SB 544: Identification documents; modifying certain authority and authorizing certain agreements between Department of Public Safety and Service Oklahoma. Emergency. - Oklahoma

Floor (House) → Floor (Senate) · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma statutes to strengthen identification document security by establishing a specialized Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit, requiring fingerprint imaging for all driver license applicants, and expanding penalties for license misuse. The changes enhance law enforcement capabilities to combat identity fraud while adding protections for minors and deceased persons.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of identification document security measures from general fraud investigation to specifically targeting fraudulent documents created for unlawfully residing persons, and adds new requirements for fingerprint imaging across all license applications.

REQUIREMENT

Establishes a new Identity Verification Unit (IVU) within the Department of Public Safety specifically focused on investigating fraudulent identification documents created for unlawfully residing persons in Oklahoma.

Requires all applicants for driver licenses or identification cards to submit to computerized finger imaging, with exceptions only for persons over 65 whose fingerprints cannot be scanned.

Requires Service Oklahoma to adopt rules necessary to implement the new fingerprint imaging procedures and identity verification unit operations.

ELIGIBILITY

Adds requirement that unemancipated persons under 18 must have legal custodial parent authorization or notarized affidavit before receiving a driver license or identification card.

ENFORCEMENT

Requires court orders from judges of competent jurisdiction for law enforcement agencies to access computerized finger imaging data, with specific exceptions for identifying deceased, missing, or endangered persons.

Expands misdemeanor penalties to include displaying licenses after suspension/revocation, lending licenses to others, displaying altered information, and permitting unlawful use of identification cards.

Enrolled (final version) → Floor (House) · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma statutes related to identification documents, primarily updating the name of the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit and clarifying its purpose to include investigating documents created for unlawfully residing persons. The House floor version adds formatting headers and page numbers while maintaining the core legislative content from the enrolled Senate version.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on identification document fraud prevention and driver license security, with no substantive changes to applicability or jurisdiction.

DEFINITION

Changed the unit name from 'Fraudulent Documents Identification (FDI) Unit an Identity Verification Unit (IVU)' to clarify the relationship between the two unit names in the statute.

TECHNICAL

Added House floor version headers, page numbers, and committee amendment indicators that were not present in the enrolled Senate version.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to House formatting standards.

Removed the 'ENROLLED SENATE' header and replaced it with 'HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION' designation.

Engrossed → Enrolled (final version) · 2 edits · May 5, 2025

MINOR

This bill transitions from an Engrossed to an Enrolled version, finalizing the text for state law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with only formatting adjustments such as page numbering, header styling, and minor text alignment modifications between the two versions.

TECHNICAL

Page numbering and header formatting were adjusted to reflect the final enrolled version of the bill.

Minor text alignment and spacing changes were made throughout the document for final publication formatting.

Introduced → Engrossed · 5 edits · Mar 26, 2025

MODERATE

This bill amends Oklahoma statutes to create a new Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit within the Department of Public Safety to investigate those selling fake IDs. It also updates rules for fingerprint imaging for driver's licenses and adds new misdemeanor offenses for misuse of licenses.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of the Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit to specifically target documents created for unlawfully residing persons and adds new enforcement provisions for license misuse.

REQUIREMENT

Establishes a new Fraudulent Documents Identification Unit and Identity Verification Unit to investigate sale of fraudulent identification documents

Requires the Commissioner of Public Safety to create rules for administering the new unit

Updates fingerprint imaging procedures to include exceptions for persons over 65 and maintains requirements for minors

ENFORCEMENT

Adds new misdemeanor offenses for permitting unlawful use of licenses and failing to perform required acts under the chapter

Expands felony provisions to include manufacturing or possessing devices used to create fake licenses

Identification documents; modifying certain authority and authorizing certain agreements between Department of Public Safety and Service Oklahoma. Emergency.

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