1. Every applicant for an identification card must furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age by presenting:
(a) An original or certified copy of the required documents as prescribed by regulation; or
(b) A photo identification card issued by the Department of Corrections pursuant to NRS 209.511 which indicates that the Director of the Department of Corrections has verified the full legal name and age of the applicant pursuant to subsection 4 of that section.
2. The Director shall adopt regulations:
(a) Prescribing the documents an applicant may use to furnish proof of his or her full legal name and age to the Department pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, including, without limitation, a document issued by the Department pursuant to NRS 483.375 or 483.8605; and
(b) Setting forth criteria pursuant to which the Department will issue or refuse to issue an identification card in accordance with this section to a person who is a citizen of a state or a foreign country. The criteria pursuant to which the Department shall issue or refuse to issue an identification card to a citizen of a foreign country must be based upon the purpose for which that person is present within the United States.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Department shall not accept a consular identification card as proof of the age or identity of an applicant for an identification card. As used in this subsection, “consular identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.006.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 786; A 1985, 1942; 1989, 476; 1995, 36; 2003, 1241, 1935, 2467; 2007, 2791; 2013, 1261; 2017, 1284; 2019, 648, 1795, 4479, effective July 1, 2020)
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