GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
S	1
SENATE BILL 700
     

 
Short Title:	NCDL-Address Requirement on Application.	()	
Sponsors:	Senators Dannelly;  Ballance, Clodfelter, Cunningham, Hoyle, Lee, Rand, and Warren.	
Referred to:	Transportation.	
March 26, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO OBTAIN PROOF OF ADDRESS ON A DRIVERS LICENSE APPLICATION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑7(b1) reads as rewritten:
"(b1)	Application. – To obtain a drivers license from the Division, a person must complete an application form provided by the Division, present at least two forms of identification approved by the Commissioner, be a resident of this State, and demonstrate his or her physical and mental ability to drive safely a motor vehicle included in the class of license for which the person has applied. At least one of the forms of identification shall indicate the applicant's mailing and residence address. The Division may copy the identification presented or hold it for a brief period of time to verify its authenticity. To obtain an endorsement, a person must demonstrate his or her physical and mental ability to drive safely the type of motor vehicle for which the endorsement is required.
The application form must request all of the following information, and it must contain the disclosures concerning the request for an applicant's social security number required by section 7 of the federal Privacy Act of 1974, Pub. L. No. 93‑579:
(1)	The applicant's full name.
(2)	The applicant's mailing address and residence address.
(3)	A physical description of the applicant, including the applicant's sex, height, eye color, and hair color.
(4)	The applicant's date of birth.
(5)	The applicant's social security number. The Division shall not issue a license to an applicant who fails to provide the applicant's social security number.
(6)	The applicant's signature.
If an applicant is unable to produce a form of identification with a mailing and residence address, the applicant may complete a sworn affidavit containing the required address information on a form to be approved by the Commissioner. That form shall contain the provisions of G.S. 20-17(a)(5) requiring mandatory revocation of a license by the Division for perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the Division."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001.