SCS CSHB 180(STA): "An Act authorizing the Department of Administration to note a person's status as a retired veteran or a veteran discharged under honorable conditions on the person's driver's license or identification card, to provide certain information to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, and to charge a fee for replacing a valid driver's license or identification card with a new license or card that includes the veteran designation; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 180(STA) 01 "An Act authorizing the Department of Administration to note a person's status as a 02 retired veteran or a veteran discharged under honorable conditions on the person's 03 driver's license or identification card, to provide certain information to the Department 04 of Military and Veterans' Affairs, and to charge a fee for replacing a valid driver's 05 license or identification card with a new license or card that includes the veteran 06 designation; and providing for an effective date." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 18.65.310 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (l) At the request of the person, the department shall provide a veteran 10 designation and United States flag replica on an identification card identifying the 11 person as a retired veteran or a veteran of the armed forces of the United States 12 discharged under honorable conditions. The department may not charge a fee solely 13 for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the person shall provide proof of
01 veteran status that shows the person is retired or discharged under honorable 02 conditions. With the approval of the person, the department shall make available to the 03 Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a person 04 receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. Notwithstanding (a) of this 05 section, the department may charge a fee of $5 for replacement of a valid 06 identification card with a new identification card with a veteran designation. 07 * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.111 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (c) At the request of an applicant, the department shall provide a veteran 09 designation and United States flag replica on a license identifying the driver as a 10 retired veteran or a veteran of the armed forces of the United States discharged under 11 honorable conditions. The department may not charge a fee solely for the designation. 12 To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall make available proof of veteran 13 status that shows that the person is retired or discharged under honorable conditions. 14 With the approval of the applicant, the department shall make available to the 15 Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs the name and address of a driver 16 receiving a veteran designation under this subsection. The department may charge a 17 fee of $5 for replacement of a valid driver's license with a new license with a veteran 18 designation. A replacement license with a veteran designation issued for $5 under this 19 subsection shall retain the expiration date of the license it replaces. 20 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect March 1, 2013.