SF 2187 (LSB 5968SV (1) 86)

SENATE FILE 2187

BY  COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3083)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the issuance of driver’s licenses marked to reflect veteran status.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 321.189, subsection 8, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
   8.  Veterans status.   A licensee who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States may request that 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, or upon presentation of the licensee’s certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214, to the department at the time of the licensee’s request. 
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   Under current law, a driver’s license marked to reflect veteran status may only be issued upon receipt of satisfactory proof of veteran status pursuant to procedures established by the department of transportation (DOT) in consultation with the department of veterans affairs (DVA). The current procedures established under the Iowa Administrative Code (761 IAC 605.2(7)) require the submission of form 432035, which must be properly completed by the licensee and a designee of the DVA.
   This bill allows the issuance of a driver’s license marked to reflect veteran status upon presentation of the licensee’s certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214, to the DOT at the time of the licensee’s request to have the license marked to reflect veteran status.