SB 2089

This bill prohibits a motor vehicle dealer , or its agents, employees, or contractors, or a motor vehicle salesperson, from knowingly retain ing a copy of a person's identification. As used in this bill, "identification"" m eans a valid identification document that bears the name and photograph of a person and that is issued by a state or federal agency authorized to issue identification credentials . A violation is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $1, 000. EXCEPTIONS This bill does not prohibit such persons from requesting a person to present a form of identification in its normal course of business. Additionally, this bill does not apply to a motor vehicle dealer (i) who is appointed by a person to manage a vehicle transaction on the person's behalf, including a title or registration transaction, pursuant to a valid power of attorney executed by the person on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue granting the m otor vehicle dealer authority to sign the appl ication for a vehicle transaction, and (ii) who is required by the commissioner to submit and retain a copy of the person's identification for purposes of carrying out the vehicle transaction . However, the identification must not be retained for longer than necessary to carry out the vehicle transaction ."