HB693 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Micky Hammon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Motor vehicles, drivers' licenses, foreign nationals, definition amended to delete reference to persons who are not lawful permanent residents, Sec. 32-6-10.1 am'd.

Summary

HB693 would redefine who is considered a foreign national for Alabama driver's license rules and set new requirements for foreign-national licenses.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the definition of foreign national would be changed to exclude certain non-citizen categories; licenses issued to foreign nationals would require the applicant to provide country of origin and the expiration date of their immigration documents. Applications for such licenses would be processed only at Department of Public Safety-designated offices, and the license would carry a designation showing it is issued to a foreign national. The license would expire when the immigration document expires, renewals would require reapplying as if a first-time applicant, and no foreign-national license could be issued for less than 160 days; the DPS Director would establish rules to enforce these provisions.

Who It Affects

• Non-U.S. citizens applying for or renewing an Alabama driver’s license would need to provide country of origin and immigration document expiration, would receive a license labeled as a foreign national, and would be subject to expiration tied to their document and a renewal process that starts over.
• Alabama Department of Public Safety and its designated driver license offices would administer the new requirements, process licenses at specified offices, and develop rules to enforce the provisions.

Key Provisions

• Redefines or narrows the definition of 'foreign national' for license purposes (removing certain non-LPR categories).
• License applications for foreign nationals must include country of origin and the expiration date of the immigration document.
• Applications must be processed only at DPS-designated driver license offices.
• The license must include a designation that it is issued to a foreign national.
• License expiration is tied to the expiration date of the immigration document provided.
• Renewal requires re-initiating the licensing process as if for a first-time applicant.
• No foreign-national driver's license can be issued for a period shorter than 160 days.
• The DPS Director will establish rules and regulations governing enforcement of these provisions.

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Subjects

Motor Vehicles