Florida Senate - 2012 CS for CS for SB 1298
By the Committees on Budget Subcommittee on Transportation,
Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; and
Transportation; and Senator Detert
606-04271-12 20121298c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to identification cards and driver
3 licenses; amending s. 322.051, F.S., relating to
4 identification cards; revising requirements for
5 documentation verifying veteran status; providing for
6 issuance of a replacement identification card with a
7 designation indicating the holder is a veteran;
8 requiring documentation of veteran status; providing
9 for a fee and disposition of the fee; providing an
10 exception to certain fees; amending s. 322.14, F.S.,
11 relating to driver licenses; revising requirements for
12 documentation verifying veteran status; providing for
13 issuance of a replacement driver license with a
14 designation indicating the holder is a veteran;
15 requiring documentation of veteran status; providing
16 for a fee and disposition of the fee; providing an
17 exception to certain fees; providing an effective
18 date.
19
20 WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Legislature that a veteran
21 not be charged more than $2 for obtaining the “V” code
22 designation on his or her driver license or identification card,
23 and that an additional fee may not be charged for the
24 designation if the veteran previously paid the designation fee,
25 NOW, THEREFORE,
26
27 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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29 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
30 322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
31 322.051 Identification cards.—
32 (8)
33 (b) A capital “V” shall be exhibited on the identification
34 card of a veteran upon the payment of an additional $1 fee for
35 the license and the presentation of a copy of the person’s DD
36 Form 214, issued by the United States Department of Defense, or
37 another acceptable form specified by the Department of Veterans’
38 Affairs. Until a veteran’s identification card is next renewed,
39 the veteran may have the capital “V” designation added to his or
40 her identification card upon surrender of his or her current
41 identification card, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into
42 the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of a
43 copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another acceptable form
44 specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. If the
45 applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting the
46 identification card, a replacement identification card may be
47 issued with the capital “V” designation without payment of the
48 fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.
49 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
50 322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
51 322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
52 (1)
53 (c) A capital “V” shall be exhibited on the driver driver’s
54 license of a veteran upon the payment of an additional $1 fee
55 for the license and the presentation of a copy of the person’s
56 DD Form 214, issued by the United States Department of Defense,
57 or another acceptable form specified by the Department of
58 Veterans’ Affairs. Until a veteran’s license is next renewed,
59 the veteran may have the capital “V” designation added to his or
60 her license upon surrender of his or her current license,
61 payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into the Highway Safety
62 Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of a copy of his or her
63 DD Form 214 or another acceptable form specified by the
64 Department of Veterans’ Affairs. If the applicant is not
65 conducting any other transaction affecting the driver license, a
66 replacement license may be issued with the capital “V”
67 designation without payment of the fee required in s.
68 322.21(1)(e).
69 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.