Administrative Rules of Montana › Department 23 - JUSTICE › Chapter 23.3 - MOTOR VEHICLE DIVISION › Subchapter 23.3.1 - Driver Licensing › Rule 23.3.172 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 13, July 5, 2024
(1) "AAMVA" means the American Association of
				Motor Vehicle Administrators.
(2)
				"Applicant" means any individual applying to the department for a Montana
				credential.
(3) "Authorized
				presence" means an individual who is a U.S. citizen or who is a foreign
				national admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United
				States.
(4) "Certified birth
				certificate" means a copy of the whole or part of a record of birth registered
				with the state that the state considers to be the same as the original record
				of birth on file with the state Office of Vital Statistics or equivalent
				government agency in an applicant's state of birth.
(5) "Credential" means any department-issued
				driver's license, driver permit, or identification card that contains the
				applicant's full legal name, digital photograph, date of birth, and address.
				This definition excludes department-issued employee identification cards.
(6) "Department" means the Montana
				Department of Justice.
(7) "DHS"
				means the United States Department of Homeland Security.
(8) "Employee identification card" means an
				identification card issued by the department for identification of employees of
				an entity without proving identity.
(9) "Exception processing" means the
				procedure the department has established for persons who are unable, for
				reasons beyond their control, to present all necessary documents and must rely
				on alternative documents to establish identity, date of birth, and authorized
				presence. Alternative documents to demonstrate authorized presence are only
				allowed to demonstrate U.S. citizenship.
(10) "First name" means the name that appears
				first in an individual's full name or is the individual's first given
				name.
(11) "Foreign national" means
				an individual who is in the United States and is not currently a
				citizen.
(12) "Full legal name"
				means the applicant's first name, middle name(s), and last name, without the
				use of initials or nicknames, as it appears on the applicant's presented source
				documents.
(13) "Identification
				card" means a credential issued by the department but that does not permit the
				individual to operate a motor vehicle.
(14) "Identity" means any information which
				can be used to distinguish or trace an individual, such as their name, driver's
				license or identification card, social security number, biometric record,
				including physical characteristics or a photograph or digital image, or
				signature; alone, or when combined with other personal or identifying
				information, which is linked or linkable to a specific individual, such as a
				date and place of birth or address.
(15) "Last name" means the final name or
				surname on a primary document. When the final two names are connected with a
				hyphen, it is both names connected by the hyphen.
(16) "Mailing address" means the postal
				address where the individual receives mail.
(17) "Middle name" means the name or names
				between the individual's first name and last name.
(18) "Montana resident" means an individual
				who resides in Montana as determined under
				1-1-215, MCA.
(19) "Nonresident" means an individual who is
				not a Montana resident.
(20)
				"Permanent resident status" means a foreign national whose authority to
				lawfully remain in the United States is permanent.
(21) "REAL ID Driver's License or
				Identification Card" means a driver's license or identification card that has
				been issued by a state that has been certified by the DHS to be in compliance
				with the requirements of the REAL ID Act and accompanying regulations,
				including limited-term driver's licenses or identification cards.
(22) "Residency" means the physical address
				of where an individual lives.
(23)
				"SAVE" means the Department of Homeland Security Systematic Alien Verification
				for Entitlements system.
(24)
				"Source document" means an original document certified by the issuing agency,
				an amended original document certified by the issuing agency, or a true copy
				certified by the issuing agency, excluding miniature, wallet sized, or
				photocopies of documents.
(25)
				"SSA" means the Social Security Administration
(26) "SSN" means the Social Security Number
				issued to an individual by the SSA.
(27) "SSOLV" means Social Security Online
				Verification managed by the Social Security Administration.
(28) "State" means a state of the United
				States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,
				American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
(29) "Temporary lawful status" means a
				foreign national whose authority to lawfully remain in the United States is
				temporary.
(30) "United States
				citizen" means an individual who is either a natural born citizen or who has
				lawfully become a citizen of the United States under the U.S. Constitution and
				laws.
(31) "United States passport"
				means a passport booklet or card issued by the U.S. Department of State that
				denotes identity and citizenship as determined by the U.S. Department of
				State.
AUTH:
					 61-5-125,
					 61-5-128,
					 MCA; IMP:
					 61-5-128,
					 61-5-129,
					 MCA