§ 115 - Nondriver identification cards - Vermont Statutes

§ 115. Nondriver identification cards

(a) Any Vermont resident may make application to the commissioner and be issued an identification card which is attested by the commissioner as to true name, correct age, and any other identifying data as the commissioner may require which shall include, in the case of minor applicants, the written consent of the applicant's parent, guardian or other person standing in loco parentis. Every application for an identification card shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain such evidence of age and identity as the commissioner may require. The commissioner shall require payment of a fee of $17.00 at the time application for an identification card is made.

(b) Every identification card shall expire, unless earlier canceled, on the fourth birthday of the applicant following the date of original issue, and may be renewed every four years upon payment of a $20.00 fee.

(c) In the event an identification card is lost, destroyed, mutilated, or a new name is acquired, a replacement may be obtained upon furnishing satisfactory proof to the commissioner and paying a $15.00 fee.

(d) The identification card shall bear the following notice: "For identification purposes only."

(e) The holder of an identification card shall notify the commissioner of motor vehicles, in writing, of a change in address within 30 days after the change is made.

(f) The commissioner shall cancel the identification card if the card is fraudulently obtained, altered or misused.

(g) An identification card issued to a first-time applicant and any subsequent renewals by that person shall contain a photograph or imaged likeness of the applicant. The photographic identification card shall be available at a location designated by the commissioner. A person issued an identification card under this subsection that contains an imaged likeness may renew his or her identification card by mail. Except that a renewal by a person required to have a photograph or imaged likeness under this subsection must be made in person so that an updated imaged likeness of the person is obtained no less often than once every eight years.

(h) An identification card issued to an individual who is under the age of 18 shall be distinguishable by color from an identification card issued to an individual who is over the age of 18 but under the age of 21, and both cards shall be distinguishable by color from an identification card issued to an individual over the age of 21. An identification card issued to an individual under the age of 21 shall clearly indicate, in prominent type, the date on which the individual will become 21. The distinguishing colors shall be the same as those used to distinguish operator's licenses issued under section 610 of this title.

(i) An identification card issued under this subsection to an individual under the age of 30 shall include a magnetic strip that includes only the name, date of birth, height, and weight of the individual identified on the card.

(j) Persons receiving supplemental security income or Social Security disability income and disabled persons as defined in 9 V.S.A. § 4501(2) shall be provided with nondriver identification cards for the following fees:

(1) Original issuance: $10.00.

(2) Renewal every four years: $10.00.

(3) Replacement of lost, destroyed, or mutilated card, or a new name is required: $5.00.

(k) At the option of the applicant, his or her valid Vermont license may be surrendered in connection with an application for an identification card. In those instances, the fee due under subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by:

(1) one-quarter of the four-year fee established by subsection 601(c) of this title for each remaining full year of validity; or

(2) one-half of the two-year fee paid for each remaining full year of validity. (Added 1981, No. 94, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; amended 1981, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. March 2, 1982; 1989, No. 51, § 10; 1995, No. 120 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1999, No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2001, No. 102 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. May 15, 2002; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. March 1, 2004; No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2005, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 2009, No. 50, § 36.)