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HB 1093 Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release.

Introduced by: Patrick A. Hope | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Prisoners; obtaining certain identification documentation upon release. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to provide the assistance necessary for any prisoner who does not already possess a government-issued identification card to apply for and obtain such identification. The requirement would apply for any prisoner who has been confined for a period of 90 days or more. If a prisoner is unable to obtain a government-issued identification, the Department would provide a Department of Corrections Offender Identification form. The bill further requires all costs and fees associated with obtaining such identification documentation to be paid by the prisoner unless the prisoner is determined to be indigent. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue special identification cards prior to the release of any prisoner and requires the prisoner to pay all costs and fees associated with obtaining such card. This bill is identical to HB 1467.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Prisoners; special identification cards. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to, upon request, assist any prisoner who does not already possess a valid government-issued identification card with all of the paperwork necessary for such prisoner to obtain a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to a prisoner upon his release. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue such identification cards but does not require it.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Prisoners; special identification cards. Requires the Department of Corrections and the sheriff, jail superintendent, or other jail administrator of a local correctional facility to, upon request, provide a special identification card issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles to a prisoner upon his release. The bill requires that the correctional institution provide or assist the prisoner in providing the necessary paperwork to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Current law authorizes local correctional institutions to issue such identification cards but does not require it.