals upon the renewal of their state issued driver's license or permit or identicard; and adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Beginning August 1, 2011, all persons renewing or applying for their driver's license, driver's instruction permit, agricultural driving permit, identicard, or any other form of state issued identification shall be required to show proof of his or her United States citizenship or his or her lawful presence within the United States. A renewal shall not be granted to any individual who does not provide proof of his or her United States citizenship or his or her lawful presence in the United States. A person shall not be required to provide proof of citizenship under this subsection, so long as the department has a record of the person's status as a United States citizen, in compliance with subsection (3) of this section.
     (2) A person may prove his or her citizenship by providing a valid, unexpired United States passport or passport card, a certified copy of a birth certificate, a consular report of birth abroad issued by the United States department of state, a certificate of naturalization issued by the department of homeland security, or a certificate of citizenship.
     (3) The department shall maintain records of an applicant's status as a United States citizen or as a noncitizen, including the type of document provided and the expiration of the applicant's authorization to lawfully be within the United States. The department shall make such records available to the secretary of state and state and local criminal justice agencies.