Relating to certifications on applications for veteran special registration plates

Under current law, a person who served in the armed forces of the United States and was discharged under honorable conditions may, upon written application and presentation of satisfactory proof of military service and discharge under honorable conditions, order special registration plates bearing a distinguishing processed emblem depicting the word “veteran” below an image of the American flag. The department of transportation’s administrative rules require the application to be submitted to the state commission of veterans affairs. The commission must determine whether the applicant is a veteran and, if so, certify that fact on the application form. This bill allows an applicant for veteran special registration plates to submit, as satisfactory proof of the applicant’s military service and discharge under honorable conditions, an application on which the state commission of veterans affairs or a county commission of veteran affairs has certified that the owner served in the military and was discharged under honorable conditions.