[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Roselle 10-21-2015 by Ord. No.
2524-15. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Borough of Roselle hereby establishes a Borough of Roselle
Identification Card Program, which shall be issued to individuals
who can prove their identity and residency, in accordance with the
terms of this chapter, which shall be liberally interpreted.
A.
The Roselle Borough Library (hereafter referred to as the "administering
department") shall be designated as the department to administer the
Borough of Roselle Identification Card Program.
B.
The Borough's Administration Department shall issue such policies
and procedures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter; including the designation of
access sites where applications for such cards shall be made available
for pickup and submission. The Department of Administration shall
also make the applications available online.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Borough Administrator or his designee.
Unless otherwise identified shall solely mean Borough of
Roselle.
An identification card issued by the Borough of Roselle that
shall, at a minimum, display the card holder's photograph, name,
date of birth, address, signature, issuance and expiration date. Such
card shall also, at the cardholder's option; display the cardholder's
self-designated gender. Such identification card shall be designed
in a manner to deter fraud.
The authorized use of address by Borough Agency, hospital,
private or public shelter, or religious institution in Roselle, New
Jersey serving homeless individuals or survivors of domestic violence.
A letter from a Borough Agency, hospital or nonprofit organization,
private or public shelter, or religious institution in Roselle, New
Jersey, authorizing use of address. Letter must indicate applicant
has received services from the entity for the past 15 days and may
use entity's address for mailing purposes (dated within 15 days).
Address on card will be "Care Of" the organization.
A Borough Agency, hospital, private or public shelter, nonprofit
organization, or religious institution in Roselle, New Jersey serving
homeless individuals or survivors of domestic violence.
The Borough's Department of Administration, including
the Borough Administrator or designee and the Assistant Borough Administrator
or designee.
A person who can establish that he or she is a current resident
of the Borough of Roselle.
A.
The Borough of Roselle Identification Card shall be available to
any resident of the Borough of Roselle regardless of his or her race,
color, creed, age, national origin, alienage, or citizenship status,
gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, partnership
status, any lawful source of income, housing status, status as a victim
of domestic violence or status as a victim of sex offenses or stalking,
or conviction or arrest record, provided that such resident is able
to meet the requirements for establishing his or her identity and
residency as set forth in this chapter and of any applicable policies
and procedures established by the Department of Administration.
B.
The Roselle Identification Card shall display at minimum the applicant's
full name, photograph, address, date of birth, signature, card issue
and expiration dates. The administering agency shall, through policy
and procedure it establishes as required by this chapter, create guidelines
to protect the addresses of victims of domestic violence or alternate
requirements for applicants who lack a permanent address. Such card
shall also, at the cardholder's option; display the cardholder's
self-designated gender. Such identification card shall be designed
in a manner to deter fraud which may include bar codes, serial numbers,
watermarks, Borough Seal, and other security protections to deter
fraud.
C.
The Borough of Roselle Identification Card is valid for two years
from date of issuance. Residents age 14 or over may apply for a card.
Relocation out of the Borough invalidates the Borough of Roselle Identification
Card and shall be returned to the Borough for destruction.
D.
The fee for the issuance of the Borough of Roselle Identification
Card shall be $15 for adults and $7 for children, veterans, disabled
and senior citizens. Renewal of cards shall be $15 and change of information
shall be $7. The Borough Administrator may adopt rules permitting
residents who cannot afford to pay such fee(s) to make a hardship
application and to be granted a full or partial waiver of the fee.
The Borough Administrator may file for a hardship exception waiver
during application's intake process. In order for an applicant
to be granted a hardship waiver, the applicant must demonstrate and
have proof of one of the following circumstances:
(1)
Applicant is currently homeless; or
(2)
Applicant has proof of eviction within the last three months; or
(3)
Applicant has recently experienced reported domestic violence; or
(4)
Applicant has proof of substantial debt caused by medical expenses
within the last 12 months; or
(5)
Applicant is currently unemployed; or
(6)
Applicant has filed for bankruptcy within the last six months; or
(7)
Applicant currently receives one of the following: Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program, or SSI, or TANF, or food stamps. The applicant
should provide proof in the form of a letter, notice or other official
document containing the name of the agency granting the benefit, the
name of the recipient of the benefit and the name of the benefit received;
or
(8)
Applicant's current household income is at or below 150% of
the federal poverty level.
In order to obtain a Borough of Roselle Identification Card,
an applicant must establish identity and residency within the Borough
of Roselle as follows:
A.
Proof of identity. The Roselle Identification Card Program will use
a point system to determine if applicants are able to prove identity
and residency in Roselle, New Jersey. In order to establish identity,
an applicant shall be required to produce one or more of the following
documents: a United States or foreign passport, a United States driver's
license; a United States state identification card; a United States
permanent resident card; a consular identification card; a photo identification
card with name, address, date of birth, and expiration date issued
by another country to its citizens or nationals as an alternative
to a passport for re-entry to the issuing country; a certified copy
of United States or foreign birth certificate; a social security card;
a national identification card with photo, name, address, date of
birth, and expiration date; a foreign driver's license; a United
States or foreign military I.D. card; a current visa issued by a government
agency; a United States Individual Taxpayer Identification Number
(ITIN) authorization letter; an electronic benefit transfer (EBT)
card; or any other documentation that the administering agency deems
acceptable. If the individual is a minor, proof must be furnished
on behalf of said minor by the individual's parents or legal
guardian or by a court of competent jurisdiction. The administering
agency shall, through the policy and procedure established, create
a point system to ensure uniformity and nonbiased requirements by
which individuals may establish identity and residency. The Department
of Administration, through its policies and procedures, shall determine
the weight to be given to each type of document provided in this subsection,
and require that at a minimum an applicant produce more than one document
to establish identity.
B.
Proof of residency. In order to establish residency, an applicant
must present one of more of the following items showing both the applicant's
name and residential address located within the Borough; a utility
bill; a local property tax statement or mortgage payment receipt;
a bank account statement; proof that the applicant has a minor child
currently enrolled in a school located within the Borough; an employment
pay stub; a jury summons or court order issued by a state or federal
court; a federal or state income tax or refund statement; an insurance
bill (homeowner's, renter's, health, life or automobile
insurance); written care address letter confirming residency; and
any other document the Department of Administration determines is
acceptable which shall be set forth in the policies and procedures
it promulgates. The Department of Administration shall create through
its policies and procedures alternative methods to establish residency,
notwithstanding the lack of fixed address. The Administrator may consider
a care address acceptable for the homeless and domestic violence applicants.
All Borough of Roselle departments shall accept the Roselle
Municipal Identification Card as proof of identity and residence for
access to Borough services and benefits unless such acceptance is
prohibited by federal or state law or unless the department or authority
has reason to suspect fraud by the purported cardholder. The Borough
of Roselle shall take reasonable efforts to promote the acceptance
of the card by banks and other public and private institutions located
within the Borough and publicize the benefits associated with the
Roselle Identification Cards.
A.
The records relating to the application and issuance of the Borough
of Roselle Identification Cards shall be maintained in accordance
with law. The Borough of Roselle shall make best efforts to protect
the confidentiality of all municipal card applicants to the maximum
extent allowable by federal and state law. The Borough of Roselle
shall not disclose personal information obtained from an applicant
for a Roselle Municipal Identification Card to any individual, public
or private entity, unless required by a court of competent jurisdiction,
or authorized in writing by the individual to whom such information
pertains, or when such individual is a legal minor or is otherwise
not legally competent, by such individual's parent or legal guardian;
when so ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction; to a requesting
Borough department for the limited purpose of administering the program
determining or facilitating the applicant's eligibility for additional
benefits or services or care and provided that such disclosure is
made in accordance with all applicable federal and state privacy laws
and regulations.
B.
The Borough of Roselle administering agency shall not retain original
or copies of documents provided by an applicant to prove identity
or residency when applying for a Roselle Municipal Identification
Card.
The Borough of Roselle is providing the Roselle Identification
Card for identification and access to services provided by the Borough
of Roselle. The Borough does not act as guarantor or warrantor of
either of the information provided by the applicant for the Roselle
Identification Card or of/against acts, criminal or otherwise committed
by the individual(s) while possessing or using the Roselle Identification
Card. The Borough does not waive any of its protections afforded under
federal, state or local laws, including but not limited to the immunities
under the New Jersey Torts Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:1-1 et seq., by
processing or issuing the Roselle Identification Card.
The administering department shall submit a report to the Mayor
and the Borough of Roselle Municipal Council on the status of the
Roselle Identification Card Program on a quarterly basis or at the
request of the Mayor and/or Municipal Council.
A.
Altering or intentionally damaging the Roselle Municipal Identification
Card, using another person's Roselle Municipal Identification
Card, or allowing the cardholder's Roselle Municipal Identification
Card to be used by another person may result in confiscation of the
card and is in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:28-7. Submission of false
documents to obtain a Roselle Municipal Identification Card is a violation
of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-2.1c and making false statements to obtain a Roselle
Municipal Identification Card is a violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:21-4 and
punishable by law.
B.
Except as otherwise expressly provided for in § 258-10, any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by one or more of the following penalties: 1) a fine not exceeding $1,000; 2) imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days; or 3) a period of community services not exceeding 90 days. Separate offenses shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
