La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-1903

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1903 - Application for Special Identification Card

A. First time applicants applying for a Louisiana special identification card will be required to provide one of the following combinations of identification:

1. one primary and two secondary documents; or

2. two primary documents.

B. When an applicant applying for a Louisiana special identification card possesses a current Louisiana driver's license, additional identification shall not be required.

C. If the applicant possesses a valid out-of-state driver's license, no secondary documents will be required if the applicant provides the department with a Louisiana residence.

D. When an applicant applies for a duplicate identification card and a digitized photographic image of the individual does not exist, the applicant shall be required to provide one of the following combinations of identification for verification purposes:

1. one primary and one secondary document; or

2. three secondary documents.

1. An expired Louisiana driver's license or previous, expired Louisiana identification card provided the photograph clearly identifies the applicant as the same may be accepted for verification purposes.

2. A Louisiana identification card beginning with the letter "X" shall not be accepted for purposes of verification.

F. If a digital photographic image exists, then the digital photographic image shall be compared to the applicant. Once viewed for positive identification, the digital photographic image shall be considered a primary document and applicant need only provide one secondary document. The acceptance of the digital photographic image shall be at the discretion of the motor vehicle employee processing the application or the motor vehicle employee's supervisor.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-1903

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 24:2317 (December 1998).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 40:1321.