Florida Senate - 2012                             CS for SB 1298
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Transportation; and Senator Detert
       
       
       
       
       596-03071-12                                          20121298c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to identification cards and driver
    3         licenses; amending s. 322.051, F.S.; providing for a
    4         veteran to have a temporary sticker affixed to a state
    5         identification card which indicates veteran status;
    6         providing for a fee; amending s. 322.14, F.S.;
    7         providing for a veteran to have a temporary sticker
    8         affixed to a driver license which indicates veteran
    9         status; providing for a fee; providing an effective
   10         date.
   11  
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
   15  322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         322.051 Identification cards.—
   17         (8)
   18         (b) A capital “V” shall be exhibited on the identification
   19  card of a veteran upon the payment of an additional $1 fee for
   20  the license and the presentation of a copy of the person’s DD
   21  Form 214, issued by the United States Department of Defense.
   22  Until a veteran’s identification card is next renewed, the
   23  veteran may have a temporary “V” sticker issued by the
   24  department and affixed to his or her identification card upon
   25  the payment of a $2 fee and presentation of a copy of his or her
   26  DD Form 214 or another acceptable form specified by the
   27  Department of Veterans’ Affairs. An additional fee for the “V”
   28  designation will not be charged if the veteran previously paid a
   29  designation fee.
   30         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   31  322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   32         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
   33         (1)
   34         (c) A capital “V” shall be exhibited on the driver driver’s
   35  license of a veteran upon the payment of an additional $1 fee
   36  for the license and the presentation of a copy of the person’s
   37  DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of Defense.
   38  Until a veteran’s license is next renewed, the veteran may have
   39  a temporary “V” sticker issued by the department and affixed to
   40  his or her license upon the payment of a $2 fee and presentation
   41  of a copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another acceptable form
   42  stipulated by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. An additional
   43  fee for the “V” designation will not be charged if the veteran
   44  previously paid a designation fee.
   45         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.