Reprinted

February 9, 2007





HOUSE BILL No. 1042

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DIGEST OF HB 1042 (Updated February 8, 2007 1:55 pm - DI 103)



Citations Affected: IC 9-16; IC 9-24.

Synopsis: Various BMV issues. Requires a bureau of motor vehicles (BMV) license branch to remain open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday and from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Provides that a male who is or will be required to register with the Selective Service System may do so when he applies for issuance or renewal of certain licenses at the BMV.

Effective: July 1, 2007.





Orentlicher , Burton




    January 8, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety.
    January 23, 2007, amended, reported _ Do Pass.
    February 8, 2007, read second time, amended, ordered engrossed.





Reprinted

February 9, 2007

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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HOUSE BILL No. 1042



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning motor vehicles.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 9-16-1-7; (07)HB1042.2.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 9-16-1-7, AS AMENDED BY P.L.156-2006, SECTION 1, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply to a license branch in a county if there are no precincts in the county in which an election is held on election day.
    (b) On each general, municipal, primary, and special election day (as defined in IC 3-5-2-18), all license branches that provide state identification cards must remain open from 6:00 a.m., local time, to 6:00 p.m., local time, solely for the purpose of issuing driver's licenses and state identification cards under IC 9-24.
    (c) On the day before each general, municipal, primary, and special election day (as defined in IC 3-5-2-18), all license branches that provide state identification cards must remain open from 8:30 a.m., local time, to 8:00 p.m., local time, may conduct business solely for the purpose of issuing driver's licenses and state identification cards under IC 9-24.
    (d) The commission shall:
        (1) designate another day as time off; or
        (2) authorize overtime pay;
for license branch personnel required to work on an election day.
SOURCE: IC 9-16-1-8; (07)HB1042.2.2. -->     SECTION 2. IC 9-16-1-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 7(b) of this chapter, a license branch or a full service contractor under section 4 of this chapter shall remain open from:
        (1) 8:00 a.m., local time, to 8:00 p.m., local time, on Monday through Friday; and
        (2) 8:00 a.m., local time, to 5:00 p.m., local time, on Saturday.

SOURCE: IC 9-24-9-5.5; (07)HB1042.2.3. -->     SECTION 3. IC 9-24-9-5.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 5.5. (a) Any male who:
        (1) applies for issuance or renewal of any license listed in IC 9-24-1-1;
        (2) is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
        (3) is or will be required to register under 50 App. U.S.C. 453(a);
may authorize the bureau to register him with the Selective Service System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military Selective Service Act under 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq.
    (b) The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal must include a box that an applicant can check to:
        (1) identify the applicant as a male who is less than twenty-six (26) years of age; and
        (2) indicate the applicant's intention to authorize the bureau to submit the necessary information to the Selective Service System to register the applicant with the Selective Service System in compliance with federal law.
    (c) The application form for a driver's license or driver's license renewal shall contain the following statement:
        "Failure to register with the Selective Service System in compliance with the requirements of the federal Military Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 451 et seq., is a felony and is punishable by up to five (5) years imprisonment and a two hundred fifty thousand dollar ($250,000) fine. Failure to register may also render you ineligible for certain federal benefits, including student financial aid, job training, and United States citizenship for male immigrants."
    (d) When authorized by the applicant in conformity with this section, the bureau shall forward the necessary registration

information provided by the applicant to the Selective Service System in the electronic format or other format approved by the Selective Service System.
    (e) Failure of an applicant to authorize the bureau to register the applicant with the Selective Service System is not a basis for denying the applicant driving privileges.

    (f) This section is effective July 1, 2008.