Relating to requirements 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. Current law also provides that a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card applicant who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States may request that the license or card be marked to reflect the applicant’s veteran status. The word “VETERAN” is marked prominently on the face of the license or card if the applicant provides satisfactory proof of veteran status pursuant to procedures established by the department of transportation (DOT) in consultation with the department of veterans affairs, or upon presentation of the applicant’s certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214 (DD214), if the form indicates the applicant was honorably discharged. 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, (1) the applicant’s veteran identification card issued by the United States department of veterans affairs along with another form of government-issued identification, (2) the applicant’s driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card that displays the word “VETERAN”, or (3) the applicant’s DD214, if the form indicates the applicant was discharged under honorable conditions.