HSB 183 (LSB 2056YC (1) 85)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BYRNES)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the fee charged for the issuance of duplicate driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.189, subsection 8, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  Veterans status.  Beginning no later than July 1, 2013, a
 
A licensee who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States seeking to obtain a license, other than a replacement license, pursuant to this section may request that such a
 
the license be marked to reflect the licensee’s veteran status. Upon such a request, the word “VETERAN” shall be marked 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 in consultation with the department of veterans affairs. This subsection shall not apply to duplicate or substitute licenses or nonoperator identification cards obtained pursuant to section 321.195.
    Sec. 2.  Section 321.195, Code 2013, is amended to read as follows:
   321.195  Duplicate
 
Replacement of driver’s licenses and nonoperator’s identification cards.
   A fee of ten dollars shall be charged for the replacement of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.

If a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card issued under this chapter is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the license or card was issued may, upon payment of a fee of three dollars for a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, obtain a duplicate, or substitute, upon furnishing
 
must furnish proof satisfactory to the department that the driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card has been lost or destroyed
 
in order to obtain a replacement. A fee of one dollar shall be charged for the voluntary replacement of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card.
EXPLANATION
   Currently, under Code section 321.195, the fee for replacement of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card that was lost or destroyed is $3, and the fee for voluntary replacement of a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card is $1. The bill establishes a single replacement fee of $10.
   In addition, the bill amends a provision which allows honorably discharged veterans of the armed forces to have their veteran status noted on the face of their driver’s licenses. Currently, that option is available at the time a veteran is applying for a new license or for renewal of a license, but not for a replacement license. Under the bill, a licensee may obtain a replacement license marked with the word “VETERAN”. The replacement license is subject to the $10 replacement fee provided for in the bill. The same provisions apply for veterans with nonoperator’s identification cards.