SENATE FILE 2020

BY  DANIELSON

A BILL FOR

An Act allowing an honorably discharged veteran to request that the veteran’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification be marked with the letter “V” to indicate veteran status.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.189, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  Veteran status.  Upon request of a licensee who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the letter “V” shall appear prominently on the face of the license. Such a license shall be issued only upon receipt of satisfactory proof of veteran status pursuant to procedures established by the department.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.190, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code Supplement 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   b.
  (1)  The department shall not issue a card to a person holding a driver’s license. However, a card may be issued to a person holding a temporary permit under section 321.181. The card shall be identical in form to a driver’s license issued under section 321.189 except the word “nonoperator” shall appear prominently on the face of the card.
   (2)  A nonoperator’s identification card issued to a person under eighteen years of age shall contain the same information as any other nonoperator’s identification card except that the words “under eighteen” shall appear prominently on the face of the card.
   (3)  A nonoperator’s identification card issued to a person eighteen years of age or older but under twenty-one years of age shall contain the same information as any other nonoperator’s identification card except that the words “under twenty-one” shall appear prominently on the face of the card.
   (4)  A nonoperator’s identification card issued to a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who satisfies the requirements of section 321.189, subsection 8, shall contain the same information as any other nonoperator’s identification card except the letter “V” shall appear prominently on the face of the card.
EXPLANATION
   This bill provides that a person who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States may request to have that status noted on the person’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card. A veteran making such a request is required to provide proof of veteran status. The license card issued to the veteran will have the letter “V” marked prominently on its face.