States Attorney General's Order Number 2129-97 Interim
Guidance on Verification of Citizenship, Qualified Alien
Status and Eligibility Under Title IV of the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, as issued by the Department of Justice at 62 Fed.
Reg. 61,344 (Nov. 17, 1997) or a subsequent version of
that Attorney General's document.
(2) Execute an affidavit stating that the person is a
United States citizen or legal permanent resident or is
otherwise lawfully present in the United States under Federal
law. The affidavit shall be provided, in person, by mail or
by electronic means, to the agency.
"PUBLIC MONEY." THE TERM INCLUDES THE COST OF ARREST,
PROSECUTION, INCARCERATION OR DETAINMENT OF AN UNAUTHORIZED
ALIEN AND ANY RELATED EXPENSES.
"UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN." AN ALIEN WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY
STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 411(A) OF THE
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY RECONCILIATION ACT
OF 1996 (PUBLIC LAW 104-193, 8 U.S.C. § 1621(A)).
SECTION 3. IDENTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY.
(A) REQUIREMENTS.--A PERSON WHO APPLIES DIRECTLY TO AN
AGENCY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS SHALL PROVIDE PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION
AND PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
(B) PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.--
(1) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2), A PERSON
SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (A) MUST PROVIDE, IN PERSON, BY MAIL OR
BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION TO THE AGENCY:
(I) A VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
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