Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 375-3-1-.02 - Applications and Supporting Documentation
(1) Customers applying for issuance or
renewal of any driver's license, permit, or identification card issued by the
Department shall complete a written application in a form to be determined by
the Department. Such application shall require the applicant to indicate the
following:
(a) Whether he or she has ever
been issued a driver's license by the State of Georgia or any other state or
agency, and if so, the date and place of issuance with the license number, if
known;
(b) Whether any previously
issued license, whether issued by the State of Georgia or any other state or
licensing agency, has ever been revoked, suspended or canceled, or whether any
application for a motor vehicle driver's license has ever been denied. The
application shall state the cause for revocation, suspension, cancellation or
denial, the circumstances surrounding the action taken, the number of times
such action has been taken and whether the license has been re-issued or
application granted; and
(2) Applications executed pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include a declaration under penalty of perjury that the
information contained in the application is true and correct.
(3) Each application must be supported by
documentation of the customer's identity, specifically his or her name and date
of birth. Documents that are acceptable include the following:
(a) Valid, unexpired U.S. passport;
(b) Certified copy of a birth certificate
filed with the State Office of Vital Statistics or equivalent agency in the
customer's state of birth;
(c)
Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued by the U.S. Department of State, Form
FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545;
(d)
Valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS);
(e) Unexpired Employment
Authorization Document (Form I-766/EAD) issued by the DHS;
(f) Unexpired foreign passport with a valid
unexpired U.S. visa affixed accompanied by the approved I-94 form documenting
the applicant's most recent admittance into the United States;
(g) Certificate of Naturalization issued by
the DHS, Form N-550 or N-570;
(h)
Certificate of Citizenship, Form N-560 or N-561, issued by the DHS;
or
(i) An uncertified copy of a
state-issued birth certificate or a hospital or other commemorative birth
certificate for a birth in the State of Georgia if such can be verified
electronically with the records of the Georgia Department of Public Health. The
driver's license, permit or identification card issued by the Department shall
reflect the full legal name reflected on such documentation. If a customer's
name has changed from the name listed in the document presented in satisfaction
of this paragraph, such change must be supported by documentation in the form
of a marriage license, marriage license application, divorce decree, adoption
decree, or other court order. Original or certified copies of documents are
required.
(4) Each
customer may be required to provide documentation of his or her Social Security
number in one of the following forms:
(a)
Social Security card;
(b) DDS
approved application pursuant to paragraph (1); or
(c) other approved documentation which
contains the customer's Social Security number.
(5) Social security numbers provided pursuant
to paragraph (4) shall be verified as required by
6 C.F.R.
§
37.11(e)(2) and 6
C.F.R. § 37.13(b)(2). This paragraph shall not apply to non-U.S. citizen
customers who are not eligible for issuance of a Social Security number due to
their ineligibility to work pursuant to their immigration status. Customers
claiming this exemption must provide documentation thereof from the Social
Security Administration.
(6) Each
customer must provide two (2) documents to substantiate residence in the State
of Georgia. Such documents must contain the customer's name and residence
address, and they must be dated by the sender or postmarked within six (6)
months prior to the date on which they are presented. Renewal customers who are
providing such documentation to satisfy the requirements of
6 C.F.R.
§
37.11 may utilize any previously
issued driver's license, permit, or identification card, and they may submit
such documents electronically so long as the address reflected therein matches
the address already reflected on such person's most recently issued driver's
license, permit, or identification card.
The following forms of documentation are examples of what can be used to satisfy the proof of residence requirement.
This is not an exhaustive list as acceptable document types are subject to change.
* Mortgage Documents
* Lease
* Military Housing Agreement Letter
* Utility Bills - Dated within previous six (6) months. Utility bill for services installed at your residential address (water, sewer, gas, electricity, cable/satellite TV, Internet, telephone/cell phone, or garbage collection). Please redact account numbers.
* Motor Vehicle Information - Vehicle Registration or Title, Insurance policy or Insurance Card with address displayed.
* Documents Issued by Federal, State or Local Governments - From current or preceding calendar year
(7) Each customer must provide documentation
of his or her citizenship or lawful status in the United States. Pursuant to
6
C.F.R. §
37.3 a person has lawful status
if he or she presents proof that he or she is a citizen or national of the
United States; or an alien: lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary
residence in the United States; with conditional permanent resident status in
the United States; who has an approved application for asylum in the United
States or has entered into the United States in refugee status; who has a valid
nonimmigrant status in the United States; who has a pending application for
asylum in the United States; who has a pending or approved application for
temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States; who has approved
deferred action status; or who has a pending application for lawful permanent
residence (LPR) or conditional permanent resident status.
(a) The following documents shall suffice as
proof of citizenship:
(i) Valid, unexpired
U.S. passport;
(ii) Certified copy
of a birth certificate filed with the State Office of Vital Statistics or
equivalent agency in the customer's state of birth;
(iii) Consular Report of Birth Abroad issued
by the U.S. Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350 or FS-545;
(iv) Certificate of Naturalization issued by
the DHS, Form N-550 or N-570; or
(v) Certificate of Citizenship, Form N-560 or
N-561, issued by the DHS.
(b) A valid, unexpired Permanent Resident
Card (Form I-551) issued by the DHS or USCIS shall suffice as proof of lawful
status in the United States. Non-U.S. citizen customers whose identities are
proven using an unexpired Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766/EAD)
issued by DHS; or an unexpired foreign passport with a valid, unexpired U.S.
visa affixed accompanied by the approved I-94 form documenting the applicant's
most recent admittance into the United States; or a REAL ID driver's license or
identification card issued in compliance with the standards established by
6 C.F.R.
§
37.11 must also present a second
verifiable document issued by the DHS or other Federal agencies demonstrating
lawful status as determined by USCIS. All documentation of lawful status is
required to be verified with the DHS' Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program (SAVE) in the manner prescribed in
6 C.F.R. §
37.13.
(8)
(a) The
Department shall not accept documents issued outside the United States except
foreign passports. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a customer cannot, for
reasons beyond his or her control, present any other document as proof of his
or her name, including changes thereto, such documentation shall be accepted
pursuant to the foregoing exception process. Such documentation must be printed
in English or translated into English by a professional translating service,
non-profit corporation, consular official of the country of issuance, or other
entity approved by the Department. The original certified document and the
original English translation document must be presented to the
Department.
(b) Customers who have
been designated as asylees by the United States Department of Homeland Security
may satisfy the requirements for proof of identity, lawful status in the United
States, and residence by providing the following:
(i) Original I-94 indicating asylee status;
and
(ii) Proof of residence as set
forth in paragraph (6).
(c) Customers who have been designated as
refugees by the United States Department of Homeland Security may satisfy the
requirements for proof of identity, lawful status in the United States, and
residence by providing the following:
(i) If
the applicant is a refugee initially placed in the State of Georgia upon
arrival in the United States:
1) Original
I-94 indicating refugee status;
2)
Reception and placement form identifying agency responsible for settling
applicant in the State of Georgia; and
3) Refugee Affidavit form bearing notarized
signature of representative of the placement agency identified in the reception
and placement form submitted to satisfy paragraph (8)(c)(i)2) and containing
applicant's residence address. The Department will notarize said forms at the
Customer Service Center at which the applicant applies for said initial
issuance if the placement agency does not have a notary on staff.
(ii) If the applicant is a refugee
age eighteen (18) or over who was initially placed in a state other than
Georgia upon arrival in the United States, but who has since moved to the State
of Georgia:
1) Original I-94 indicating
refugee status;
2) Driver's license
or identification card issued by previous state of residence; and
3) Proof of residence as set forth in
paragraph (6).
(iii) If
the applicant is a refugee under age eighteen (18) who was initially placed in
a state other than Georgia upon arrival in the United States, but who has since
moved to the State of Georgia:
1) Original
I-94 indicating refugee status; and
2) Proof of residence as set forth in
paragraph (6).
(d) If the applicant is a probationer,
parolee or person who has been released from the custody of the Georgia
Department of Corrections within the last sixty (60) days, and he or she is
unable to provide one or both documents needed to prove his or her residence,
he or she may prove his or her residence address by submitting confirmation
thereof from an employee of the Department of Corrections or the State Board of
Pardons and Paroles on the form designated by the Department.
(e) If the applicant is a resident of a
nursing home or other medical care facility, and he or she is unable to provide
both documents needed to prove his or her residence, he or she may prove his or
her residence address as the address of such nursing home or medical care
facility based upon confirmation thereof from the nursing home or medical care
facility on its letterhead. Such confirmation must include the customer's name
and date of birth, the address of the nursing home, the name and phone number
of a representative thereof, and the signature of such
representative.
(f) If the
applicant is a homeless individual, he or she may utilize the address of a
homeless shelter or other service provider upon confirmation thereof from the
homeless shelter or care provider. Such confirmation must include the
customer's name and date of birth, the address of the homeless shelter or care
provider, the name and phone number of a representative thereof, and the
signature of such representative.
(g) If the applicant is in the care of the
Department of Human Services or the Department of Juvenile Justice, he or she
may prove his or her residence address by submitting confirmation thereof from
an employee of thereof.
(h) If the
applicant is age seventy (70) or more, he or she may prove his or her name and
date of birth utilizing an original discharge document from the military or a
statement from the Social Security Administration containing the customer's
name and date of birth.
(i) If the
applicant became a United States citizen pursuant to the Child Citizenship Act
of 2000 upon his or her adoption by a Georgia resident, then he or she may
satisfy the requirements for proving his or her identity and citizenship by
presenting a State of Georgia Certificate of Foreign Birth.
(j) If the applicant possesses a previously
issued United States passport that has expired, but the expiration date is less
than ten (10) years from the date on which he or she makes application for a
license, permit, or identification card, then he or she may satisfy the
requirements for proving his or her identity and citizenship by presenting such
expired passport.
(k) If the
applicant is age sixty (60) or more and has held a Georgia driver's license,
permit, or identification card for at least twenty (20) years prior to making
application for renewal thereof, he or she may prove his or her name and date
of birth utilizing an original discharge document from the military or a
statement from the Social Security Administration containing the customer's
name and date of birth.
(l) As
provided in 6 C.F.R. Part 37, if for reasons beyond the control of an applicant
who has satisfied citizenship and is renewing their Georgia drivers' license,
permit, or identification card cannot provide an identity document, the
Department may accept a Georgia Driver's license, permit or identification card
that is valid or has been expired less than two (2) years provided it bears the
name that has previously been and continues to verify through the Social
Security Administration and the applicants' photographs continue to match
without incident, and use of such card is approved by an authorized managing
supervisor of the Department.
(m)
In the event a customer is unable to satisfy the documentary requirements set
forth herein, he or she may propose the use of alternative documents. Such
requests shall contain a specific explanation of why the customer is unable to
provide the documents, a showing that the alternative documents are equivalent
to the documents required in the regulation and include copies of the documents
proposed. The Department shall not accept alternative documentation as proof of
lawful status in the United States.
(9) Customers applying for the renewal of a
driver's license, permit or identification card by means other than personal
appearance, shall be authorized to do so pursuant to Ga. Comp. R. & Regs.
R.
375-3-2-.04.
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