Bill > SB230

This bill establishes a comprehensive framework for creating optional digital driver's licenses and identification cards in Kansas. The bill defines key terms such as "digital proof of driver's license" as a license viewable on an electronic credentialing system and creates a secure system for issuing these digital credentials. The Division of Vehicles is permitted to contract with public or private entities to develop an electronic system that allows digital access to driver's license and identification card information. The bill includes robust privacy protections, such as prohibiting contracted entities from selling or sharing personal information and requiring data deletion after contract termination. Digital credentials will be optional, supplemental to physical documents, and subject to the same verification and authentication processes as traditional licenses. The bill also establishes penalties for fraudulently creating or possessing false digital credentials, with violations ranging from misdemeanors to felonies. Additionally, the bill ensures that digital credentials cannot be used to justify device searches and maintains existing requirements for physical identification in certain contexts like voting and driving. Users must provide express consent for scanning or accessing their digital credentials, and the system is designed with high-security standards to protect personal information.