S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 321.189, subsection 8, Code 2016, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 8. Veterans status. A licensee who is an honorably 3 discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States may 4 request that the license be marked to reflect the licensee’s 5 veteran status. Upon such a request, the word “VETERAN” shall 6 be marked prominently on the face of the license. Such a 7 license shall be issued only upon receipt of satisfactory proof 8 of veteran status pursuant to procedures established by the 9 department in consultation with the department of veterans 10 affairs , or upon presentation of the licensee’s certification 11 of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214, to the 12 department at the time of the licensee’s request . 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 Under current law, a driver’s license marked to reflect 17 veteran status may only be issued upon receipt of satisfactory 18 proof of veteran status pursuant to procedures established by 19 the department of transportation (DOT) in consultation with the 20 department of veterans affairs (DVA). The current procedures 21 established under the Iowa Administrative Code (761 IAC 22 605.2(7)) require the submission of form 432035, which must be 23 properly completed by the licensee and a designee of the DVA. 24 This bill allows the issuance of a driver’s license marked 25 to reflect veteran status upon presentation of the licensee’s 26 certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 27 214, to the DOT at the time of the licensee’s request to have 28 the license marked to reflect veteran status. 29 -1- LSB 5968XC (2) 86 ns/nh 1/ 1