§ 8915 — Delaware personal credential card

(a) A Delaware personal credential card ( “personal credential” ) is issued by the Commissioner and contains all of the following:

(1) The individual’s name, date of birth, sex, height, weight, and eye color.

(2) A photograph of the individual.

(3) An expiration date that is 1 year from the date the personal credential is issued.

(4) A bar code.

(5) A statement regarding the validity of the card.

(b) (1) The Commissioner shall ensure that an individual who is being released from the custody of the Department of Correction following conviction and a term of incarceration of 6 months or more receives a personal credential as follows:

a. Before release from Level IV if held at a Level IV residential treatment facility after Level V.

b. Before release from Level V if held at a Level IV work release center after Level V.

c. Before release from Level V if not being held at Level IV custody.

(2) The Commissioner shall provide written instructions with the personal credential that explains how it can be used to obtain the identification documents in subsection (c) of this section without charge.

(c) An individual who presents a valid personal credential is exempt from the applicable fee to receive all of the following:

(1) One certified copy of a certificate of birth, if the individual was born in this State.

(2) One identification card or driver’s license, issued under Title 21, if the individual is otherwise eligible.

(d) The Commissioner shall work with the Department of Health and Social Services and the Division of Motor Vehicles to adopt policies and procedures to implement this section.

Legislative History

81 Del. Laws, c. 447, § 1