Establishment; duties of Department; persons entitled to identification card; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations; confidentiality of personal information

1. To the extent that money is available for that purpose, the Department, through a division of the Department designated by the Director, may establish and administer a program to issue photo identification cards to residents of this State who are persons experiencing homelessness. If the Department establishes such a program, the Department shall: (a) Prepare suitable identification cards. (b) Prepare and furnish application forms for those cards. (c) Receive applications, grant or deny the applications and maintain files of applications. (d) Issue identification cards, recall and cancel identification cards when necessary and maintain records adequate to preserve the integrity of the system for identification cards. 2. A person who applies for an identification card in accordance with the provisions of NRS 422A.677 to 422A.6789, inclusive, and who is not ineligible to receive an identification card pursuant to NRS 422A.6782 is entitled to receive an identification card if the person: (a) Is a resident of this State; (b) Is 10 years of age or older; and (c) Does not hold a valid driver’s license or identification card from any state or jurisdiction. 3. The Department shall not charge a fee for the issuance, renewal or replacement of an identification card. 4. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations of money to fund the program to issue identification cards to residents of this State who are experiencing homelessness. Money received by the Department pursuant to this subsection does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year and must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 5. The personal information contained in any file or record of the Department relating to an identification card or an application for an identification card is confidential and is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS. The Department may only disclose information made confidential pursuant to this subsection if such disclosure is necessary for the Department to carry out its duties or upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction.