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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 38-8 Eligibility for identity card.">
  <section prefix="§" num="38-8" heading="Eligibility for identity card.">
    <para num="(a)">Proof of identity.
To establish identity, an applicant must produce 1 or more of the following documents, each of which must be current or have expired not more than 5 years prior to the date it is presented:<para num="(1)">a U.S. or foreign passport;</para>
      <para num="(2)">a U.S. state driver’s license;</para>
      <para num="(3)">a U.S. state identification card;</para>
      <para num="(4)">a U.S. permanent resident card;</para>
      <para num="(5)">a consular identification card;</para>
      <para num="(6)">a photo identification card, with name, address, date of birth, and expiration date, issued by another country to its citizens or nationals as an alternative to a passport for re-entry to the issuing country;</para>
      <para num="(7)">a certified copy of a U.S. or foreign birth certificate;</para>
      <para num="(8)">a Social Security card;</para>
      <para num="(9)">a national identification card with photo, name, address, date of birth, and expiration date;</para>
      <para num="(10)">a foreign driver’s license;</para>
      <para num="(11)">a U.S. or foreign military identification card;</para>
      <para num="(12)">a current visa issued by a government agency;</para>
      <para num="(13)">a U.S. individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) authorization letter;</para>
      <para num="(14)">an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card; or</para>
      <para num="(15)">an identity document recognized by local homeless shelters allowing individuals experiencing homelessness to access shelters or other services.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Proof of City residency.">To establish City residency, an applicant must produce one or more of the following items, each of which must show the applicant’s name and residential address located within the City and must, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, be dated no more than 60 days prior to the date it is presented:<para num="(1)">a utility bill;</para>
      <para num="(2)">a current residential property lease;</para>
      <para num="(3)">a local property tax statement dated within 1year of the date it is presented;</para>
      <para num="(4)">a local real property mortgage payment receipt;</para>
      <para num="(5)">a bank account statement;</para>
      <para num="(6)">proof that the applicant has a minor child currently enrolled in a school located within the City;</para>
      <para num="(7)">an employment pay stub;</para>
      <para num="(8)">a jury summons or court order issued by a federal or state court;</para>
      <para num="(9)">a federal or state income tax or refund statement dated within one year of the date it is submitted;</para>
      <para num="(10)">an insurance bill (homeowner’s, renter’s, health, life, or automobile insurance);</para>
      <para num="(11)">written verification issued by a homeless shelter that receives City funding confirming at least 15 days residency; or</para>
      <para num="(12)">written verification issued by a hospital, health clinic, or social services agency located within Baltimore City confirming at least 15 days residency.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Homeless residency.">An individual experiencing homelessness may establish City residency by producing any document recognized by local homeless shelters allowing the individual to access shelters or other services.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-586</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
