This law allows the Secretary of State to issue a temporary visitor's driver's license to an individual who has resided in Illinois for a specified time but is ineligible to obtain a Social Security number, and unable to prove lawful presence.
A valid, unexpired foreign passport or consular identification document from their country of citizenship are acceptable forms of identification. New applicants must provide evidence that the applicant has filed two years of Maryland income tax returns or proof of residency or have been claimed as a dependent by an individual who has filed Maryland income tax returns. The licenses are not valid for Federal identification purposes.
This law allows the Department of Motor Vehicles to accept tax identification numbers as a substitute for a Social Security number regardless of immigration status. This law also prohibits the release of information relating to legal status for purposes relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. This law establishes a one-year driving privilege card for unauthorized immigrants. Applicants without a Social Security number must prove Utah residency for six months and provide a tax identification number.
The card is expressly prohibited from being used for any identification purposes by a governmental entity. This law allows those Vermont residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States to be eligible for a motor vehicle operator's privilege card or alternate identification card.
This law allows drivers license applicants without Social Security numbers to provide alternate documentation to show proof of residence in the state of Washington such as home utility bills and tax identification numbers.
This law creates a limited purpose driver's license, permit, or identification card for a District resident who has not been assigned a Social Security number or cannot establish legal presence in the United States.
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Continue Our online privacy policy. This law creates a standard driver's license or identification that does not require proof of lawful presence. The law prohibits the motor vehicle commission from disclosing information to any federal, state or local law enforcement agency for immigration purposes without the consent of the individual, a warrant, court order or subpoena, unless such restriction is contrary to federal law.
The commission may not retain copies of documents submitted to establish eligibility for a license or identification card. All six states issue or will issue cards granting this privilege, but many make the cards invalid for identification purposes. Additionally, the Colorado legislature recently passed a law that would grant this privilege, but Governor Hickenlooper has yet to sign it into law.
Proponents of licensing undocumented immigrants to drive argue that it promotes road safety, reduces unlicensed drivers, and allows these immigrants to work and support their families. Opponents argue that licensing undocumented immigrant drivers leads to fraud and security concerns, and encourages employment of undocumented immigrants over documented immigrants and U. Several states that previously permitted undocumented immigrants to drive stopped doing so between and for various reasons; these reversals resulted from both legislative and executive actions.
Two of those states, Maryland and Oregon, have reversed course again; both states passed laws in May that will once again grant driving privileges to undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants who are in the U. A new Illinois law, which goes into effect in November , allows the state to issue a temporary visitor ' s driver ' s license to an applicant who 1 has resided in the state for more than one year, 2 is ineligible to obtain a social security number SSN , and 3 is unable to present documentation authorizing his or her presence in the U.
Like Utah, Illinois ' s license may not be used to prove identity. The law requires applicants to be photographed and the photos are entered into the state ' s facial recognition database to verify identify Ill.
A new Maryland law, effective January 1, , requires the state to issue driver ' s licenses regardless of an applicant ' s lawful status in the U.
It repeals a law that established a lawful presence requirement for all driver ' s license applicants. To obtain a driver ' s license, an applicant who cannot show lawful presence or a valid SSN must provide documentary evidence that he or she, for each of the previous two years, has 1 filed a Maryland income tax return or 2 resided in the state and was claimed as a dependent by an individual who filed a Maryland income tax return.
Additionally, the applicant must be otherwise eligible for the issuance or renewal of a driver ' s license but for the absence of a lawful status or valid SSN. Federal agencies may not accept these licenses for official purposes and the licenses must state so on their face Maryland Highway Safety Act of S. While a SSN is required for most New Mexico residents to obtain a license, state law requires the secretary of taxation and revenue to accept the individual taxpayer identification number as a substitute for a SSN and issue a license regardless of immigration status.
The secretary may establish by regulation other documents as a substitute for a SSN or individual taxpayer identification number N. Sta t. For three consecutive legislative sessions, Governor Susana Martinez has pushed to repeal the law, arguing that it leads to fraud, human trafficking, organized crime, and significant security concerns.
Thus far, the repeal has failed to pass. Repeal opponents argue that the law helps reduce unlicensed and uninsured drivers and fosters cooperation between law enforcement and immigrants. A new Oregon law eliminates requirements that driver ' s license applicants provide 1 proof of legal residence in the U.
The driver card must contain a feature distinguishing it from a driver ' s license and driver ' s permit, and may be used only for limited purposes e. The card is valid for four years Oregon Laws Ch. The driving privilege card is not valid for identification purposes.
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