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Committee weighs H.549 changes as DMV seeks to issue "highest credential" to people leaving custody
Summary
Legislators debated H.549, which would extend non-driver ID eligibility to detainees after six months in custody. DMV proposed draft language (2.1) to allow DOC to submit documentation so released people receive the highest credential they qualify for; DMV asked for a 2027 implementation window to complete system changes.
The Corrections & Institutions committee on Feb. 12 discussed H.549, a bill that would extend eligibility for state non-driver identification cards to people detained in Department of Corrections facilities after six months in custody. Committee members and Department of Motor Vehicles officials debated whether to accept DMV's draft language, which would let DOC submit documentation so someone leaving custody receives the "highest credential that they are eligible for," potentially including a driver's license or permit rather than only a non-driver ID.
Nancy Prescott, director of operations at the Department of Motor Vehicles, told the committee, "Our language is proposing to change to get the individual the highest credential that they are eligible for, which could now include a license or a permit in addition to if they don't have eligibility for that, they would still get the non driver." She said DMV's intent is to give people leaving custody the…
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