Bill > HB1226

This bill modifies existing law regarding driver's licenses by removing the phrase "unless specifically authorized by the director" from a statute about manufacturing, advertising, selling, or possessing fictitious, facsimile, or simulated driver's licenses. By eliminating this authorization language, the bill effectively prohibits any individual from creating or possessing fake driver's licenses under any circumstances, regardless of whether the director of the division of motor vehicles might previously have granted specific permission. The bill will take effect 60 days after its passage, which means that after that period, anyone manufacturing or possessing a simulated or fictitious driver's license would be in violation of the law. This change appears designed to strengthen protections against identity fraud and document forgery by creating a blanket prohibition on fake driver's licenses.