New Jersey § 39:3-29

§ 39:3-29.

a. (1) The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission shall issue an identification card

to any resident of the State who is 14 years of age or older and who is not the holder

of a valid permit or basic driver's license. The identification card shall attest to the true name, correct age, and veteran

status, upon submission of satisfactory proof, by any veteran, and shall contain other

identifying data as certified by the applicant for such identification card. Every application for an identification card shall be signed and verified by the

applicant and shall be accompanied by the written consent of at least one parent or

the person's legal guardian if the person is under 17 years of age and shall be supported

by such documentary evidence of the age, identity, and veteran status, or blindness,

or disability of such person as the chief administrator may require. A person issued an identification card pursuant to this section may be issued a standard

identification card or a REAL ID identification card. The chief administrator shall require any applicant for a standard identification

card to provide as proof of the applicant's identity, age, and residence primary and

secondary documents, with which the chief administrator shall attribute point values

in accordance with the point based identification verification program established

pursuant to section 28 of P.L.2003, c. 13 ( C.39:2A-28 ). The point total required to prove the identity of an applicant for the standard

probationary license shall be the same for every applicant, regardless of immigration

status. In the event that the commission changes the point total threshold, the requirement

that every applicant reach the same point total threshold shall remain in effect. In addition to requiring an applicant for an identification card to submit satisfactory

proof of identity, age, and, if appropriate, veteran status, the chief administrator

also shall require the applicant to provide: (a) as a condition for obtaining a standard identification card, proof of the applicant's

social security number and one document providing satisfactory proof that the applicant

is a New Jersey resident. If the applicant does not have a social security number, the applicant shall either: (i) provide satisfactory proof of an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number; or (ii) indicate, in a manner prescribed by the commission and consistent with all other

provisions of P.L.2019, c. 271 ( C.39:3-10o et al.), that the applicant is not eligible to receive a social security number;

or (b) as a condition for obtaining a REAL ID identification card: two documents providing

satisfactory proof that the applicant is a New Jersey resident; proof of the applicant's

social security number or verification of ineligibility for a social security number

in accordance with the “REAL ID Act of 2005,” Pub.L.109-13 , any acts amendatory or supplementary thereto, and any federal regulations adopted

thereunder; and proof that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized

under federal law. Any documents and personal information, including an applicant's photograph, obtained

by the commission from an applicant for a standard identification card shall be confidential,

shall not be considered a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c. 73 ( C.47:1A-1 et seq. ), P.L.2001, c. 404 ( C.47:1A-5 et al.), or the common law concerning access to government records, and shall not

be disclosed by the commission for any purposes related to Title 8 of the United States

Code without the informed consent of the applicant, a warrant signed by a State or

federal judge, or a lawful court order or subpoena; except that nothing in this section

shall be construed to prohibit, or in any way restrict, any action where such prohibition

or restriction would be contrary to federal law ; and except that information under this subsection may be shared in accordance with

section 2 of P.L.2021, c. 139 ( C.39:2-3.9 ) . When responding to a warrant, court order, or subpoena, the commission may disclose

only those records or information specifically requested in the warrant, court order,

or subpoena. Possession of a standard identification card issued pursuant to this section shall

not be considered evidence of an individual's citizenship or immigration status and

shall not be used as a basis for an investigation, arrest, citation, prosecution,

or detention. Information regarding an applicant's Individual Tax Identification Number, social

security number, or ineligibility to receive a social security number obtained by

the commission for the issuance of a standard identification card pursuant to this

section, shall not be considered a government record pursuant to P.L.1963, c. 73 ( C.47:1A-1 et seq. ), P.L.2001, c. 404 ( C.47:1A-5 et al.), or the common law concerning access to government records, and shall not

be disclosed by the commission except where: (1) required by section 11 of P.L.1998, c. 1 ( C.2A:17-56.60 ); (2) the applicant provides written informed consent to the disclosure; (3) the

requesting entity presents a warrant signed by a State or federal judge, a lawful

court order, or a subpoena; (4) required by State or federal law, and to the extent

that the disclosure may be necessary to permit the State to participate in the National

Driver Register program, as set forth in 49 U.S.C. s.30301 et seq. ; (5) the disclosure is in connection with an audit or investigation of identity fraud,

driver's license fraud, or non-driver identification card fraud ; or (6) consistent with section 2 of P.L.2021, c. 139 ( C.39:2-3.9 ) . If the chief administrator has reasonable cause to suspect that any document presented

by an applicant pursuant to this section is altered, false or otherwise invalid, the

chief administrator shall refuse to grant the identification card until such time

as the document may be verified by the issuing agency to the chief administrator's

satisfaction. A person violating this section shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment

in the county jail for not more than 60 days. (2) In addition to the requirements for the form and content of an identification

card pursuant to this section, the Chief Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle

Commission shall, upon submission of satisfactory proof, designate on an identification

card that the card holder is a Gold Star Family member. The commission shall provide to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs

personal identifying information for any person issued an identification card with

a Gold Star Family designation pursuant to this section. b. The designation of veteran status on an identification card shall not be deemed

sufficient valid proof of veteran status for official governmental purposes when any

other statute, or any regulation or other directive of a governmental entity, requires

documentation of veteran status. c. For the purpose of this section: “ Gold Star Family member ” means a spouse, domestic partner, partner in a civil union, parent, brother, sister,

child, legal guardian, or other legal custodian, whether of the whole or half blood

or by adoption, of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or National Guard,

who lost his or her life while on active duty for the United States. “REAL ID identification card” shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S.39:1-1 . “ Veteran ” means any resident of the State now or hereafter who has been discharged honorably

or under general honorable conditions in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United

States, or a Reserve component thereof, or the National Guard of this State or another

state as defined in section 1 of P.L.1963, c. 109 ( C.38A:1-1 ); and “ Satisfactory proof ” means, in the case of a veteran, the applicant's DD-214, DD-215, or DD-256 form

as issued by the federal government, or NGB-22 or other approved separation forms

as outlined by all branches of the Armed Forces, or federal activation orders showing

service under Title 10, section 672 or section 12301, of the United States Code , or a county-issued veteran identification card pursuant to P.L.2012, c. 30 ( C.40A:9-78.1 et seq. ), or a veteran identification card as issued by the United States Department of Veterans

Affairs under the “Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015,” ( 38 U.S.C. s.5706 ). In the case of a Gold Star Family member, satisfactory proof includes any or all

of the following: (1) a certification from the Department of New Jersey of American Gold Star Mothers,

Inc., or any other organization formed for the support of family members of members

of the Armed Forces of the United States or National Guard, who lost their lives while

on active duty for the United States, that the applicant is either the spouse, domestic

partner, partner in a civil union, parent, brother, sister, child, legal guardian,

or other legal custodian, whether of the whole or half blood or by adoption, of a

member of the armed forces or National Guard who died while on active duty for the

United States; or (2)(a) documentation deemed acceptable by the Adjutant General, including, but not

limited to, a federal DD Form 1300, Report of Casualty, or a federal DD Form 2064,

Certificate of Death Overseas, which identifies the member of the Armed Forces of

the United States or National Guard who died while on active duty for the United States;

and (b) documentation indicating the applicant's relationship to the service member.