§32-6-10.1. Foreign national Alabama driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license.

(a) For the purposes of this section, the term "foreign national" shall mean a person who is not a citizen of the United States.

(b) The application for an Alabama driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license to be issued to a foreign national shall contain, in addition to the information on the established application, the applicant's country of origin and the expiration date of the acceptable form of immigration documentation as outlined in this section.

(c) Applications for a foreign national Alabama driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license shall be processed only at driver's license offices designated by the Director of the Alabama Department of Public Safety.

(d) The driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license issued to a foreign national shall include a designation that the license is issued to a foreign national in a manner set forth by the Director of the Department of Public Safety on the license. The designation shall distinguish between foreign nationals with lawful permanent residence in the United States and foreign nationals whose authorized period of stay in the United States is temporary.

(e) The driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license issued to a foreign national shall expire on the date of the expiration of the acceptable form of immigration documentation provided at the time of application.

(f) In order for a foreign national to renew the driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license, the applicant must re-initiate the licensing process in the same manner as a first-time applicant.

(g) Under no circumstances shall the department issue a driver's license/non-driver identification card/vessel license for a period of less than 160 days.

(h) The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall establish and promulgate rules and regulations concerning the enforcement of this section.

(Act 2004-557, p. 1198, §§1-3; Act 2012-491, p. 1410, §2.)