Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 761 - Transportation Department
Driver Licenses
Chapter 630 - Nonoperator's Identification
Rule 761-630.2 - Application and Issuance
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 13, December 25, 2024
(1) An applicant for a nonoperator's identification card shall complete and sign an application form at a driver's license service center. The signature shall be without qualification and shall contain only the applicant's usual signature without any other titles, characters or symbols.
(2) The applicant shall present proof of identity, date of birth, social security number, Iowa residency, current residential address and lawful status as required by rule 761-601.5 (321). If applicable, submission of a parent's, guardian's or custodian's consent is also required in accordance with rule 761-601.6 (321). The applicant or a current cardholder may provide the department with emergency contact information in accordance with rule 761-601.3 (321).
(3) The nonoperator's identification card shall be coded for identification only, as explained on the reverse side of the card. The card shall expire eight years from the date of issue. A card issued to a person who is a foreign national with temporary lawful status shall be issued only for the length of time the person is authorized to be present in the United States as verified by the department, not to exceed two years. However, if the person's lawful status as verified by the department has no expiration date, the card shall be issued for a period of no longer than one year.
(4) Upon the request of the cardholder, the department shall indicate on the nonoperator's identification card any of the following:
(5) The issuance fee is $8. However, no issuance fee shall be charged for a person whose license has been suspended for incapability pursuant to rule 761-615.14(321), who has been denied further licensing in lieu of a suspension for incapability pursuant to rule 761-615.4(321), or who voluntarily surrenders the person's license in lieu of suspension for incapability pursuant to rule 761-615.14(321).
(6) An applicant who is a foreign national with temporary lawful status must provide documentation of lawful status as required by 761-subrule 601.5(4) at each renewal.
(7) A person who seeks a nonoperator's identification card that is compliant with the REAL ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. §30301 note, as further defined in 6 CFR Part 37 ("REAL ID nonoperator's identification card"), must meet and comply with all lawful requirements for an Iowa nonoperator's identification card, and must also meet and comply with all application and documentation requirements set forth at 6 CFR Part 37 , including but not limited to documentation of identity, date of birth, social security number, address of principal residence, and evidence of lawful status in the United States. Documents and information provided to fulfill REAL ID requirements must be verified as required in 6 CFR 37.13. An applicant for a REAL ID nonoperator's identification card is subject to a mandatory facial image capture that meets the requirements of 6 CFR 37.11(a). A REAL ID nonoperator's identification card may not be issued, reissued, or renewed except as permitted in 6 CFR Part 37 and may not be issued, reissued, or renewed by any procedure, in any circumstance, to any person, or for any term prohibited under 6 CFR Part 37. The information on the front of any REAL ID nonoperator's identification card must include all information and markings required by 6 CFR 37.17. Nothing in this subrule requires a person to obtain a REAL ID nonoperator's identification card.
(8) A nonoperator's identification card issued to a foreign national with temporary lawful status shall include the following statement on the face of the card: "limited term."
(9) A nonoperator's identification card that is not issued as a REAL ID nonoperator's identification card as defined in subrule 630.2(7) may be marked as required by 6 CFR 37.71 and any subsequent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
(10) The department may determine means or methods for electronic renewal of a nonoperator's identification card.
(11) An applicant for a nonoperator's identification card shall surrender all other driver's licenses and nonoperator's identification cards, other than a temporary permit held under Iowa Code section 321.181. This includes any driver's licenses or nonoperator's identification cards issued by a state other than Iowa or a foreign jurisdiction, unless otherwise provided in a letter of understanding or other written memorialization of reciprocity or understanding. An applicant who renews anonoperator's identification card electronically pursuant to subrule 630.2(10) shall destroy the previous nonoperator's identification card upon receipt of a renewed nonoperator's identification card.