A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require a noncitizen of the united states who is present in the united States to present a valid passport from the country of origin and valid documentation showing legal presence issued by the united states government to receive a drivers license from the Division of motor vehicles.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7(b3) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑7.  Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
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(b3)	The Division shall adopt rules implementing the provisions of subsection (b1) of this section with respect to proof of residency in this State. Those rules shall ensure that applicants submit verified or verifiable residency and address information that can be reasonably considered to be valid and that is provided on any of the following:
(1)	A document issued by an agency of the United States.
(2)	A document issued by another state.
(3)	A document issued by the State of North Carolina, or a political subdivision of this State. This includes an agency or instrumentality of this State.
(4)	A preprinted bank or other corporate statement.
(5)	A preprinted business letterhead.
(6)	Any other document deemed reliable by the Division.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 20‑7(b4) reads as rewritten:
"(b4)	Examples of documents that are reasonably reliable indicators of residency include, but are not limited to, any of the following:
(1)	A pay stub with the payee's address.
(2)	A utility bill showing the address of the applicant‑payor.
(3)	A contract for an apartment, house, modular unit, or manufactured home with a North Carolina address signed by the applicant.
(4)	A receipt for personal property taxes paid.
(5)	A receipt for real property taxes paid to a North Carolina locality.
(6)	A current automobile insurance policy issued to the applicant and showing the applicant's address.
(7)	A monthly or quarterly financial statement from a North Carolina regulated financial institution.
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SECTION 3.  G.S. 20‑7(f)(3) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑7.  Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
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 (f)	Duration and Renewal of Licenses. – Drivers licenses shall be issued and renewed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.
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 (3)	Duration of license. – A drivers license that was issued by the Division and is renewed by the Division expires at the end of the period provided by this subsection after the expiration date of the license that is renewed unless the Division determines that a license of shorter duration should be issued when the applicant  presents a valid passport from the country of origin and valid documentation demonstrating legal presence in the United States and that documentation is issued to the applicant under the authority of the United States Government, but in no event shall the license expire later than the applicant's lawful presence in the United States. A person may apply to the Division to renew a license during the 180‑day period before the license expires. The Division may not accept an application for renewal made before the 180‑day period begins.
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SECTION 4.  G.S. 20‑7(s) reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑7.  Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses.
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 (s)	Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b1) of this section that an applicant present a valid social security number, the Division shall issue a drivers license of limited duration, under subsection (f) of this section, to an applicant present in the United States that presents a valid passport from the country of origin and valid documentation demonstrating legal presence in the United States and that documentation is issued to the applicant under the authority of the United States Government."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2007.