Florida Senate - 2015                                    SB 1398
       
       
        
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       
       16-01051-15                                           20151398__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to driver licenses and identification
    3         cards; amending ss. 322.051 and 322.14, F.S.;
    4         authorizing the word “Veteran” to be exhibited on the
    5         driver license or identification card of a veteran;
    6         providing applicability; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section
   11  322.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         322.051 Identification cards.—
   13         (8)
   14         (b) The word “Veteran” A capital “V” shall be exhibited on
   15  the identification card of a veteran upon the payment of an
   16  additional $1 fee for the identification card license and the
   17  presentation of a copy of the person’s DD Form 214, issued by
   18  the United States Department of Defense, or another acceptable
   19  form specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Until a
   20  veteran’s identification card is next renewed, the veteran may
   21  have the word “Veteran” capital “V” designation added to his or
   22  her identification card upon surrender of his or her current
   23  identification card, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited into
   24  the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation of a
   25  copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another acceptable form
   26  specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. If the
   27  applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting the
   28  identification card, a replacement identification card may be
   29  issued with the word “Veteran” capital “V” designation without
   30  payment of the fee required in s. 322.21(1)(f)3.
   31         Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   32  322.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   33         322.14 Licenses issued to drivers.—
   34         (1)
   35         (c) The word “Veteran” A capital “V” shall be exhibited on
   36  the driver license of a veteran upon the payment of an
   37  additional $1 fee for the license and the presentation of a copy
   38  of the person’s DD Form 214, issued by the United States
   39  Department of Defense, or another acceptable form specified by
   40  the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Until a veteran’s license
   41  is next renewed, the veteran may have the word “Veteran” capital
   42  “V” designation added to his or her license upon surrender of
   43  his or her current license, payment of a $2 fee to be deposited
   44  into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and presentation
   45  of a copy of his or her DD Form 214 or another acceptable form
   46  specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. If the
   47  applicant is not conducting any other transaction affecting the
   48  driver license, a replacement license may be issued with the
   49  word “Veteran” capital “V” designation without payment of the
   50  fee required in s. 322.21(1)(e).
   51         Section 3. The amendments made by this act to ss. 322.051
   52  and 322.14, Florida Statutes, shall apply upon implementation of
   53  new designs for the driver license and identification card by
   54  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
   55         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.