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12-18-2009, 10:55 AM
December 18th, 2009
By Paul Nelson
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Currently, people who aren't United States citizens but are still allowed to be in the country legally can get only a driver privilege card, which can't be used as a legal ID.
Beginning Jan. 1, non-citizens who can prove they're in the United States can get what's called a "limited-term" license.
Utah Driver License Division director Nannette Rolfe says, "[They're] more recognized by the federal government as a regular license because they are in the country legally
and they can prove their legal status."
Rolfe says the new licenses will expire when the person's legal status does.
"If they are in the country three years, and their federal documents show they're in the country for three years, that's what will reflect on the license," she says.
People who can't prove they're in the United States legally will still be able to get driver's privilege cards.
You may think this only affects people born outside of the United States, but Rolfe says this new rule affects everyone.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9072476
By Paul Nelson
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Currently, people who aren't United States citizens but are still allowed to be in the country legally can get only a driver privilege card, which can't be used as a legal ID.
Beginning Jan. 1, non-citizens who can prove they're in the United States can get what's called a "limited-term" license.
Utah Driver License Division director Nannette Rolfe says, "[They're] more recognized by the federal government as a regular license because they are in the country legally
and they can prove their legal status."
Rolfe says the new licenses will expire when the person's legal status does.
"If they are in the country three years, and their federal documents show they're in the country for three years, that's what will reflect on the license," she says.
People who can't prove they're in the United States legally will still be able to get driver's privilege cards.
You may think this only affects people born outside of the United States, but Rolfe says this new rule affects everyone.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=9072476