CSHB 180(MLV): "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 and to provide certain information to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 180(MLV) 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 and to provide certain information to the 04 Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; and providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 18.65.310 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (l) The department shall provide a designation on an identification card 08 identifying the person as a retired veteran or a veteran of the armed forces of the 09 United States discharged under honorable conditions. The department may not charge 10 a fee solely for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the person shall 11 provide a United States Department of Defense form DD-214 or DD-215 or a National 12 Guard Bureau form NGB-22 to the department as proof of veteran status that shows 13 the person is retired or discharged under honorable conditions. The department shall 14 provide the name and address of a person receiving a veteran designation under this
01 subsection to the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. 02 * Sec. 2. AS 28.15.111 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 03 (c) The department shall provide a designation on a license identifying the 04 driver as a retired veteran or a veteran of the armed forces of the United States 05 discharged under honorable conditions. The department may not charge a fee solely 06 for the designation. To receive a veteran designation, the driver shall provide a United 07 States Department of Defense form DD-214 or DD-215 or a National Guard Bureau 08 form NGB-22 to the department as proof of veteran status that shows that the person is 09 retired or discharged under honorable conditions. The department shall provide the 10 name and address of a driver receiving a veteran designation under this subsection to 11 the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs. 12 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect March 1, 2012.