17-72-411. Assistance with identification records for certain county inmates.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)Beginning July 1, 2026, for a county inmate sentenced to serve at least six months in a county jail, the county jail shall:

(a)determine whether the county inmate has a current state-issued driver license or state-issued identification card; and

(b)if the county inmate does not possess a document described in Subsection (1)(a) :

(i)inform the county inmate that a document listed in Subsection (1)(a) may be required to obtain employment upon release;

(ii)inquire whether the county inmate would like to:

(A)apply to renew, or obtain a duplicate of, a state-issued driver license; or

(B)apply for a state-issued identification card or extend a state-issued identification card; and

(A)subject to Subsection

(4), if the county inmate accepts assistance in obtaining a document described in Subsection (1)(a) , provide the assistance described in Subsection

(2)as soon as practicable after the date on which the inmate accepts assistance; or

(B)if the county inmate refuses assistance in obtaining a document described in Subsection (1)(a) , maintain a record of the county inmate's refusal in the county jail's electronic file management system.

(2)If a county inmate accepts assistance in obtaining a current state-issued identification card or to renew, or obtain a duplicate of, a state-issued driver license, as described in Subsection (1)(b)(iii)(A) , the county jail shall coordinate with the Driver License Division to:

(i)obtain a duplicate of the county inmate's state-issued driver license, as described in Section 53-3-215 ; or

(ii)renew the county inmate's state-issued driver license, if the county inmate meets the criteria listed in Section 53-3-214 ; or

(i)extend the county inmate's state-issued regular identification card, as described in Section 53-3-807 ; or

(ii)issue the county inmate a temporary regular identification card as described in Subsection 53-3-805(11) , unless the county inmate plans to live outside this state immediately upon release.

(a)For a county inmate receiving assistance under Subsection

(2), the county jail shall ensure that at least seven days before the county inmate's release, the county inmate meets virtually with the Driver License Division to be issued, if eligible, a duplicate driver license, a renewed driver license, an extended regular identification card, or a temporary regular identification card, as described in Subsection

(2).

(b)Before the county inmate meets with the Driver License Division, as described in Subsection (3)(a) , the county jail shall ensure that the county inmate is provided all the required documentation and information that the county jail possesses for the county inmate to obtain a document listed in Subsection

(2), including:

(i)all personal identification documentation; and

(ii)a voucher for payment toward any one of the documents listed in Subsection

(2), up to the cost of an original class D license application under Section 53-3-205 .

(4)The requirements of this section do not apply if the county inmate is not:

(a)a citizen of the United States; or

(b)a lawful resident of the United States who has legal authorization to work in the United States.

Enacted by Chapter 332 , 2026 General Session