§17.2. Digitized credentials; authorization; implementation; validity

            A. Any credential authorized or required by the state may be made available in digitized format on a program which a user can utilize through an electronic wallet.

            B. Any digitized credential downloaded through an application on a mobile device as provided by this Subpart shall be as valid as a tangible credential.

            C. A digital copy, photograph, or image of a credential which is not downloaded through the application on a mobile device shall not be a valid digitized credential.

            D. The commissioner of administration shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement the program and to develop the accessibility of any digitized credential available for use in an electronic wallet. The commissioner shall include the words "Crisis Lifeline dial 988" on the home page of any application created for digitized credentials established pursuant to this Subpart.

            Acts 2019, No. 220, §1, eff. June 11, 2019; Acts 2023, No. 237, §2, eff. June 9, 2023.