Bill Text: MS HB337 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: 988 Crisis Lifeline; require information regarding to be included on driver's licenses, permits and identification cards.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee [HB337 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2024-HB337-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Judiciary A
By: Representative Felsher
House Bill 337
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-35 AND 45-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ALL DRIVER'S LICENSES, DRIVING PERMITS, COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSES OR IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI TO INCLUDE THE WORDS "CRISIS LIFELINE - DIAL OR TEXT 988, OR CHAT 988LIFELINE.ORG" ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE LICENSE, PERMIT OR CARD; TO AMEND SECTIONS 45-35-11 AND 45-35-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO REQUIRE ALL STATE-SUPPORTED POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD OR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TO ISSUE AN IDENTIFICATION CARD TO ALL PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY AND ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED AND ATTENDING SAID POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS TO INCLUDE THE WORDS "CRISIS LIFELINE - DIAL OR TEXT 988, OR CHAT 988LIFELINE.ORG" ON THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE LICENSE, PERMIT OR CARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-1-35. (1) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall prescribe the form of license issued pursuant to this article which shall, among other features, include a driver's license number assigned by the Department of Public Safety. A licensee shall list his social security number with the department which shall cross reference the social security number with the driver's license number for purposes of identification. Additionally, each license shall bear a full-face color photograph of the licensee in such form that the license and the photograph cannot be separated. The photograph shall be taken so that one (1) exposure will photograph the applicant and the application simultaneously on the same film. The department shall use a process in the issuance of a license with a color photograph that shall prevent as nearly as possible any alteration, counterfeiting, duplication, reproduction, forging or modification of the license or the superimposition of a photograph without ready detection. The photograph shall be replaced by the department at the time of renewal. Drivers' licenses, including photographs appearing thereon, may be renewed by electronic means according to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner in conformity to Section 27-104-33.
(2) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of license issued pursuant to this article to licensees who are not United States citizens and who do not possess a social security number issued by the United States government. The license of such persons shall include a number and/or other identifying features.
(3) Any new, renewal or duplicate driver's license, temporary driving permit or commercial driver's license issued to a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 45-33-25 shall bear a designation identifying the licensee or permittee as a sex offender.
(4) The commissioner is authorized to provide the new, renewal or duplicate driver's license, temporary driving permit or commercial driver's license to any honorably discharged veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code, and such license or permit shall exhibit the letters "Vet" or any other mark identifying the person as a veteran. The veteran requesting the "Vet" designation shall present his DD-214, Military Retiree Identification Card, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Identification Card, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Identification Card or National Guard Form NGB 22. The veteran requesting the "Vet" designation may present his DD-214, Military Retiree Identification Card, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Identification Card, United States Department of Veterans Affairs Identification Card or National Guard Form NGB 22 in person at the Mississippi Department of Public Safety Driver's License Station.
(5) Not later than July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall develop and implement a driver's license or driving permit in electronic format as an additional option for license or permit holders. Acceptable electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of electronic device.
(6) If false documents are provided by an individual for purposes of obtaining a veteran driver's license, such action shall be considered fraudulent use of identity under Section 97-19-85, Mississippi Code of 1972, and shall be punishable, upon conviction, as a felony pursuant to the provisions of that section.
(7) Any license issued under the authority of this article, whether a new, renewal or duplicate license, temporary driving permit, temporary or regular learner's permit, commercial driver's license or identification card, and whether in physical or electronic format, shall include the words, "Crisis Lifeline - Dial or text 988, or chat 988lifeline.org" on the reverse side of the license, permit or identification card.
SECTION 2. Section 45-35-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-35-3. (1) Any person six (6) years of age or older may be issued an identification card by the department which is certified by the registrant and attested by the commissioner as to true name, correct age and such other identifying data as required by Section 45-35-5.
(2) The new, renewal or duplicate identification card of a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 45-33-25 shall bear a designation identifying the cardholder as a sex offender.
(3) The commissioner is authorized to provide the new, renewal or duplicate identification card to any honorably discharged veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code, and such identification card shall exhibit the letters "Vet" or any other mark identifying the person as a veteran. The veteran requesting the "Vet" designation shall present his DD-214 or equivalent document that includes a notation from the State Veterans Affairs Board that the applicant is a veteran.
(4) Not later than July 1, 2021, the commissioner shall develop and implement an identification card in electronic format as an additional option for card holders. Acceptable electronic formats include display of electronic images on a cellular phone or any other type of electronic device.
(5) Any identification card issued under the authority of this article, whether physical or in electronic format, shall include the words, "Crisis Lifeline - Dial or text 988, or chat 988lifeline.org" on the reverse side of the identification card.
SECTION 3. Section 45-35-11, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-35-11. All identification cards shall be centrally issued by the department, adequately describe the registrant, bear a color photograph of the registrant, and include other such identifying data as required by Section 45-35-5, and shall comply with all additional reference and resource information requirements specified in Section 45-35-3.
SECTION 4. Section 45-35-53, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-35-53. (1) The Department of Public Safety shall issue personal identification cards to persons with disabilities who make application to the department in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner by filing with the Secretary of State under the Administrative Procedures Act. The identification card for persons with disabilities shall prominently display the international handicapped symbol and, in addition to any other information required by this article, may contain a recent color photograph of the applicant and the following information:
(a) Full legal name;
(b) Address of residence;
(c) Birth date;
(d) Date identification card was issued;
(e) Date identification card expires;
(f) Sex;
(g) Height;
(h) Weight;
(i) Eye color;
(j) Location where the identification card was issued;
(k) Signature of
person identified or facsimile thereof; * * *
(l) Such other
information as required by the department * * *; and
(m) Such additional reference and resource information requirements specified in Section 45-35-3.
(2) The identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear an identification card number which shall not be the same as the applicant's social security number. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of identification cards issued pursuant to this article to persons who are not United States citizens. The identification cards of such persons shall include a number and any other identifying information prescribed by the commissioner.
SECTION 5. All personnel employed by and all students enrolled and attending state-supported postsecondary educational institutions under the governing purview of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the Mississippi Community College Board and the board of trustees of a community college district, as prescribed in Chapter 101, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972, and Chapter 69, Title 37, Mississippi Code of 1972, respectively, shall be issued a identification card to be worn or kept on their person at all times while on campus property. Any identification card issued under the authority of this section, whether physical or in an electronic format, shall include the words, "Crisis Lifeline - Dial or text 988, or chat 988lifeline.org".
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.
