45-35-53 - Issuance of personal identification card; information to be included on card. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 45-35-53. Issuance of personal identification card; information to be included on card.
 

(1)  The Department of Public Safety shall issue personal identification cards to persons with disabilities who make application to the department in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the commissioner. The identification card for persons with disabilities shall prominently display the international handicapped symbol and, in addition to any other information required by this act, may contain a recent color photograph of the applicant and the following information: 

(a) Full legal name; 

(b) Address of residence; 

(c) Birth date; 

(d) Date identification card was issued; 

(e) Date identification card expires; 

(f) Sex; 

(g) Height; 

(h) Weight; 

(i) Eye color; 

(j) Location where the identification card was issued; 

(k) Signature of person identified or facsimile thereof; 

(l) Fingerprint of person identified; and 

(m) Such other information as required by the department. 

(2)  The identification card for persons with disabilities shall bear the signatures of the commissioner and the Governor and shall bear an identification card number which shall not be the same as the applicant's social security number, unless the person specifically requests that the social security number be used. The commissioner shall prescribe the form of identification cards issued pursuant to this article to persons who are not United States citizens and who do not possess a social security number issued by the United States government. The identification cards of such persons shall include a number and any other identifying information prescribed by the commissioner. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2005, ch. 464, § 2, eff from and after July 1, 2005.