Proposed Int. No. 790-A
By Council Members Brewer, Hanif, Louis, Joseph, Richardson Jordan, Ayala, Abreu, Gutiérrez, Krishnan, Hudson, Sanchez, Riley, Cabán, Dinowitz, Stevens, De La Rosa, Avilés, Bottcher, Farías and Restler
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to documentation establishing proof of identity for a New York city identity card
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (1) of subdivision d of section 3-115 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 35 for the year 2014, is amended to read as follows:
(1) Proof of identity. In order to establish identity, an applicant shall be required to produce one or more of the following documents:
(i) a U.S. or foreign passport;
(ii) a U.S. state driver’s license;
(iii) a U.S. state identification card;
(iv) a U.S. permanent resident card;
(v) a consular identification card;
(vi) a photo identification card with name, address, date of birth, and expiration date issued by another country to its citizens or nationals as an alternative to a passport for re-entry to the issuing country;
(vii) a certified copy of U.S. or foreign birth certificate;
(viii) a Social Security card;
(ix) a national identification card with photo, name, address, date of birth, and expiration date;
(x) a foreign driver’s license;
(xi) a U.S. or foreign military identification card;
(xii) a current visa issued by a government agency;
(xiii) a U.S. individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) authorization letter;
(xiv) an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card; [or]
(xv) documentation issued by federal immigration authorities as provided by rule of the administering agency;
(xvi) a street vendor license;
(xvii) a record of arrest and prosecution;
(xviii) identification from a jail, prison, or detention center;
(xix) a letter from a legal services or social services provider organization attesting to the applicant’s identity; or
(xx) any other documentation that the administering agency deems acceptable.
The administering agency may by rule determine the weight to be given to each type of document provided in this paragraph, and require that an applicant produce more than one document to establish identity.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law, except that the administering agency, as defined in section 3-115 of the administrative code of the city of New York, shall take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgating of rules, before such date.
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LS # 10406
2/13/23