28-3158

28-3158. Driver license or instruction permit
application

A. A person who applies for an instruction permit or for a driver license shall use
a form furnished by the department.

B. An applicant shall pay the fee prescribed by section 28-3002 for a driver
license or for an instruction permit issued under section 28-3154, 28-3155, 28-3156 or
28-3225. Payment of the fee required by this section entitles the applicant to not more
than three attempts to pass the written examination or road test within twelve months
from the date of the application. The department shall refund an application fee pursuant
to section 28-373. An applicant who submits documentation of successful completion of a
driver education course approved by the department is not required to take the road test.

C. An applicant for an instruction permit or a driver license shall give the
department satisfactory proof of the applicant's full legal name, date of birth, sex and
residence address and that the applicant's presence in the United States is authorized
under federal law.

D. The application for an instruction permit or a driver license shall state the
following:

1. A brief description of the applicant and any other identifying information
required by the department.

2. Whether the applicant has been licensed, and if so, the type of license issued,
when the license was issued and what state or country issued the license.

3. Whether the license was suspended or revoked or whether an application was ever
refused, and if so, the date of and reason for the suspension, revocation or refusal.

4. If the applicant was never licensed, the applicant's last previous state or
country of residence.

5. The social security number of the applicant unless the application is for a
nonresident commercial driver license.

E. The department shall:

1. Verify that a social security number provided by an applicant is a valid number
assigned to that applicant.

2. Retain the social security number in its records.

F. The social security number provided to the department pursuant to subsection D
of this section for an applicant's driver license or instruction permit shall not appear
on an applicant's driver license or instruction permit unless the applicant requests that
the social security number appear on the applicant's driver license or instruction permit
as the driver license or instruction permit number. Except as provided in sections
28-455 and 41-1954, the department shall not release the social security number to any
person unless the applicant requests that the social security number appear on the
applicant's driver license or instruction permit as the driver license or instruction
permit number. The provisions of this subsection shall be included in each application.

G. The department may adopt and implement procedures to deny a driver license or
instruction permit to a person who has been deported. The department may adopt and
implement procedures to reinstate a person's privilege to apply for a driver license or
permit if the person's legal presence status is restored.

H. On request of an applicant, the department shall allow the applicant to provide
on the license or permit a post office box address that is regularly used by the
applicant.

I. The department may request an applicant who appears in person for a license, a
duplicate license or reinstatement of a driving privilege to complete satisfactorily the
vision screening prescribed by the department.