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HOUSE
FILE
2479
BY
COOLING
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
driver’s
licenses
marked
to
reflect
veteran
1
status.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
321.189,
subsection
8,
Code
2026,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
8.
Veterans
Veteran
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
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
12
the
department
at
the
time
of
the
licensee’s
request,
if
the
13
form
indicates
the
licensee
was
honorably
discharged.
If
14
the
license
is
issued
upon
presentation
of
the
licensee’s
15
certification
of
release
or
discharge
from
active
duty,
DD
form
16
214,
the
department
shall
notify
the
commission
of
veteran
17
affairs
of
the
county
of
the
licensee’s
residence
that
the
18
licensee
was
issued
a
license
marked
to
reflect
the
licensee’s
19
veteran
status.
After
receiving
notification
from
the
20
department,
the
commission
of
veteran
affairs
shall
initiate
21
contact
with
the
licensee.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
22
“veteran”
includes
but
is
not
limited
to
a
person
who
served
23
in
the
national
guard,
regardless
of
the
number
of
active
duty
24
service
days
served
by
the
person.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
is
an
honorably
discharged
29
veteran
of
the
armed
forces
of
the
United
States
may
request
30
that
the
person’s
driver’s
license
be
marked
to
reflect
31
the
person’s
status
as
a
veteran.
“Veteran”
is
not
defined
32
for
purposes
of
this
provision.
Under
761
IAC
605.4(7)(e),
33
the
department
of
transportation
(DOT)
has
provided,
for
34
purposes
of
driver’s
license
veteran
status,
that
a
veteran
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includes,
among
other
persons,
an
honorably
discharged
member
1
of
the
national
guard
or
reserve
forces
who
served
for
at
2
least
a
minimum
aggregate
of
90
days
of
active
duty
service
3
for
purposes
other
than
training.
The
DOT’s
rule
generally
4
reflects
the
definition
of
“veteran”
under
Code
section
5
35.1
for
purposes
of
veterans
affairs,
which
definition
is
6
also
referenced
in
many
places
throughout
the
Code
to
define
7
“veteran”.
8
The
bill
provides
that,
for
purposes
of
driver’s
license
9
veteran
status,
“veteran”
includes
a
person
who
served
in
the
10
national
guard,
regardless
of
the
number
of
active
duty
service
11
days
served
by
the
person.
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