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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 18. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Chapter 18-1. ISSUANCE OF DRIVER LICENSES |
Section 18-112. SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS
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112.1The Mayor of the District of Columbia or his or her authorized agent may offer on a voluntary basis for issuance to residents of the District of Columbia a special identification card, which may contain the name, address, photograph and such other identifying data that the Mayor or his or her agent may prescribe.
112.2 The special identification card shall only be issued to residents of the District over age fifteen (15), upon the payment of a fee and the submission of an application that includes the information required by §§ 103.2, 103.4 and 103.5 of this chapter, except that residents released from a federal or state correctional or detention facility within the previous six (6) months may obtain an identification card upon the facility entering into a written agreement with the Director, in which the facility agrees to provide information acceptable to the Director.
112.3The amount of the fee and form of application for the special identification card shall be determined by the Mayor or his or her agent.
112.4The special identification card shall not be used in place of any license or permit required to operate a vehicle by §§ 100 through 111 of this chapter.
112.5The special identification card shall carry conspicuously a notation that disclaims the bearer's authority to use the card for any purpose other than identification.
112.6The special identification shall carry the statement, "This identification is furnished by the District of Columbia as a service to the bearer. Application for, or possession of this card is not required by law."
112.7The special identification shall be valid for up to eight (8) years, as determined by the Director, but may be renewed upon request and payment of the fee for renewal.
112.8Residents of the District of Columbia who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older, residents of the District of Columbia released from a federal, District, or state correctional or detention facility within the previous six (6) months, and residents of the District of Columbia without a fixed, regular District residence as determined by the Department of Human Services shall be exempt from paying a fee for a special identification card.
112.9No police officer shall be authorized to request presentation of the card authorized by this section as a means of identification, although the same may be volunteered by the bearer.
112.10 [REPEALED].
112.11Any person who shall use fraud or misrepresentation in the application for or use of a special identification card issued under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars ($ 300), or imprisoned for a period not exceeding ten (10) days, or both.
112.12The fee for a special identification card shall be as follows:
(a)Each original or renewal card
$20;
(b)Each duplicate card
$20;
(c)For residents sixty-five (65) years of age or older
No charge;
(d)Residents released from a federal or state correctional or detention facility within the previous six (6) months
No charge;
(e)Residents without a fixed, regular District residence as determined by the Department of Human Services
No charge
112.13Any person holding a valid driver's license or identification card from any jurisdiction must surrender it to the Department prior to obtaining a District of Columbia special use identification card.
112.14The Director is further authorized to extend the validity of any special identification card without additional fee for such additional period or periods as the Director, in his or her discretion, may determine; Provided, that such additional period(s) shall not exceed eight (8) years in the aggregate.
112.15 Each special identification card shall include the same information as set forth in §§ 107.2 and 107.3 of this title.
112.16The special identification card shall be renewed under the same terms and conditions for a driver license as set forth in §§ 107.4, 110.9(d)-(e) and 110.10.
112.17The application of any person under eighteen (18) years of age for a special identification card shall be accompanied by a written notarized statement signed by a parent or guardian of the applicant consenting to the issuance of the card.