Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Except as provided in (3), an applicant's
full legal name is required on a driver's license application, including a
renewal application, and on the license itself.
(2) For driver licensing and identification
card purposes, an applicant's full legal name is deemed to be the individual's
name as shown on the primary document presented by the applicant under ARM
23.3.131 unless:
(a) the applicant submits one or more
documents as specified in ARM
23.3.128 that verify a name
change;
(b) the applicant wants to
replace a middle name with the applicant's last name prior to marriage;
or
(c) the name has been truncated
in accordance with (3).
(3) The space provided for recording a name
on a driver's license or identification card may not exceed 31 characters,
including up to three field delimiters.
(a)
If the name exceeds 31 characters on an original or renewal application, the
name will be truncated by the department in a manner that will permit proper
printing on the license or card.
(i) If the
name of an applicant must be shortened, each middle name will be truncated
through the second letter of the middle name. Each middle initial must be
recorded.
(ii) If, after truncating
the middle name(s), the name still exceeds 31 characters, the first name will
be truncated through the second letter of the first name. The first initial of
the first name must be recorded.
(b) If an individual has only one name, that
name must be recorded as the individual's last name.
(c) If the individual's first name is
unknown, no first name may be recorded.
(d) Multiple middle names must be recorded
without a space separation and, if necessary, truncated according to (3) (a)
(i).
(e) No titles of address, such
as "Ms" or "Dr", may be recorded unless such title actually appears on the
primary document presented by the applicant.
(f) If an individual has more than one middle
name or more than one last name, the last name must be recorded in combination
separated by a hyphen only if that is how it is recorded on the presenting
primary document.
(4) A
license renewal applicant will not be required to present a primary document to
verify the applicant's full legal name unless the driver record maintained by
the department for the applicant needs to be updated because the applicant's
name changed after the prior license was issued.
Sec.
61-5-125,
MCA; IMP, Sec.
61-5-107,
61-5-111,
MCA;
