As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENT
The Borough of Highland Park's Department of Human Services.
The administering department shall be charged with the duties set
forth in this chapter.
APPLICANT
Any person that applies to the administering department for
a Borough of Highland Park identification card.
BOROUGH OF HIGHLAND PARK IDENTIFICATION CARD; IDENTIFICATION
CARD
An identification card issued by the Borough of Highland
Park that shall, at a minimum, display the cardholder's photograph,
name, date of birth, address, signature, and date of issuance and
expiration. At the cardholder's option, the identification card
may display the cardholder's self-designated gender.
CARE ADDRESS
The address of any hospital, private or public shelter, nonprofit
or religious institution in the Borough of Highland Park serving homeless
individuals or victims of domestic violence.
CARE ADDRESS LETTER
A letter from an entity capable of providing a care address,
as defined above, indicating that an applicant has received services
from the entity for the past 15 days and may use the entity's
address for mailing purposes (dated within 15 days). The address on
the card will be "care of" the organization.
RESIDENT
Any person who can establish that he or she is a current resident of the Borough of Highland Park in accordance with §
222-4.
In order to obtain a Borough of Highland Park identification
card, an applicant must establish his or her identity and residency
within the Borough as follows:
A. Proof of identity. The Borough of Highland Park Identification Card
Program will use a point system, as promulgated by the administering
department, to determine if applicants are able to provide identity
and residency in the Borough of Highland Park, New Jersey. The administering
department, through its policies and procedures, shall determine the
point value allocated to each type of document provided in this subsection
and require that, at a minimum, an applicant produce more than one
of the following documents in order to establish identity:
(1) A United States or foreign passport;
(2) A United States driver's license;
(3) A United States state identification card;
(4) A United States permanent resident card;
(5) A consular identification card;
(6) 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 reentry to the issuing country;
(7) A certified copy of a United States or foreign birth certificate;
(9) A national identification card with photo, name, address, date of
birth, and expiration date;
(10)
A foreign driver's license;
(11)
A United States or foreign military identification card;
(12)
A current visa issued by a government agency;
(13)
A United States individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN)
authorization letter;
(14)
An electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card; or
(15)
Any other documentation that the administering department deems
acceptable.
B. 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.
C. Proof of residency. In order to establish residency, an applicant
must present one or more of the following items, showing both the
applicant's name and residential address located within the Borough:
(2) A local property tax statement or mortgage payment receipt;
(3) A bank account statement;
(4) Proof that the applicant has a minor child currently enrolled in
a school located within the Borough;
(6) A jury summons or court order issued by a state or federal court;
(7) A federal or state income tax or refund statement;
(8) An insurance bill (homeowner's, renter's, health, life,
or automobile insurance);
(9) A care address letter confirming residency; or
(10)
Any other document the administering department determines is
acceptable, which shall be set forth in its policies and procedures
it promulgates.
D. The administering department shall create, through its policies and
procedures, alternative methods to establish residency, notwithstanding
the lack of a fixed address.
E. All Borough of Highland Park departments shall accept the Borough
of Highland Park 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.