Senate
File
2037
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2037
BY
HAMERLINCK
,
ERNST
,
and
BEALL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
allowing
a
veteran
to
request
that
the
veteran’s
1
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
identification
card
be
2
marked
with
the
word
“VETERAN”
to
indicate
veteran
status.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.189,
Code
2011,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8.
Veteran
status.
Upon
request
of
a
3
licensee
who
is
a
veteran
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
4
States,
the
word
“VETERAN”
shall
appear
prominently
on
the
5
face
of
the
license.
Such
a
license
shall
be
issued
only
upon
6
receipt
of
satisfactory
proof
of
veteran
status
pursuant
to
7
procedures
established
by
the
department.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
321.190,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
9
Supplement
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
b.
(1)
The
department
shall
not
issue
a
card
to
a
person
11
holding
a
driver’s
license.
However,
a
card
may
be
issued
to
a
12
person
holding
a
temporary
permit
under
section
321.181
.
The
13
card
shall
be
identical
in
form
to
a
driver’s
license
issued
14
under
section
321.189
except
the
word
“nonoperator”
shall
15
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
card.
16
(2)
A
nonoperator’s
identification
card
issued
to
a
person
17
under
eighteen
years
of
age
shall
contain
the
same
information
18
as
any
other
nonoperator’s
identification
card
except
that
the
19
words
“under
eighteen”
shall
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
20
the
card.
21
(3)
A
nonoperator’s
identification
card
issued
to
a
22
person
eighteen
years
of
age
or
older
but
under
twenty-one
23
years
of
age
shall
contain
the
same
information
as
any
other
24
nonoperator’s
identification
card
except
that
the
words
“under
25
twenty-one”
shall
appear
prominently
on
the
face
of
the
card.
26
(4)
A
nonoperator’s
identification
card
issued
to
a
veteran
27
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
who
satisfies
the
28
requirements
of
section
321.189,
subsection
8,
shall
contain
29
the
same
information
as
any
other
nonoperator’s
identification
30
card
except
the
word
“VETERAN”
shall
appear
prominently
on
the
31
face
of
the
card.
32
EXPLANATION
33
This
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
is
a
veteran
of
the
34
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
may
request
to
have
that
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status
noted
on
the
person’s
driver’s
license
or
nonoperator’s
1
identification
card.
A
veteran
making
such
a
request
is
2
required
to
provide
proof
of
veteran
status.
The
license
card
3
issued
to
the
veteran
will
have
the
word
“VETERAN”
marked
4
prominently
on
its
face.
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