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EXECUTIVE ORDER #03-29
TO: MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE
CLERK OF THE LEGISLATURE
FROM: KATHERYN J. SHIELDS
JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DATE: NOVEMBER 3, 2003
RE: ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNITION OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE MEXICAN AND
OTHER FOREIGN CONSULATES.
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PURPOSE:
This Executive Order establishes the policy of the Jackson County, Missouri, concerning the recognition of identification cards issued by the Mexican and other foreign consulates.
POLICY:
The County believes that foreign nationals, regardless of their immigration status, must have verifiable identification in order to enhance their contact with law enforcement and to provide them with the ability to carry out daily commerce activities. Recognition of these consular identification cards is for identification purposes only and does not establish an individual’s legal status in this country or specifically allow them entitlement to status or services under the authority of other jurisdictions.
PROCEDURES:
Process for Accepting Consular Identification: All County departments/agencies in the normal course of their operations and interactions with the public are authorized to accept, for identification purposes, identification cards issued by the Consulate of Mexico known as “Matricula Consular” or other consular identification cards issued by other Consulate offices. The Consular identification cards will bear a photograph of the person, their date of birth and their local address.
The Consulate office located in the City of Kansas City, Missouri, must provide a detailed explanation of the process required for the issuance of such identification card and the anti-fraud features that have been implemented to insure the validity of such identification card prior to the County accepting for identification the “Matricula Consular”
or other consular identification cards.
Exceptions: The requirements of this Executive Order do not apply under circumstances where:
a. A federal or state statute, administrative regulation or directive, or court decision requires the County to obtain different requirements.
b. A federal or state statute, administrative regulation or directive pre-empts local regulation of identification requirements.
c. Departments/Agencies require additional information to enable the agency to fulfill its responsibilities.
d. Departments/Agencies need to request additional information in order to verify a current address or other facts that would enable it to fulfill its responsibilities.
e. Any Department/Agency has reasonable grounds to believe that the identification card provided by an individual is counterfeit, altered, improperly issued to the cardholder, or otherwise not accurate identification.
f. Department/Agencies require fingerprints from individuals for additional identification.
Drafter
Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive
Date: