in-20250618-IR-140250321FNA: The Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) is soliciting public comment on amending rules at 140 IAC 7-1.1-3 concerning license, permit, and identification card (credentials) documentation requirements. BMV seeks comment on the affected citations listed and any other provisions of Title 140 that may be affected by this rulemaking.

Notice of First Public Comment Period LSA Document #25-321 Sec. 3. (a) An applicant for an initial, a renewed, and an amended driver's license and identification card must submit qualified documents or information, or both, to the bureau to prove the applicant's identity, lawful status in the United States (U.S.), residence address, and Social Security number (SSN), or that the applicant does not qualify for an SSN, and that the applicant is an Indiana resident. An applicant for an initial driver's license includes an applicant who held an Indiana driver's license or identification card, became a non-Indiana resident, and then reestablished Indiana residency. For some requirements, the bureau may allow applicants to use more than one (1) qualified document to satisfy more than one (1) of the requirements in this section. A U.S. citizen, as verified through bureau records or the applicant's documents, who applies for a renewed, a replacement, or an amended driver's license or identification card and otherwise qualifies for a driver's license or an identification card, but does not comply with the documentation requirements in this section, may receive a driver's license or an identification card with a notation that the driver's license or identification card may not be accepted for federal identification purposes. The bureau will only allow an applicant's documents to serve as proof for the applicable requirement in this section if the documents meet the following requirements: (b) An applicant for an initial, a renewed, or an amended Indiana driver's license or identification card must comply with the requirements in this subsection one (1) time, except for non-U.S. citizens, as verified through bureau records or the applicant's documents, who must comply with the requirements in this subsection each time the applicant applies for an initial, a renewed, or an amended Indiana driver's license or identification card. This subsection does not apply to a U.S. citizen, as verified through bureau records or the applicant's documents, who applies for a renewed or an amended driver's license or identification card with a notation that the driver's license or identification card may not be accepted for federal identification purposes. An applicant must show proof of the following: (c) Subject to the requirements in subsection (b), to receive a replacement or renewed Indiana driver's license or identification card, an applicant must do the following: (d) Subject to the requirements in subsection (b) or (f), to receive an amended Indiana driver's license or identification card, an applicant must do the following: (e) An applicant may petition the commissioner or the commissioner's designee to accept reasonable, authentic, and verifiable alternative documents after the applicant proves they reasonably cannot meet the requirements in this section. However, non-U.S. citizens, as verified through bureau records or the applicant's documents, may not use alternate documents to demonstrate lawful status.