00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 438(STA)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to motor vehicle registration plates for disabled veterans; and                                        
02 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 28.10.181(d) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (d)  Vehicles owned by disabled veterans, including persons disabled in the                                  
06       line of duty while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, or other persons with                                 
07       disabilities.  Upon the request of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the                          
08       ability to walk, as defined in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2, the department shall (1) register one                            
09       passenger vehicle in the name of the person without charge; and (2) issue a specially                             
10       designed registration plate that displays (A) recognition of the disabled veteran if the                          
11       applicant's disability originated from the applicant's service with the Alaska Territorial                        
12       Guard or the armed forces of the United States; and (B) the standard symbol of                                    
13       disability (the wheelchair logo); and (C) if the applicant is a veteran, the Alaska                           
14       and United States flags and red, white, and blue colors.  A person [DISABLED                              

01       VETERAN] who is not otherwise qualified under this subsection, but who meets the                              
02       qualifications of a disabled veteran under AS 29.45.030(i) [PRESENTS TO THE                                   
03       DEPARTMENT WRITTEN PROOF THAT THE PERSON IS AT LEAST 70                                                           
04       PERCENT DISABLED OR MEDICALLY HANDICAPPED AS A                                                                    
05       CONSEQUENCE OF SERVICE IN THE ALASKA TERRITORIAL GUARD OR                                                         
06       THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES], may register one passenger                                                
07       vehicle without charge, and the department shall issue a specially designed registration                          
08       plate that displays recognition of the disabled veteran that does not display the                                 
09       standard handicap symbol and does not carry with it special parking privileges.  For                              
10       purposes of this subsection, proof of disability may be provided by a person licensed                             
11       as a physician under AS 08.64 or as an advanced nurse practitioner under AS 08.68.                                
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 28.10.421(d)(3) is amended to read:                                                                  
13                 (3)  a vehicle owned by a disabled veteran or other handicapped person,                                 
14       and registered under AS 28.10.181(d) [AS 28.10.181] or a resident 65 years of age or                          
15       older who files a written application for an exemption on a form prescribed by the                                
16       department........................................................................................................
17    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2003.