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Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1550.42: Entities authorized to print identification documents,

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cards and certificates - Issuance of certain documents limited to

citizens, nationals and legal permanent resident aliens.

A. The following entities may create, publish or otherwise

manufacture an identification document, identification card, or

identification certificate and may possess an engraved plate or

other such device for the printing of such identification; provided,

the name of the issuing entity shall be clearly printed upon the

face of the identification:

1. Businesses, companies, corporations, service organizations

and federal, state and local governmental agencies for employee

identification which is designed to identify the bearer as an

employee;

2. Businesses, companies, corporations and service

organizations for customer identification which is designed to

identify the bearer as a customer or member;

3. Federal, state and local government agencies for purposes

authorized or required by law or any legitimate purpose consistent

with the duties of such an agency, including, but not limited to,

voter identification cards, driver licenses, nondriver

identification cards, passports, birth certificates and social

security cards;

4. Any public school or state or private educational

institution, as defined by Sections 1-106, 21-101 or 3102 of Title

70 of the Oklahoma Statutes, to identify the bearer as an

administrator, faculty member, student or employee;

5. Any professional organization or labor union to identify the

bearer as a member of the professional organization or labor union;

and

6. Businesses, companies or corporations which manufacture

medical-alert identification for the wearer thereof.

B. All identification documents as provided for in paragraph 3

or 4 of subsection A of this section shall be issued only to United

States citizens, nationals and legal permanent resident aliens.

C. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not

apply when an applicant presents, in person, valid documentary

evidence of:

1. A valid, unexpired immigrant or nonimmigrant visa status for

admission into the United States;

2. A pending or approved application for asylum in the United

States;

3. Admission into the United States in refugee status;

4. A pending or approved application for temporary protected

status in the United States;

5. Approved deferred action status; or

6. A pending application for adjustment of status to legal

permanent residence status or conditional resident status.

Upon approval, the applicant may be issued an identification

document provided for in paragraph 3 or 4 of subsection A of this

section. Such identification document shall be valid only during

the period of time of the authorized stay of the applicant in the

United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of

authorized stay, a period of one (1) year. Any identification

document issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall

clearly indicate that it is temporary and shall state the date that

the identification document expires. Such identification document

may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence

that the status by which the applicant qualified for the

identification document has been extended by the United States

Citizenship and Immigration Services or other authorized agency of

the United States Department of Homeland Security.

D. The provisions of subsection B of this section shall not

apply to an identification document described in paragraph 4 of

subsection A of this section that is only valid for use on the

campus or facility of that educational institution and includes a

statement of such restricted validity clearly and conspicuously

printed upon the face of the identification document.

E. Any driver license issued to a person who is not a United

States citizen, national or legal permanent resident alien for which

in paragraph 4 of

subsection A of this section that is only valid for use on the

campus or facility of that educational institution and includes a

statement of such restricted validity clearly and conspicuously

printed upon the face of the identification document.

E. Any driver license issued to a person who is not a United

States citizen, national or legal permanent resident alien for which

an application has been made for renewal, duplication or reissuance

shall be presumed to have been issued in accordance with the

provisions of subsection C of this section; provided that, at the

time the application is made, the driver license has not expired, or

been cancelled, suspended or revoked. The requirements of

subsection C of this section shall apply, however, to a renewal,

duplication or reissuance if the Department of Public Safety is

notified by a local, state or federal government agency of

information in the possession of the agency indicating a reasonable

suspicion that the individual seeking such renewal, duplication or

reissuance is present in the United States in violation of law. The

provisions of this subsection shall not apply to United States

citizens, nationals or legal permanent resident aliens.

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