761—605.10(321) Fees for driver’s licenses. Fees for driver’s licenses are specified in Iowa Code section 321.191. A license fee may be paid by cash, check, credit card, debit card or money order.
	605.10(1) If the payment is by check, the check shall be for the exact amount of the fee and shall be payable to: Treasurer, State of Iowa. An exception may be made when a traveler’s check is presented.
	605.10(2) One payment method may be used to pay fees for several persons, such as members of a family or employees of a business firm. One payment method may pay all fees involved, such as the license fee and the reinstatement fee.
	605.10(3) An applicant who is on federal active duty or state active duty, a veteran with a permanent service-connected disability rating of 100 percent, or a veteran who was issued an honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions is eligible for a waiver of the fees for a driver’s license as provided in Iowa Code section 321.191 as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2383, section 25. An eligible applicant may qualify for more than one fee waiver.
	a. 	An applicant must provide proof of eligibility for the fee waiver to the department in the following ways as applicable to the applicant’s active duty, veteran or disability status:
	(1)	An active duty service member must present an unexpired Armed Forces of the United States Geneva Conventions identification card, also known as a common access card (CAC), issued by the U.S. Department of Defense under 32 CFR Part 161. A federal or state military member who is a reservist may instead present an unexpired Uniformed Services identification card (USID) issued by the U.S. Department of Defense under 32 CFR Part 161 indicating a reserve affiliation.
	(2)	An applicant with a permanent service-connected disability rating of 100 percent must present proof that the applicant is the subject of a certification of disability of 100 percent from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
	(3)	An applicant who has been discharged from military service must present certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214, indicating that the applicant received an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
	b. 	An applicant who qualifies for the fee waiver under subparagraph 605.10(3)“a”(2) or 604.10(3)“a”(3) or both subparagraphs is required to submit proof of eligibility only once unless the proof is invalid or not accepted by the department.
	c. 	An applicant who qualifies for the fee waiver under subparagraph 605.10(3)“a”(2) or 604.10(3)“a”(3) or both subparagraphs, who has presented proof of eligibility to the department during a previous license issuance transaction and who is otherwise eligible under subrule 605.25(7) or 605.25(8) to renew the applicant’s driver’s license electronically, will be waived from the applicable fees during the electronic renewal. An applicant who qualifies under subparagraph 605.10(3)“a”(1) will not receive the applicable fee waivers if the applicant chooses to renew the driver’s license electronically under subrule 605.25(7) or 605.25(8).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code section 321.191 as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2383, section 25.
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