Judiciary Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING STATE IDENTIFICATION FOR INMATES UPON REENTRY
SUMMARY: This act requires the motor vehicles and correction commissioners, within available appropriations, to ensure that an inmate has a state identification card or a driver's license when he or she is released from a correctional facility after serving any part of a prison term for a misdemeanor or felony conviction. This requirement only applies if the inmate requests and qualifies for the card or license and pays any associated fee.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2017