Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §1411 is enacted to read:

§1411.__Children's identification cards

1.__Application; place.__A person who is a state resident or a nonresident temporarily domiciled in the State with a mailing address in the State who is a parent or legal guardian of a child may apply for an official child identification card on behalf of that child.__The application must be on a form provided by the Secretary of State and include any supporting documents, including a birth certificate, and information the Secretary of State by rule requires.__Application may be made at any office of the bureau.

2.__Issuance of card; contents.__Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of a fee of $5, the Secretary of State shall issue a child identification card to the applicant.__Each child identification card must contain:

A.__The child's digital image;

B.__The child's name and address;

C.__The child's date of birth;

D.__The child's social security number;

E.__The date the card is issued and the expiration date; and

F.__Any other information and identification that the Secretary of State by rule requires.

3.__Validity.__A child identification card issued under this section is not valid until signed by the applicant.

4.__Expiration.__Each child identification card issued pursuant to this section expires 2 years from the date of issuance.

5.__Record.__The digital image of the child and any information on the child identification card may be captured, stored, retrieved, reproduced and distributed by the Secretary of State.__The Secretary of State shall ensure that any electronic database in which an image or information from a card is stored securely from unauthorized access.